Although the early snowfall slowed shoppers Thursday morning, many still took to the stores Thursday to take advantage of after-Christmas sales and make some returns.
Liz Eich, store manager at Boscov's Department Store at the Fairlane Village mall, Pottsville, said the store opened at 7 a.m., but they didn't see a lot of shoppers until about 2 p.m.
"We're just starting to see people now," Eich said.
While store employees expect most shoppers to make holiday returns or exchanges, Eich said that wasn't true, with most customers coming into the stores to take part in the doorbuster sales.
Eich said that most of items returned, though, were clothing being exchanged for different sizes.
John Boran, general manager of The Bon-Ton at the Schuylkill Mall, Frackville, said his store opened at 6 a.m. Thursday and he also didn't see many returns.
Boran said many shoppers Thursday used gift cards, which the store has seen an increase in sales of over last year.
"The registers would be overflowing with items if there would be returns," Boran said. "Most of the people were coming for our doorbusters."
Cosmetics and shoes were The Bon-Ton's biggest sale items Thursday.
Boran also said that any returns were expected to be shoes, since it is usually hard to find or buy the right sizes for someone as a gift.
One person that could be seen shopping the sales at The Bon-Ton on Thursday was Kelly Schley, Valley View, who said she came to get a Calvin Klein sweater.
"We ended up with boots and lots of other stuff," she said. "You name it, we got it."
Nancy Aleandri, Greensburg, who was shopping at Boscov's, also didn't have any Christmas returns or exchanges Thursday.
"I'm just taking advantage of the sales," she said.
Lucy Wolfe, Saint Clair, shopping at Boscov's, had only one return Thursday to the men's department - T-shirts - since she said they were the wrong size.