Black Friday Madness: Tales from Dunwoody and Across the Country

As shoppers competed for "door busting" deals and other bargains Friday, the yearly shenanigans began to pile up.

It's Black Friday, and it's already happening in Dunwoody. A suspect at Perimeter Mall was arrested by police for suspicion of keying someone's car in the parking lot of Perimeter Mall. Why? Because a coveted spot oh-so-near the unbeatable bargains inside the mall was taken - apparently - and the person who lost out on the spot in the early morning was none to happy about situation. Dunwoody Police live tweeted all their calls from the madness on Black Friday. Click here to check out the Friday's feed. It's not only Dunwoody where criminal acts and general craziness mark the day. Here's a taste of the early reports from around the country. Here's some video of the lowlights. Huffington Post reports that a man pulled a gun on a shopper who …

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Black Friday: Reports from the Aisles

See what shoppers are saying as they search for bargains. And share your experiences in the comments area below.

  Did you find any great deals during your Black Friday shopping excursion? Tell us about it in the comments area below. And if you're coming to us from a mobile device, you can follow our live blog at this RSS feed.

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Are You Ready for Some Holiday Shopping?

Black Friday may be hectic out there, but some of the best deals of the year are offered Friday.

Some “Black Friday” shopping has started, and some is just about to begin. At Dunwoody Patch, we want to point you in the right direction for some shopping deals on Friday; the busiest shopping day of the year. Perimeter Mall - with its multitude of retailers - opens the doors early and they don’t close until late this evening; 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.. Some stores are going the extra mile and will be opne until the wee hours. The real late nighters are Aldo, American Eagle Outfitters, Cache, Express, Express Men, Macy’s, New York and Co., Sakkio Japan, Starbucks, which opens at 3:30 a.m., Urban outfitters and White House Black Market. Here are sales at the mall's stores some of which run through Black Friday and through the holiday season. …

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Has Shopping around Christmas and Thanksgiving Gotten Out of Hand?

Target and Wal-Mart are opening for the after Thanksgiving rush on Thanksgiving Day. Is Thanksgiving a time to spend with families, or should shopping be part of the day? Let's hear your thoughts.

Question Of The Week

Has The Shopping Season Gotten Out Of Control?

Patch Question of the Week: Do you love these annual shopping day extravaganzas? Or avoid them like the plague?

They've become such a part of the American economic scene their names are instantly recognizable: Black Friday. Cyber Monday. And the more recent addition, Small Business Saturday, which tries to make sure locally-owned businesses don't get forgotten in the holiday shopping frenzy. This year, some of the grand retail plans have come with an extra helping of controversy. Target stores will open their doors to shoppers at 9 pm on Thanksgiving night, prompting several petition drives in protest. The Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia will be opening, for the first time in its history, at 12:00 am on Friday morning. Lenox Square is also opening at midnight. Northlake Mall will be opening at 4 a.m. Friday and Perimeter Mall will kick off Black …

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