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Yes, there will be refrigerators on sale at big-box retailers, 8 p.m. opening times (on Thanksgiving!), and throngs displaying Phillip-Lim levels of hysteria at Target. But there's also a more peaceful (and if you ask us, fun) way to shop on Black Friday. Below, we've crafted a handy map of five small stores that are hosting sales on Friday—just a sampling of all the smaller businesses that will be greeting customers bright and early that day.
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