The Black Friday shopping bonanza was well underway Friday in Palo Alto, where shoppers said it feels less like a day of huge savings and more like a mixed bag.

Downtown Palo Alto was a festive sight, with the Christmas tree, decorations and a steady stream of shoppers.

At Stanford Shopping Center earlier Friday, people told NBC Bay Area they found some great sales but since prices were already higher than usual, those sales pretty much made it a wash.

_Laura Sambol has more in the video above._

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