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Black Friday 2011: By the Numbers

The most hype-filled shopping day of the year will soon be upon us. Here’s a roundup of alternately eye-opening, quirky, and confounding facts and figures about Black Friday 2011.

Black Friday by the Numbers

Here’s a roundup of resources for the best deals, along with some perspective, related to the monster shopping day that is Black Friday.

Black Friday: What We Know So Far

Before heading out to the mall during the pre-dawn hours with a post-Thanksgiving hangover, arm yourself with some shopping strategy and knowledge—like that a “sold out” sign may be just a marketing ploy, and that you don’t have to wait for Black Friday for great Black Friday-esque deals.