The scene was almost surreal. On the evening of Thanksgiving, just after when most people are done eating dinner, picture a massive traffic jam -- in a parking lot. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Best Buy parking lot was packed full of shoppers eager to get a deal.

Chris Lee, a resident of nearby De Pere, said that he didn't want to deal with the traffic and pain of Best Buy and other big box stores. Instead, he went to Wal-Mart with a very specific purchase in mind: He wanted a special edition Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS. The item included the new 3DS game of the same title as well.

"I saved at least $100 and got a game along with it," he said in an interview with Latin Post.

Lee's handheld system was something that made him very proud. He shared it on social media with his friends.

The lines for Lee were not too bad. He said he waited in line for about 40 minutes even though there were only 16 of the special edition 3DS units at the Wal-Mart he visited.

Meanwhile, over at Target there were many affordable TVs and other small electronics that shoppers were excited about.

However,a 32-inch Element TV for $159.99 was available on a pallet and wasn't receiving much attention at the Target in De Pere.

Even the fabrics store Hancock Fabrics in Green Bay was clearing out fabrics and other craft-related items Thursday night. That led to a small crowd of seamstresses and crafties looking for their wares.

One woman at the store became angry about losing her coupon. Thankfully, the cashier was still able to honor her coupon for a nice discount at the register.

The cashier was even giving out coupons that were worth up to 70 percent off fabrics to those who asked.

Lee said the hot items this year for Black Friday were video game consoles and games, touchscreen laptop/tablet hybrids, TVs and, for children, "Frozen" toys.

According to About.com, Black Friday is called Black Friday because it is historically when companies get back into "the black" (break even) with their sales for the fiscal year after operating at a loss (in "the red") for most of the year.

What do you think of Black Friday? Is it worth all of the hassle?

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