Shoppers gobble turkey, hunt for bargains

Holiday shopping season begins on Thanksgiving

A pair of shoppers select a Baby Alive toy at the Times Square Toys R' Us Thursday in New York. Instead of waiting for Black Friday, which is typically the year's biggest shopping day, more than a dozen major retailers are opened on Thanksgiving this year. - photo by Associated Press

W Holiday Shopping Werm — A pair of shoppers select a Baby Alive toy at the Times Square Toys R' Us Thursday in New York. Instead of waiting for Black Friday, which is typically the year's biggest shopping day, more than a dozen major retailers are opened on Thanksgiving this year. - photo by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Gobble down the turkey and save the pumpkin pie for later. As more than a dozen major retailers from Target to Toys R Us open on Thanksgiving Day, shoppers across the country got a jump start on holiday shopping. The Thanksgiving openings come despite planned protests across the country from workers' groups that are against employees missing Thanksgiving meals at home.

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