What are you most likely to buy on Black Friday?

Half an hour later, a couple dozen people clustered by the entrance, and workers let them in, even though that meant opening 15 minutes early.

But while stores prepare their websites and distribution centres for unprecedented demand, consumer advocates warned that shoppers should exercise caution amid the rush for bargains. Meanwhile hundreds of people were waiting in line for the chance to buy a variety of video games and DVDs – some at 50% off or more.

They weren’t the only ones. “The more stores can use data and analytics the less important any one particular day is”, Dan Levine, managing partner of Tenfore Holdings in NY, said, according to Bloomberg.

Then she went back to bed before getting up to make sweet potatoes and stuffing.

Target – Opens at 6:00 p.m.

“I came to get another TV”, Caldwell said.

“I would prefer they didn’t open on Thanksgiving”, he said groggily.

That should take a bite out of the sales this weekend, though Black Friday should still rank either No. 1 or No. 2 in sales for the year. She and a few friends were the first ones in line at the store.

“It’s too crowded”, John Cappabianca of Orlando, Florida, told a local NBC affiliate, adding: “You get better deals online and avoid the crowds”.

When predicting the entire holiday shopping season, Adobe estimates that some $83 billion will be spent online, but most of it will be on a slim set of items – 67% of sales will be devoted to just 1% of products, primarily electronics (60%) and gift cards (10%).

But there were some die-hard consumers who were willing to give up the entire holiday for a great sale. The outdoor and fitness gear retailer announced it will be closed on the biggest shopping day of the year. “I’m not going to promise I will buy anything”, she said. So plenty of stores like Macy’s, Nordstrom and Dick’s Sporting Goods say they plan to further mark down excess goods.

“This is my first time shopping on Thanksgiving”. His father invited him over but said no one else wanted dinner at noon. “We’re very accommodating to their schedule”, Weglarz said.

This year, some retailers – including Amazon, Argos, Marks & Spencer and Dixons Carphone – have stretched “Black Friday” discounts over several days. Among them is Dillard’s Inc., which will open at 8 a.m.

While there was a growing crowd outside Best Buy early Thanksgiving morning, most stores in Little Rock were quiet. “I really never did it, so the experience was pretty cool”.

Many stores around the country were full on Thanksgiving evening. Both women, having been up for the past 24 hours, are self-proclaimed Black Friday regulars and showed no signs of fatigue, having already between to three Walmarts, two Targets and a Kohl’s department store since midnight.

Once again, most retailers started their Black Friday events just after dinnertime on Thanksgiving. “For jewelry, discounts will peak at 25% on Thanksgiving Day, while apparel items will be discounted throughout the season”.