Shoppers camp out for Best Buy deals

MIAMISBURG, Ohio (WDTN) - The first group to line up outside of Best Buy in Miamisburg pitched their tent around 8 p.m. Tuesday.

"It was a spur of the moment kind of thing," said Justin Schiele.  "My friends and I we wanted to hang out in front of Best Buy so we went and got a tent and set it up."

Matthew Cooper and his brother lined up behind Schiele and his group of friends. 

"We are hoping to buy a couple of flat screen televisions," said Cooper.  "Its boring out here, but its worth the wait."

Inside, employees were busy stocking and organizing.  All 150 will be working on Black Friday.  The store's sales manager said they will be opening its doors at midnight.

"We like to refer to it as controlled chaos," said Josh Page, the sales manager. "We use a ticketing process to ensure the safety of our customers.  Each shopper in line will receive a ticket."

Page said they will also provide each shopper with a map of the store's layout.

"This way they will know exactly where to go to find the products they want, and where to go to check-out."

The store was filled with people on Wednesday.  Many people said they were doing their "homework".

"I'm looking for a new lap top," said Shannan Volters.  "Then, on Black Friday, my family and I will decide where we want to go and what we want to buy.  Its like a tradition."