Photos: 2016 Black Friday shopping

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25:  Protesters hold up their hands as they demonstrate against racial injustice and police brutality during Black Friday events at Macy's retail store on November 25, 2016 in New York City.  In cities across the nation, protests are planned to disrupt Black Friday shopping. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 25: Protesters hold up their hands as they demonstrate against racial injustice and police brutality during Black Friday events at Macy’s retail store on November 25, 2016 in New York City. In cities across the nation, protests are planned to disrupt Black Friday shopping. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25:  NYPD officer keeps an eye on protesters as they demonstrate against racial injustice and police brutality during Black Friday events at Macy's retail store on November 25, 2016 in New York City.  In cities across the nation, protests are planned to disrupt Black Friday shopping. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 25: NYPD officer keeps an eye on protesters as they demonstrate against racial injustice and police brutality during Black Friday events at Macy’s retail store on November 25, 2016 in New York City. In cities across the nation, protests are planned to disrupt Black Friday shopping. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25:  Shoppers cross the street carrying retail bags during Black Friday events on November 25, 2016 in New York City.  The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday, is typically the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 25: Shoppers cross the street carrying retail bags during Black Friday events on November 25, 2016 in New York City. The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday, is typically the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 25:  Chicago Police work to control about 400 anti-Black Friday protesters on Michigan Avenue on November 25, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Protesters gathered along Chicago's Magnificant Mile to encourage a boycott of Black Friday shopping while calling for changes to the criminal justice system. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 25: Chicago Police work to control about 400 anti-Black Friday protesters on Michigan Avenue on November 25, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Protesters gathered along Chicago’s Magnificant Mile to encourage a boycott of Black Friday shopping while calling for changes to the criminal justice system. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 25:  Chicago Police work to control about 400 anti-Black Friday protesters on Michigan Avenue on November 25, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Protesters gathered along Chicago's Magnificant Mile to encourage a boycott of Black Friday shopping while calling for changes to the criminal justice system. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 25: Chicago Police work to control about 400 anti-Black Friday protesters on Michigan Avenue on November 25, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Protesters gathered along Chicago’s Magnificant Mile to encourage a boycott of Black Friday shopping while calling for changes to the criminal justice system. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
PARAMUS, NJ - NOVEMBER 24:  Shoppers look for gifts at the Toys"R"Us store during early Black Friday events on November 24, 2016 in Paramus, New Jersey.  Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy early or online, with retailers offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
PARAMUS, NJ – NOVEMBER 24: Shoppers look for gifts at the Toys”R”Us store during early Black Friday events on November 24, 2016 in Paramus, New Jersey. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy early or online, with retailers offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 24: Several people camped out over night in tents, in subfreezing temperatures to be first in line for Black Friday sales outside Best Buy on November 24, 2016 in Orem, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
OREM, UT – NOVEMBER 24: Several people camped out over night in tents, in subfreezing temperatures to be first in line for Black Friday sales outside Best Buy on November 24, 2016 in Orem, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
Shoppers wait in line to enter a Uniqlo store as it opens in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry's crucial holiday buying season, isn't quite the one-day spree it used to be. Some retailers have pushed their biggest Black Friday door-buster deals into Thanksgiving Day and spread other promotions to even earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Shoppers wait in line to enter a Uniqlo store as it opens in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry’s crucial holiday buying season, isn’t quite the one-day spree it used to be. Some retailers have pushed their biggest Black Friday door-buster deals into Thanksgiving Day and spread other promotions to even earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Shoppers pass by a retail store as they walk along Fifth Avenue on Black Friday in New York, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Shoppers pass by a retail store as they walk along Fifth Avenue on Black Friday in New York, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Shoppers were on the hunt for deals Friday as malls opened for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART - Customers leave happy from a Walmart store in Bentonville, AR, with their Black Friday items on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. This year, Walmart stocked its digital and physical aisles with more than 1.5 million televisions, nearly two million tablets and computers and three million video games. (Gunnar Rathbun/AP Images for Walmart)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART – Customers leave happy from a Walmart store in Bentonville, AR, with their Black