Comment on Black Friday shoppers say the experience is about more than just spending money

FAIRLAWN: For many shoppers, Black Friday is more than just about spending money. It’s about spending time with friends and family — while at the same time spending money as they shop, of course. Chris Maxim, 55, of Akron and nieces Aliviah Chaplain, 19, and Isabel Chaplain, 14, both of Tallmadge, say it’s become a tradition for them to get together to shop on the day after Thanksgiving. “It’s an aunt-niece kind of thing,” Maxim said while they browsed at Me Gifts inside the Summit Mall. They’ve been shopping together on Black Friday for six or seven years, they said.