El Paso embraces early Black Friday shopping: Stores open at dawn for deal seekers

Black Friday shopping has started in El Paso and shoppers waited outside of stores early in the morning to get the best deals they could find.

Stores have opened early on Black Friday to make the shopping experience easier this year.

Stores like Best Buy in Sunland Plaza opened at 6:00 a.m. for early shoppers to get their shopping out of the way.

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Cielo Vista Mall also opened early at 6:00 a.m. for Black Friday for shoppers to get in and get the best deals they can.

Black Friday is infamous for sharp-elbowed, rabid shoppers, stopping at nothing to get the best deals - something first-time Black Friday shopper Sarah Padilla was acutely aware of.

I don't want to get trampled. So I hope everyone has the manners to keep their personal space," Padilla said.

However, for Sofia Von Borstel who's been Black Friday shopping for around a decade now, this year was particularly quiet.

This has been the first year that it's not crowded at all...Before the pandemic it was crazy. Like, people would camp around here, but I guess not anymore," said Von Borstel.

According to Insider Intelligence, an expected 130.7 million people will be shopping in store and online throughout the country this day of the year.

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Wallet Hub also says that JCPENNY, Macy's, Kohl's, and Target are offering the biggest price slash for Black Friday deals.

With small business Saturday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, shopper have lots of options to get the best deal there is for their wallet.

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