Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs. But the annual sales event still brings more shoppers into stores than any day of the year.

Just outside of New Orleans, in Metairie, Louisiana, shoppers flooded the mall to see what deals they could find.

Every year Lakeside Shopping Center offers champagne to Black Friday traditionalists while they shop, as long as they have a receipt of at least $50.

"Sipping and shopping is the best so I feel like that's a New Orleans thing to do" says Lacie Lemoine. This is a yearly tradition for her and her grandmother, Sandra Lemoine but this year budget's are shrinking.

"I guess we're shopping a little earlier than we normally do" said Lemoine. Her grandmother then added, "The economy is bad but you still have to celebrate. Everybody has to do what they can do on their own budget. That's it."

Meanwhile, Didi Costine is in town visiting her family in New Orleans and decided to look for deals in person, instead of shopping on line.

"I think that's like a big reason why we're out here on Black Friday today because I usually don't go shopping whenever there's not sales going on."

She added, "I feel like sometimes online you can find better deals but I always prefer to find something in person if I can because I get to try it on and I also just love browsing."

While some are being cautious about this year's Christmas expenses, others are not. Metairie, Louisiana Resident Denise Thevenot says this year is no different.

"I wish I could say that I had but no we're just blowing it away just like we do every year. We'll worry about that tomorrow, right. I got the receipts to show you."