Black Friday shoppers get started early
Black Friday shoppers wait to check out at a Toys R Us store in Ontario.
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The Armendarez family -- from left, Jesse, Nicholas, Delene, Christian and Jessica -- shop for toys they’ll donate to charity at a Toys R Us in Ontario. Jesse said, “We take our children with us, so they know what it is to give.”
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Martha Cortez of Fontana looks for gifts for her grandchildren on Black Friday at a Toys R Us store in Ontario.
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Black Friday shoppers wait outside the Westfield Century City Mall on Friday.
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Black Friday shoppers take a break at the Westfield Century City mall.
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Black Friday shoppers at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles.
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Black Friday shoppers at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles.
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A man sits surrounded by shopping bags at Citadel Outlets.
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Holiday shoppers walk through Citadel Outlets.
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A sign advertises a sale at Citadel Outlets.
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Items on display at Citadel Outlets.
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Holiday shoppers scour the Citadel Outlets on Thursday.
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Holiday shoppers hit the Citadel Outlets on Thursday.
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Shoppers start early at Citadel Outlets, where many stores opened at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Holiday shoppers look for bargains Thursday at Citadel Outlets.
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A family is among the first customers to enter a Best Buy in Atwater Village, which opened at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
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Aisles are gridlocked with customers at a Best Buy in Atwater Village on Thanksgiving.
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The Best Buy in Atwater Village opened at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Thirty minutes later, crowds were still waiting outside.
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A customer leaves a Toys R Us in Atwater Village with two shopping carts full of purchases on Thanksgiving.
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Flat-screen TVs are a popular purchase at a Best Buy in Atwater Village on Thanksgiving.
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Shoppers read a Best Buy flier while waiting to enter the Atwater Village store on Thanksgiving.
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Shoppers outside a Best Buy in Atwater Village on Thanksgiving Day.
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