Black Friday shoppers gleefully rush through the doors of the New York City Macy's after it opened its doors at midnight on November 25, 2011.
New York City —
Black Friday shoppers gleefully rush through the doors of the New York City Macy's after it opened its doors at midnight on November 25, 2011.
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Gordon Kelly raises his arms as he crosses the threshold of the Best Buy in Eden Prarie, Minnesota on November 25, 2011 -- the store's earliest Black Friday shopper.
Eden Prarie, Minnesota —
Gordon Kelly raises his arms as he crosses the threshold of the Best Buy in Eden Prarie, Minnesota on November 25, 2011 -- the store's earliest Black Friday shopper.
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Customers in a Fort Worth, Texas, Best Buy gleefully carry off their Black Friday flatscreen TV score in 2009.
Fort Worth, Texas —
Customers in a Fort Worth, Texas, Best Buy gleefully carry off their Black Friday flatscreen TV score in 2009.
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In Hobart, Indiana, Dawn Meyers prepares for the 2006 Black Friday sales at Target. She waited in line with her family outside the store since 11 pm Thanksgiving night.
Hobart, Indiana —
In Hobart, Indiana, Dawn Meyers prepares for the 2006 Black Friday sales at Target. She waited in line with her family outside the store since 11 pm Thanksgiving night.
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It wasn't long after the Duarte, California, Wal-Mart opened at 5 am on November 25, 2005 that shoppers were already hauling goods off the shelves.
Duarte, California —
It wasn't long after the Duarte, California, Wal-Mart opened at 5 am on November 25, 2005 that shoppers were already hauling goods off the shelves.
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Black Friday shoppers anticipate a great Black Friday haul at the Fair Lakes Shopping Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on November 24, 2011.
Fairfax, Virginia —
Black Friday shoppers anticipate a great Black Friday haul at the Fair Lakes Shopping Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on November 24, 2011.
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Worn out from their 2007 Black Friday shopping trip in Clinton, Maryland, Victoria Caruthers and Streven Johnson make the trip back to their car.
Clinton, Maryland —
Worn out from their 2007 Black Friday shopping trip in Clinton, Maryland, Victoria Caruthers and Streven Johnson make the trip back to their car.
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Jean Menarek, right, and her daughters Kayla and Deanna brave the cold Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin temperatures on November 28, 2008 as they go over Target's Black Friday deals.
Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin —
Jean Menarek, right, and her daughters Kayla and Deanna brave the cold Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin temperatures on November 28, 2008 as they go over Target's Black Friday deals.
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Racing through the isles of a Fort Worth, Texas, Toys'R'Us, Shawna Jones shops off her 2009 Black Friday list.
Fort Worth, Texas —
Racing through the isles of a Fort Worth, Texas, Toys'R'Us, Shawna Jones shops off her 2009 Black Friday list.
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Bobby (left) and Daisy Whitley scored a large, high definition TV on their 2009 Black Friday trip to a Los Angeles, California Wal-Mart.
Los Angeles, California —
Bobby (left) and Daisy Whitley scored a large, high definition TV on their 2009 Black Friday trip to a Los Angeles, California Wal-Mart.
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