Emergency services across the country have been Black Friday today as bargain hunters scramble to get the best deals.
Police were called to several supermarkets around the country overnight as thousands of customers sought bargains on what retailers hope will be one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
At least two people were arrested and a woman was hurt after being hit by a falling television, while officers were forced to shut some outlets to restore order.
Those trying to take advantage of discounts online also ran into problems, with shoppers forced to wait to access the websites of Tesco Direct, Currys and Argos.
Police attended shops after staff, and some members of the public, raised concerns over the volume of people attending the Black Friday sales.
A number of shops opened at midnight, boasting massive discounts on a range of goods, but shoppers described scenes of "carnage" as people scrambled for the best deals.
And police had to be called to the Tesco store in Brislington late last night. Hundreds turned up at the supermarket at midnight and there were reports of scuffles breaking out in the queue. Police were called to calm down the situation as tempers flared.
In Devon queues were reported outside Currys at Marsh Mills in Plymouth and in Estover Citybus have cancelled the service to the Adsa store after chaos in the car park.
The Asda store in Bideford also saw long queues as shoppers patiently waited to grab a deal.
Connie Dinnage from Barnstaple arrived at Bideford's ASDA at 7.30am to find some children's toys.
She said: "I am self employed so the more money I can save before Christmas the better. I came up to ASDA last year and got lots of bargains."
Meanwhile in Torquay today hundreds of people flocked to the new Range store, as it opened its doors for the first time.Black Friday deals
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Beats Wireless Bluetooth headphones were £260, now £124 and a LG Smart 42'' LED TV for £279, £220 off the RRP. Today the retailer will knock £30 off all Apple iPads and £80 off Apple MacBooks and iMacs, £400 off a Samsung 55" LED TV and reduce the Delonghi EC152 Pump Espresso coffee maker to £29.99 from £99.99.
Sainsburys
A Dyson DC24 Animal vacuum is half price at £159.99 as is a Blaupunkt 40 inch LED TV at £149.99.
Kindle Wifi 4GB - £39.99
Kenwood stand mixer - £79.99
Sony Bluetooth speaker - £69.99
Asda
A Polaroid 40inch LED TV is down from £219 to £139, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8inch has £100 off at £149, Coleman 400 ATV 4X4 Quad Bike is £3,500, down from £6,500 and is available online too. Beats by Dre headphones, Asda, were £139.99 now £79.
On Saturday a Polaroid 32inch TV is reduced to £89 from £179 while an X Box One with games has £108 off at £437.
Debenhams
Debenhams are offering 50% off all women's designer dresses and all kids' scarves, gloves and hats. Pearce II Fionda designer black lace dress, was £200, now £100. Star by Julian Macdonald dress, Debenhams, was £160, now £80.
Argos
Apple iPad Mini 16GB, Argos, was £249.99, now £179.
John Lewis
Delonghi Prima Donna S Bean-to-Cup coffee machine - £595
£100 off a Bosch washing machine
Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet at £199.
Tesco
70% off a leading branded coffee machine
50% off a HD-ready LED TV
"Significant discounts" off gaming console bundles.
Its adverts show Beats by Dr Dre HD Headphones, a Blauplunkt 32" HD Ready LED TV and Nescafe Docle Gusto Oblo coffee machine.
Amazon
Sony Smart 3D Bluray player - £49.99
ASUS 8-inch tablet £99.99
Garmin Nuvi 5-inch European Sat Nav - £99.99
AKG 430 headphones - £18.99
David Beckham Instinct Eau De Toilette - £9.50
