Black Friday: A Search For Deals And, To Many, A Fun Tradition

Many shoppers didn’t wait for Friday to head out to the stores. These Kansas shoppers wait in line for a Best Buy store to open on Thanksgiving Day in Overland Park.

Charlie Riedel / Associated Press

Shoppers were out before dawn in the U.S. for fun and for deals, as retailers that have had a tough year were hoping to bring customers to their stores and websites for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

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Black Friday has morphed from a single day when people got up early to score doorbusters into a whole season of deals, so shoppers may feel less need to be out. Some love the excitement, even if they’ve already done some of their shopping online.