US shoppers flock to stores searching for bargains
<p><span word="Shoppers">Shoppers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discounts">discounts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="spree">spree</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="generates">generates</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span>-<span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frenzy">frenzy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="blitz">blitz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="US">US</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $97 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>-<span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="televisions">televisions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> $616. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excited">excited</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="too">too</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="Fights">Fights</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="battled">battled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="items">items</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="tempers">tempers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flare">flare</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Push">Push</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stab">stab</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="shopper">shopper</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Kmart">Kmart</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="clerks">clerks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="madhouse">madhouse</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="shopper">shopper</span>.</p><p><span word="Retailers">Retailers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> [<span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>] <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>.</p>
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