Retailers, shoppers get head start on Black Friday sales
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By JOEL WALDMAN, @joelwaldmanfox5
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Hundreds and hundreds of "big kids" rushed through Toys R Us doors when they swung open at 8:00 p.m. – one hour earlier than last year.
"We're trying to get best deals, Toys R Us is the best place for the best deals," said one eager customer.
Love is something everyone needs a little bit of. To deal with these lines snaking through Times Square over at a Best Buy, it's the same story there. Jeffrey Salas was first waiting for a one-of-a-kind deal on a big screen TV.
"It's a 40" inch TV for $180! I mean a 40 for $180? Pretty cheap, right?" said Salas.
"What you looking to get? And laptop and for how much? No less, I mean more than $200."
So many deals, even the customers get confused but retailers know exactly what's going on. Some make up to 40 percent of their annual revenue during this two month holiday shopping season.
This year, the National Retail Federation says it expects those sales to jump an additional 4.1 percent thanks to campers – check that, more like shopper such as Suzaly Lugo.
"I've been out here since 6:00 a.m. for the deals, and for the sales – racking up!" said Lugo.
While in-store sales are supposed to rise by 4.1 percent, online sales are supposed to rise by 15 percent to $68 billion. So a lot of people are shopping at home.
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Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested Thursday for allegedly smoking marijuana in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan building and throwing a marijuana bong out of a window, said police.
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New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
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An Edison, N.J., police officer was arrested and accused of setting fire to the home of a police captain in his department, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
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President Barack Obama plans to give the Jersey Shore a boost with a post-Memorial Day visit to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
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The Bronx Zoo has unveiled its animatronics dinosaur exhibit. The exhibit, called Dinosaur Safari, is something different from the zoo, which is better known for its exhibits of living animals. The ride
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