Photos: Black Friday shopping

Holiday shoppers enter and leave through the Gardens at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Children ride the carousel in Santa’s Village at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Carolers entertain shoppers on the Garden Terrace at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Holiday shoppers are reflected in the tile as they enter Macy’s at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Black Friday shoppers at Glendale Galleria crowd the escalators in Glendale.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Twins Imelda and Andrea, 9, and their dad, Jose Ramirez, of Sun Valley look over their receipt from morning shopping Friday at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A woman and child admire the Christmas tree at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa on Friday.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers carry their purchases on Friday at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Black Friday shoppers are reflected in floor tiles at the Glendale Galleria.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers line up outside the Disney store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa on Friday.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers at Glendale Galleria keep an eye out for deals on Black Friday.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers at Glendale Galleria exit an escalator near an advertising display.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Shopping bag? Check. Dog? Yep. Cellphone. Uh-huh. A shopper at Glendale Galleria on Black Friday has her hands full.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers at the Disney Store in Glendale Galleria study the inventory of plush toys on Black Friday.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Mirrors reflect shoppers at Glendale Galleria’s JC Penney store on Black Friday.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Gap store at Glendale Galleria advertises its Black Friday discount.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers stream through Glendale Galleria on Friday.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Thanksgiving evening shoppers rush out of a J.C. Penney store after its doors open into the Westfield Culver City Mall.   (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Monica Price of Los Angeles pushes a full cart, followed by her daughter, Lindsey, also with a full cart, at Toys R Us in Culver City.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A shopper cuts through the aisle by squeezing through an empty space where television sets were cleared out at the Best Buy in Culver City on Thanksgiving.   (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

A plush toy sits atop an overflowing cart as Monica Price of Los Angeles checks out at Toys R Us in Culver City.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Bargain hunters flocked to Toys R Us in Culver City for Thanksgiving Day discounts.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Bargain hunters flock to Toys R Us in Culver City for Thanksgiving Day discounts.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Crowds seek bargains at Toys R Us in Culver City on Thanksgiving Day.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A shopper checks out a game at Toys R Us on Thanksgiving.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Best Buy employees hand out coupons to shoppers waiting in line in Culver City on Thanksgiving.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Black Friday shoppers wait outside the Best Buy in Culver City.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

P.J. Andrews, first in line, waits for the doors to open for Black Friday sales at Best Buy in Culver City.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)