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Not sure about a 5 am Walmart. Our local WM is scheduling people 5 pm to 5 am. With a shift change at 5, I don't think it'll happen at 5. I think there will be something, but I think it will be before 5 or around 6 am.

At my TRU, if you are there 2 hours early, you might make it to the door an hour after opening! I never hit them for doorbusters because of this, but I can go an hour after opening, and sometimes, there are STILL people waiting to get in the door! Our stores reach maximum capacity multiple times and have to make people wait till others leave the store before they can allow any more in. Once you are in, you are looking at an easy 30 minutes in line...unless you happen to be one of the first ones in the door AND have a line-holder partner. This year, it seems like I'll hit Walmart, Target THEN TRU while I wait for the 4am openings.

travel mugs, long sleeve tees/sweat shirts, pens --- all stuff we can use and show off! -- on BF. A fanny pack or two, perhaps? I need a new one.

Hmm, don't think patience is on my list this year.

At this point, there is nothing I'm dying to get that will probably be gone early. So, I'll probably leave around 8:30-9 to get to WM 15 minutes away. And the only reason is our WM has maps... but they are never correct. I'll need a few minutes to find all the stuff. The only stores I'd have to head out really early would be BB or TRU, and I refuse to hit either one too early especially since I don't need any big ticket items. Here, TRU is a serious mad house and has wrapped around lines outside for 6+ hours early.When they used to open early AM (ya know, before midnite openings?) I'd see 200+ people waiting when I was headed to re-shop Turkey Day sales at K-mart after dinner. (4ish in the afternoon, so about 10 hours early!)