CBS 58

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Black Friday looked a little bit different for shoppers this year, as many filled their local hardware stores to prep for the first major snowfall of the year in the Milwaukee area.

"I'm doing snow prep," said shopper, Brian Earnster. "I've got both snow blowers gassed up ready to go and the final thing is getting some ice melt for after I clear the snow."

The Wauwatosa Ace Hardware store was filled with shoppers gearing up with all of the snow essentials.

"Being that it's Black Friday and the day before a big snowfall, we were not anticipating this much traffic," said Tommy Davis, the assistant manager at the Wauwatosa Ace Hardware store. "Our parking lot has been full the entire day."

Davis says Friday alone they served around 1,000 customers loadi

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