Friday items on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. This year, Walmart stocked its digital and physical aisles with more than 1.5 million televisions, nearly two million tablets and computers and three million video games. (Gunnar Rathbun/AP Images for Walmart)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests wait for Black Friday sales before Target doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Jersey City, N.J. (Photo by Noah K. Murray/Invision for Target/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET – Guests wait for Black Friday sales before Target doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Jersey City, N.J. (Photo by Noah K. Murray/Invision for Target/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Shoppers take advantage of Black Friday door buster deals at Macy's Herald Square on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (Donald Traill/AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY’S – Shoppers take advantage of Black Friday door buster deals at Macy’s Herald Square on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (Donald Traill/AP Images for Macy’s)
Shoppers and sales associates crowd the aisles on Thanksgiving Day at Best Buy, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 in Houma, La. (Chris Heller/The Houma Daily Courier via AP)
Tommy Nguyen of Sioux City, 16, jumps through a barrier as his friend David Le of Sioux City, 16, looks on at the Thanksgiving Day sale at Best Buy in Sioux City, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. (Justin Wan/Sioux City Journal via AP)
Kristen Guthrie looks over coupons with her mother Jackie Guthrie before shopping on Thanksgiving at Toys “R” Us, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 in Panama City, Fla. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
Andrew Jackson, from Greenfield, Mass., waited at the Target since 3:30 p.m. to be the first in line for an iPad Air, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 in Keene, N.H. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Donnell Allen, a sales associate at JC Penny, attempts to hand out coupon packets while being rushed by a crowd of Black Friday shoppers shortly after the doors opened at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at Midland Park Mall in Midland, Texas. (James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram via AP)
A shopper carries items at Toys “R” Us, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 in Panama City, Fla. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
David Paape of West Bend holds two items stacked on top of each other as he searches for the back of the checkout line while shopping the Black Friday deals at Kohl’s, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in West Bend, Wis. (John Ehlke/West Bend Daily News via AP)
Lots of bargain hunters wait in line outside Lululemon in the early morning hours of Black Friday. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Lots of bargain hunters wait in line outside Lululemon in the early morning hours of Black Friday. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
It's tough to get up, even for Black Friday deals.
It’s tough to get up, even for Black Friday deals. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Joseph Rebelo grabs the television he waited in line for as he and fellow shoppers look for the best deals at Best Buy on Black Friday, in Dartmouth, Mass., Nov. 25, 2016. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (Peter Pereira/Standard Time/SCMGs via AP)
Shoppers wait for doors to open at Walmart on Black Friday, in Dartmouth, Mass., Nov. 25, 2016. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (Peter Pereira/Standard Time/SCMGs via AP)
People stand in line for Black Friday shopping at Target Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Bowling Green, Ky. After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the stores for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP)
Chely Navarro, left, and Maria Ruiz, right, take a break from Black Friday shopping at Arrowhead Towne Center, in Glendale, Ariz., on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (Ben Moffat /The Arizona Republic via AP)
Paul Poirier pushes his cart as he shops at Target on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Wilmington, Mass. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Teresa Morris, right, pushes a basket full of items through a tight parking lot after she and her niece Anna Stevenson, who celebrates finding their car, and her daughter Krystal Keith drove down from Jessup, Ga., to shop at the Toys R Us, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Bob Mack/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
Shoppers queue up in front of Victoria’s Secret at the Dartmouth Mall on Black Friday, in Dartmouth, Mass., Nov. 25, 2016. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (Peter Pereira/Standard Time/SCMGs via AP)
JCPenney employees help customers as the store opens for early Black Friday shoppers at the Laguna Hills Mall in Laguna Hills, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the stores for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season. (Nick Agro/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP)
Shoppers shop in a Toys R Us store on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Miami. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Tom Lavelle of Edwardsville and his daughter Audrey, 8, check out a mountain diorama through a spotting scope at Cabella’s in Hazelwood, Mo., on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Shoppers browse items at a Best Buy store on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Skokie, Ill. Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry’s crucial holiday buying season, isn’t quite the one-day spree it used to be. Some retailers have pushed their biggest Black Friday door-buster deals into Thanksgiving Day and spread other promotions to even earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A shopper carries a bag with merchandise as she shops at a Polo Ralph Lauren store on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Miami. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Wanda Ruffin loads merchandise into her car during Black Friday shopping at the Augusta Mall in Augusta, Ga., Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (Michael Holahan/Augusta Chronicle via AP)
