Social media may have been flooded with videos of fights and chaos but Atlanta shoppers seemed pretty tame.

Atlanta's Black Friday was complete with coffee, long lines, heavy security, late nights, early mornings and above all: deals.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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