Shoppers cautious with gadget buys on Black Friday

November 28th, 2008 By RACHEL METZ , AP Technology Writer Shoppers cautious with gadget buys on Black Friday (AP)

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Rohith Bevavelli works his way through the crowd of shopper to get to the laptop section at Best Buy in Corpus Christi, Texas, to take advantage of Black Friday deals Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Todd Yates)

(AP) -- Consumer electronics have long been among the most popular holiday gifts, with fierce competition among shoppers for day-after-Thanksgiving deals on flat-screen TVs and laptop computers.


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