Bay Area shoppers are balancing budgets against shopping lists and Black Friday deals this year.

Some folks even found them with in-person shopping on Thanksgiving in the East Bay.

Shoppers were on the hunt inside a Concord Dollar Tree store on Thanksgiving Day.

“This is the best place to come if you’re on a tight budget,” said Kyla Rinon, a Concord resident.

Whether it’s wrapping paper, greeting cards or little stocking stuffers, bargain hunters say this is a “go to” store for holiday shopping.

One recent National Deloitte Survey shows shoppers plan to “pull back on spending” this year. Some families as much as 18% compared to last year.

A University of Michigan poll suggests consumer confidence is near a record low for November and that Americans believe prices will continue to cli

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