Instead of waiting for Black Friday, which is typically the year's biggest shopping day, some major retailers opened on Thanksgiving this year.
The Holiday Shopping Rush in the U.S.

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Jervis Benjamin, 8 rides in a cart while he and his parents shop Target's Black Friday sale in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2013.

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Bargain hunters wait outside a Best Buy to be among the first to purchase discounted electronics when the store opens its doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 28, 2013.