It's the battle of the shopping carts.

The National Retail Federation estimates that 134 million Americans will go shopping this weekend - up from 128 million last year.

In the wee hours of the morning thousands of shoppers line Bismarck parking lots in search of the best deal.

Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story of the early morning race.

"WE ARE JUST GOING TO PUSH THROUGH AND RUN." "I AM NOT HERE FOR ANYTHING, I AM HERE WITH HER. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING. SO DON'T TRAMPLE ME." "THIS IS MY VERY FIRST TIME FOR BLACK FRIDAY AND IT IS KINDA COOL. IT IS PRETTY CRAZY. I AM NOT HERE FOR ANYTHING, JUST KINDA THE RIDE AND THE COOL RUSH." In the wee hours of the morning hundreds of shoppers lined the parking lots at Menards, Target and Herbergers

All anxiously waiting for the go-sign

You could call it organized caious..

Some have a strategy...others just make a break for it

All searching for the big item on their list

"THAT IS THE REASON WE ARE HERE ALL NIGHT, BUT THERE WILL BE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL GET, LIKE ASPRIN." "PLAY THE CONCORD SEASONS ONE AND TWO, FRIENDS SEASONS ONE THROUGH 10 AND THE DRUM SET. "8 RANSFORMS THE DARK KNIGHT, THE DRUM SET AND A RIP STICK." Not all but many went home with exactly what they were looking for

RECIPT NATS BAG NATS "WE NEED THE GOOD DEALS. WE NEGLECT OUR FAMILY ON THANKSGIVING, BUT WHEN THEY GET THE GREAT GIFTS AT Christmas IT IS ALL GOOD THEN." REGISTER CLOSES In Bismarck for KX News I am Sarah Gustin."


Black Friday gets its name because it traditionally was the day when huge crowds would push stores into "the black," or profitability. watch the video | save this article / add to your favorites list