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    Shoppers enter Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New York.Reuters
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    Shoppers wait to enter Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New York.Reuters
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    Shoppers wait for a Best Buy store to open on Thanksgiving Day to get pre-Black Friday bargains using tickets issued to them in line outside the store at Broomfield in Colorado.Reuters
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    A woman shops at Walmart as the store prepares for Black Friday at Los Angeles in California.Reuters
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    People line up to start shopping at a Target store in Chicago.Reuters
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    Thanksgiving Day shoppers ride an escalator while shopping at a Target store in Chicago.Reuters
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    People carry shoes in Macy's during Black Friday sales in New York.Reuters
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    Shoppers decide which items from Disney's Frozen toy line-up to purchase at the Toys R Us store in Times Square, New York.Reuters
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    Shoppers enter Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New York.Reuters
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    Shoppers enter Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New YorkReuters
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    A shopper buys a TV from Best Buy as the store opens at Newport in New Jersey.Reuters
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    People line up outside before the Toys R Us store opens in Times Square.Reuters
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    A girl looks at items from Disney's Princess toy line at the Toys R Us store in Times Square, New York.Reuters
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    People shop for Skylander toys at Toys R Us in Times Square, New York.Reuters
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    A shopper carries a TV outside a Best Buy store at Newport in New Jersey.Reuters
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    Shoppers line up outside Best Buy before the store opens at Newport in New Jersey.Reuters
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    Protesters hold signs aloft outside Macy's before the kick off of Black Friday sales in New York.Reuters
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    Women make their way though Times Square with bags of purchases from Toys R Us in New York.Reuters

Two decades back, the tradition of Thanksgiving weekend shopping began, named Black Friday, a day people can buy countless goodies at dirt cheap prices.

On Black Friday, which is observed a day after the Thanksgiving Thursday, major retailers give promotional offers to kick-start the holiday shopping season.

Retailers including Wal-Mart, Macy's, Best Buy, Cabela's, Toys "R" Us, Dick's Sporting Goods, Kmart and Kohl's, among others offer a wide range of discounts on their products, including apparels, shoes, electronics, groceries, beverages, and so on.

2014 Black Friday was no different as the shoppers flooded these outlets while many were camping outside the shops long before they were open, to get hold of their desired items at a cheap rate.

Check the above slideshow to see the Black Friday shopping rush in NewYork, New Jersey, Chicago and other US states.