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Holiday cheers: Shoppers stuff themselves, then the stores on Black Friday

In a start to the holiday season, Americans across the USA shop for deals on Black Friday.

Renee Hantelmann and her husband, Josh, both of Dickeyville, Wis., wear matching adult pajamas as they look for deals at Target on Nov. 24, 2017 in Dubuque, Iowa.

— Jessica Reilly / Telegraph Herald via AP

A man takes a rest from shopping at the Viewmont Mall in Dickson City, Pa.

— Butch Comegys / The Times & Tribune via AP

Santa Claus takes a stroll at the Viewmont Mall in Dickson City, Pa.

— Butch Comegys / The Times & Tribune via AP

Aaron Mizerny, 9, shops at the toy section at Target in Ballwin, Mo.

— Christian Gooden / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

Kendall Donati jokes with her friend Grace Donis at South Hills Village in Bethel Park, Pa.

— Darrell Sapp / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP

A shopper heads into a J.C. Penney store in Seattle.

— Elaine Thompson / AP file

A boy looks over a Black Friday sale item at a J.C. Penney store in Seattle.

— Elaine Thompson / AP

Image: Shoppers Get Early Start To Holiday Shopping On Annual Black Friday

People shop in Herald Square on Black Friday in New York City.

— Stephanie Keith / Getty Images

Angela Johannsen, right, and Brad Garrett, left, help customers in the tech department of Target in Ballwin, Mo.

— Christian Gooden / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

A customer looks at televisions at a Best Buy store on Black Friday in Alexandria, Virginia.

— Michael Reynolds / EPA

Ronnie Noble checks out a firearm on sale at the Rural King store in Gainesville, Fla.

— Brad McClenny / The Gainesville Sun via AP

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