Just after the closure of the gathering, Deborah Hartmann Preuss interviewed some of the organizers and participants.

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Preuss said the lines of people searching for discounted merchandise said a lot about the shape of the economy.

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Ms Preuss was only two days into her new post when she was contacted by Skyfall's location manager Russell Lodge.

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Anna Preuss, NTS's new filming manager, said the crew were "absolutely blown away" by the landscape and red deer stags that appeared during the shoot.

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Although Preuss got lucky and immediately entered the toasty store, others across the country were willing to wait in the freezing cold just to get merchandise.

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