Area shoppers enthusiastic about “Black Friday” shopping


It was a scene reminiscent of Pamplona’s running of the bulls: more than 800 people surged toward the open doors of Target at 4 a.m. Friday.

Siergio Matos of Youngstown and Stephanie Furman of Poland were among those in the crowd.

“It’s my second year of Black Friday shopping. It’s fun and exciting, and you have to be a little crazy. You have to use your elbows,” Furman said, as she got caught up with the flow of people streaming toward the store’s lights.

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