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By Tyler Sipe –

Lured by retailers, the shopping faithful waited in long lines on Thanksgiving and Black Friday in order to get their hand on heavily discounted hot ticket items. At the Target in Fremont, consumers were plentiful, but spendthrift, making officials cautiously optimistic about the holiday shopping season.

A line of about 300 shoppers snakes around the Fremont Target on Black Friday.

Jennifer and Jay Cruz were the first in line at Target, arriving at 2:30 am.

Electronics were the most popular items for Target customers on Black Friday.