Black Friday Part II brought out bargain hunters and other shoppers Friday to boost retail business in the Yuba- Sutter area and put parking at a premium at some sites.

Marysville resident Joe Smiley, 19, bought two pairs of athletic shoes at the Yuba Sutter Mall, and his twin brother, Von Smiley, said Christmas cash and gift cards help account in part for the crowded stores.

"That's why everybody's here," Yuba College student Von said. "They've got money."

At the Verizon (NYSE:VZC) (NYSE:VZ) Wireless (NYSE:VOD) store at the mall, holiday gifts helped make for healthy crowds.

"A lot of people are activating new phones they got as gifts," said sales representative Joe Page.

Meaghan Condrey, shopping with her grandmother, Gloria Born, said, "There were a million people" in one mall store.

"We drove around about four times trying to find a parking space," Born said.

Black Friday, the big shopping day after Thanksgiving so named because of its importance in putting retail stores into the black ink of profits, has its sequel in the day after Christmas.

Still, at the Linda Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) , Olivehurst resident Jennifer Sharp said she expected bigger crowds.

"It's a lot less hectic than I expected," said Sharp, 45, a nurse.

A Wal-Mart employee said the store wasn't as busy Friday as it had been the two days before Christmas.

Olivehurst resident Janet Ridenour and six family members were among those at Wal-Mart the day after Christmas, gathered for a family photo that includes her son-in law, Corey Kerst, a U.S. Marine who's headed for Iraq.

Ridenour said the photography and prints will total $200 -- and that she matched that amount with more shopping.

Plumas Lake resident Rita Spillane said she was food shopping and wouldn't be buying other items until deeper discounting.

"I'm waiting for 75 percent -- when the Christmas stuff goes down even further," Spillane said. "I'm hoping in the next week or so."

At Mervyns in Marysville, where going-out-of-business bargain buys end Sunday with the store's closing, Martin Nunez, 15, bought a table ornament for $10 and a family member found pajamas for $4.

Arboga resident Michelle Cooper, who worked in retail for 15 years, was headed into the Marysville store with her family Friday hoping to find bargains.

"With five kids," Cooper said, "you need good buys."