While the crowds were as thick as ever at stores for this year's Black Friday events, the famous (or infamous) biggest shopping day of the year might have to turn its title over to Thursday as big box behemoth Walmart decided to get a jump on the day by offering sales at 8 and 10 p.m. Thanksgiving night.

A big turkey meal earlier in the day didn't deter Debbie Hoyle, who was waiting with the rest of the crowd for Walmart's first sale at 8 p.m. She was in housewares looking to score good deals on Rubbermaid storage containers, but instead of fighting the crowd as one might expect, Hoyle made friends with her competition to ensure mutual success.

"I always get good deals," she said with a smile, adding other family members were staking out different parts of the store to cover all the bases.