Maggie, left, and her friend Maddy, last names not given, carry shopping bags after having their photo taken in front of a large tree at Union Square in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry’s crucial holiday buying season, isn’t quite the one-day spree it used to be. Some retailers have pushed their biggest Black Friday door-buster deals into Thanksgiving Day and spread other promotions to even earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Shoppers shop at a Best Buy store on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Skokie, Ill. Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry’s crucial holiday buying season, isn’t quite the one-day spree it used to be. Some retailers have pushed their biggest Black Friday door-buster deals into Thanksgiving Day and spread other promotions to even earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A man pushes his cart filled with appliances in the Target store in Plainville, Mass., shortly after the store opened at 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Large screen televisions and small electronics were among the popular items purchased. Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP)
Shoppers stand in line to pay for their purchased merchandise at a Tommy Hilfiger store on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Miami. Stores opened their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Shoppers pack the aisles for Black Friday shopping at the Augusta Mall in Augusta, Ga., Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (Michael Holahan/Augusta Chronicle via AP)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25:  Protesters hold up their hands as they demonstrate against racial injustice and police brutality during Black Friday events at Macy's retail store on November 25, 2016 in New York City.  In cities across the nation, protests are planned to disrupt Black Friday shopping. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25:  NYPD officer keeps an eye on protesters as they demonstrate against racial injustice and police brutality during Black Friday events at Macy's retail store on November 25, 2016 in New York City.  In cities across the nation, protests are planned to disrupt Black Friday shopping. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25:  Shoppers cross the street carrying retail bags during Black Friday events on November 25, 2016 in New York City.  The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday, is typically the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 25:  Chicago Police work to control about 400 anti-Black Friday protesters on Michigan Avenue on November 25, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Protesters gathered along Chicago's Magnificant Mile to encourage a boycott of Black Friday shopping while calling for changes to the criminal justice system. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 25:  Chicago Police work to control about 400 anti-Black Friday protesters on Michigan Avenue on November 25, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Protesters gathered along Chicago's Magnificant Mile to encourage a boycott of Black Friday shopping while calling for changes to the criminal justice system. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
PARAMUS, NJ - NOVEMBER 24:  Shoppers look for gifts at the Toys"R"Us store during early Black Friday events on November 24, 2016 in Paramus, New Jersey.  Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy early or online, with retailers offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 24: Several people camped out over night in tents, in subfreezing temperatures to be first in line for Black Friday sales outside Best Buy on November 24, 2016 in Orem, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
Shoppers wait in line to enter a Uniqlo store as it opens in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Black Friday, historically the starting line of the retail industry's crucial holiday buying season, isn't quite the one-day spree it used to be. Some retailers have pushed their biggest Black Friday door-buster deals into Thanksgiving Day and spread other promotions to even earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Shoppers pass by a retail store as they walk along Fifth Avenue on Black Friday in New York, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART - Customers leave happy from a Walmart store in Bentonville, AR, with their Black Friday items on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. This year, Walmart stocked its digital and physical aisles with more than 1.5 million televisions, nearly two million tablets and computers and three million video games. (Gunnar Rathbun/AP Images for Walmart)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests wait for Black Friday sales before Target doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Jersey City, N.J. (Photo by Noah K. Murray/Invision for Target/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Shoppers take advantage of Black Friday door buster deals at Macy's Herald Square on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (Donald Traill/AP Images for Macy's)
Lots of bargain hunters wait in line outside Lululemon in the early morning hours of Black Friday. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
It's tough to get up, even for Black Friday deals.

WASHINGTON — Black Friday started early for many across the nation as shoppers flocked to stores Thursday.

By Friday, the shopping frenzy was in full force. See photos of shoppers across the county hoping for the best deals during Black Friday.

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