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Black Friday: Faces in the Frenzy

Understanding fellow shoppers may be the key to surviving the year’s biggest sale day. Here, some bargain hunters to avoid.

by Laura Sinberg

Photograph: Illustrated by Seymour Chwatz

THE LINEBACKER

She arrived at 3 AM and is now closing in on the last big-ticket sale item. Warning: She’ll tackle you to get it.

THE TECHIE

Cutting coupons is for amateurs. She’s got real-time sale updates on her smartphone—and a blueprint of the store as well.

THE NINJA MOM

Forget carts. This shopping warrior has an army of kids ready to hold her goodies so she can glide through the aisles like a shark on the hunt.

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