Black Friday looked very different for Monkee’s of Sarasota. The St. Armands Circle boutique had just reopened after hurricanes Milton and Helene, right in time for the national shopping extravaganza.
Owner Lori Harpsoe said the shop offered Black Friday pink-ribbon deals and storewide discounts, as did other St. Armands Key businesses.
“We have some other fun specials, like with the purchase of $300 or more, you get a free sweater,” she said, which was fitting for the chilly shopping day.
Shoppers did make their way around St. Armands Circle the morning of Nov. 28, but few carried piles and piles of shopping bags on their strolls…