Hundreds shop Best Buy Perimeter, Atlanta during 'Gray Thursday'

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Photos: Eager shoppers line up Thanksgiving night

Photos: Hundreds of people shop Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during 'Gray Thursday'

Hemanth Devisetti (right) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people stood in line for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Jeannie Posner (center) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people stood in line for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Alan Baylor (center) gets his team members pumped at Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people stood in line for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Marlon Castillo (right) hands doorbuster sales tickets to Ashwin Sakhardande as he stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people stood in line for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Mia Toro (center) hands a store map to Ameet Thakkar as he stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people stood in line for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Michael Alipio (center left) and Alan Haddad are the first customers inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Alipio and Haddad set up camp around 3 p.m. on Wednesday to be the first in line. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Naveen Kumar (center) pushes his cart through the aisles inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Senthil Nathan loads a television onto his cart inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Abey Thampy (right) and Jerome Selvaraj pick up PlayStation 4s inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Henanth Devisetti loads a television onto his cart inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Michele Thaxton looks at a Fitbit inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Amy Mao (left) and Bruce Fu look at phones inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Raven Johns holds a camera up to her eye inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Raghav Bajaj (left) and his sister Ridhima play with iPhones as their father shops inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Jeya Ganesh Prahbu (left) and Ganesh Gurusamy look at televisions and headphones inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people came out for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Hemanth Devisetti (right) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Hundreds of people stood in line for the start of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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