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Bay Area businesses are taking back Black Friday by spearheading Plaid Friday. It's an effort born in Oakland to encourage folks to shop local small business. Check out their website and Facebook pages to see who's participating. Gotta admit it sounds cooler than Small Business Saturday.
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