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As some families do their last-minute shopping for Thanksgiving, others are getting an early bird run on their holiday shopping. This year, deals began well before Black Friday. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

The economic picture hasn't looked very rosy: Hiring has been sluggish. Consumers have been dealing with soaring meat prices. Layoffs are rippling through companies.

But despite those concerns, shoppers hit the stores in full strength on Black Friday, with some even sipping champagne as they searched for discounts on the day that traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season.

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Just outside New Orleans, shoppers flooded Lakeside Shopping Center to see what deals th

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