It’s become a Thanksgiving tradition: to shop for bargains once the turkey is out of the way. The National Retail Federation estimates about 135.8 million people will be shopping during the four-day weekend, compared with 133.7 million last year, according to the Associated Press. Locally, shoppers were tracking down bargains at the Dover Mall and elsewhere.
![Starting their day at 5 a.m., Black Friday super shoppers Eileen Beebe, left, of Frederica, and her friend Donna Shoemaker of Felton catch 40 winks outside JCPenney in the Dover Mall. The dynamic duo have been shopping on Black Friday together for more than 30 years. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
Starting their day at 5 a.m., Black Friday super shoppers Eileen Beebe, left, of Frederica, and her friend Donna Shoemaker of Felton catch 40 winks outside JCPenney in the Dover Mall. The dynamic duo have been shopping on Black Friday together for more than 30 years. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
![Having fun on Black Friday, Logan Pinder, 13 of Kent County, Maryland, rides through the Dover Mall on the back of an empty shopping cart. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
Having fun on Black Friday, Logan Pinder, 13 of Kent County, Maryland, rides through the Dover Mall on the back of an empty shopping cart. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
![From left, Crystal McMichael of Denton, Maryland; Heather Hutson of Federalsburg, Maryland, and Jill Conner also of Denton, were out and about hunting for deals at the Dover Mall Friday morning. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
From left, Crystal McMichael of Denton, Maryland; Heather Hutson of Federalsburg, Maryland, and Jill Conner also of Denton, were out and about hunting for deals at the Dover Mall Friday morning. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
![From right, Hadlie Jarvis, 12, and her mother Tina Jarvis of Dagsboro search for the perfect sweatshirt in a massive pile of fleece at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Black Friday with her aunt Michele Mears and cousin Miranda Mears, 16, both of Georgetown. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
From right, Hadlie Jarvis, 12, and her mother Tina Jarvis of Dagsboro search for the perfect sweatshirt in a massive pile of fleece at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Black Friday with her aunt Michele Mears and cousin Miranda Mears, 16, both of Georgetown. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
![Dawn Ford, right, of Dover, and her daughter Allie didn’t have enough hands to carry all the shopping bags they accrued on Black Friday thanks to smart shopping. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
Dawn Ford, right, of Dover, and her daughter Allie didn’t have enough hands to carry all the shopping bags they accrued on Black Friday thanks to smart shopping. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
![From left, Kaylie Smith, 14, of Milford, Sophie Dykstrya, 14, of Millsboro, Claie Marshall 14, of Rehoboth, and Amaya Wright, 14, of Milford stopped their Black Friday shopping spree to grab a quick bite to eat in the Dover Mall food court. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
From left, Kaylie Smith, 14, of Milford, Sophie Dykstrya, 14, of Millsboro, Claie Marshall 14, of Rehoboth, and Amaya Wright, 14, of Milford stopped their Black Friday shopping spree to grab a quick bite to eat in the Dover Mall food court. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
![From left, Esther Abiona, 14, of Camden enjoys shopping on Black Friday with cousin Hannah Akande, 18, of Massachusetts, and her sister Debbie Abiona, 17, of Camden. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)]()
From left, Esther Abiona, 14, of Camden enjoys shopping on Black Friday with cousin Hannah Akande, 18, of Massachusetts, and her sister Debbie Abiona, 17, of Camden. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)
