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Shoppers were busy south of the border before sunrise Friday, many having lined up overnight.
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Andrea Russell fills her shopping cart in this Tonawanda Target Friday morning.
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![The Canadian and American border crossing at Lewiston-Queenston from Ontario to New York is empty around one o'clock Friday morning. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "The Canadian and American border crossing at Lewiston-Queenston from Ontario to New York is empty around one o'clock Friday morning. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
The Canadian and American border crossing at Lewiston-Queenston from Ontario to New York is empty around one o'clock Friday morning.
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![The early hour didn’t stop shoppers from descending on this Best Buy in Tonawanda, N.Y., just outside Buffalo. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "The early hour didn’t stop shoppers from descending on this Best Buy in Tonawanda, N.Y., just outside Buffalo. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
The early hour didn’t stop shoppers from descending on this Best Buy in Tonawanda, N.Y., just outside Buffalo.
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![Canadian Tracey Daub is ready to head home with her purchases around 3 a.m. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "Canadian Tracey Daub is ready to head home with her purchases around 3 a.m. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
Canadian Tracey Daub is ready to head home with her purchases around 3 a.m.
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![Eric Peters is going home with a new 32-inch television. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "Eric Peters is going home with a new 32-inch television. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
Eric Peters is going home with a new 32-inch television.
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![Shoppers stroll through a Target in Tonawanda around 3 a.m. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "Shoppers stroll through a Target in Tonawanda around 3 a.m. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
Shoppers stroll through a Target in Tonawanda around 3 a.m.
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![People began shopping at this Target in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday evening. Many stores opened earlier than usual this year to capitalize on bargain hunters. (JONATHAN ALCORN/REUTERS)]( "People began shopping at this Target in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday evening. Many stores opened earlier than usual this year to capitalize on bargain hunters. (JONATHAN ALCORN/REUTERS)")
People began shopping at this Target in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday evening. Many stores opened earlier than usual this year to capitalize on bargain hunters.
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![Annette and Jimmy McClellan shop for knives at a Wal-Mart store in Chicago. (JOHN GRESS/REUTERS)]( "Annette and Jimmy McClellan shop for knives at a Wal-Mart store in Chicago. (JOHN GRESS/REUTERS)")
Annette and Jimmy McClellan shop for knives at a Wal-Mart store in Chicago.
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![Shoppers carry shopping bags as they leave Macy's in New York City - before the sun has a chance to rise. (KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS)]( "Shoppers carry shopping bags as they leave Macy's in New York City - before the sun has a chance to rise. (KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS)")
Shoppers carry shopping bags as they leave Macy's in New York City - before the sun has a chance to rise.
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![Shoppers fill the streets in Herald Square, outside Macy’s, in New York City early Friday. Black Friday has traditionally been the busiest shopping day in the U.S. (KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS)]( "Shoppers fill the streets in Herald Square, outside Macy’s, in New York City early Friday. Black Friday has traditionally been the busiest shopping day in the U.S. (KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS)")
Shoppers fill the streets in Herald Square, outside Macy’s, in New York City early Friday. Black Friday has traditionally been the busiest shopping day in the U.S.
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![Shoppers look over items on sale at a Macy's store in New York. (KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS)]( "Shoppers look over items on sale at a Macy's store in New York. (KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS)")
Shoppers look over items on sale at a Macy's store in New York.
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![Jason Um, left, and Steven Le joke around while sitting with their bags while shopping at a mall in Cerritos, Calif. (BRET HARTMAN/REUTERS)]( "Jason Um, left, and Steven Le joke around while sitting with their bags while shopping at a mall in Cerritos, Calif. (BRET HARTMAN/REUTERS)")
Jason Um, left, and Steven Le joke around while sitting with their bags while shopping at a mall in Cerritos, Calif.
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![Consumers fill a Disney store in Glendale, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)]( "Consumers fill a Disney store in Glendale, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)")
Consumers fill a Disney store in Glendale, Calif.
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![Hollister Co. attracted Black Friday shoppers with a lifeguard model outside their store in Glendale, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)]( "Hollister Co. attracted Black Friday shoppers with a lifeguard model outside their store in Glendale, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)")
Hollister Co. attracted Black Friday shoppers with a lifeguard model outside their store in Glendale, Calif.
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![Becky Hind, left, of Roseville, Calif., and her sister Sherie Cobb of Ferndale, Wash., leave Bellis Fair Mall after a Black Friday middle of the night shopping spree in Bellingham, Wash. (Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and Mail)]( "Becky Hind, left, of Roseville, Calif., and her sister Sherie Cobb of Ferndale, Wash., leave Bellis Fair Mall after a Black Friday middle of the night shopping spree in Bellingham, Wash. (Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and Mail)")
Becky Hind, left, of Roseville, Calif., and her sister Sherie Cobb of Ferndale, Wash., leave Bellis Fair Mall after a Black Friday middle of the night shopping spree in Bellingham, Wash.
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![Two women exit the Target store in the Bellis Fair Mall after shopping during the early morning on Black Friday. (Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and Mail)]( "Two women exit the Target store in the Bellis Fair Mall after shopping during the early morning on Black Friday. (Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and Mail)")
Two women exit the Target store in the Bellis Fair Mall after shopping during the early morning on Black Friday.
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![Shoppers continued to file through the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo all afternoon. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "Shoppers continued to file through the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo all afternoon. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
Shoppers continued to file through the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo all afternoon.
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![As the day wore on, many could be found on benches or chairs throughout the mall. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "As the day wore on, many could be found on benches or chairs throughout the mall. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
As the day wore on, many could be found on benches or chairs throughout the mall.
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![Or on any piece of floor space they could find, like Canadians Melissa Murdoch, Mariette McAllister and Rebecca Czerlau who made the trip from Port Colborne, Ont. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "Or on any piece of floor space they could find, like Canadians Melissa Murdoch, Mariette McAllister and Rebecca Czerlau who made the trip from Port Colborne, Ont. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
Or on any piece of floor space they could find, like Canadians Melissa Murdoch, Mariette McAllister and Rebecca Czerlau who made the trip from Port Colborne, Ont.
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![Priyanka Wale, 18 months, shops with her parents at the Walden Galleria mall. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)]( "Priyanka Wale, 18 months, shops with her parents at the Walden Galleria mall. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)")
Priyanka Wale, 18 months, shops with her parents at the Walden Galleria mall.
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