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LI shoppers on hunt for post-holiday bargains

Quick ReadStorms cut short after-Christmas shopping, but shoppers finally got out this past weekend and merchants said business was good.

Mahalia Laws, of Rosedale, and Troy Montgomery, of

Photo credit: Joe D. Sullivan | Mahalia Laws, of Rosedale, and Troy Montgomery, of Bay Shore, stroll Tanger Arches mall in Deer Park Saturday, looking for more sales after a stop at the Nike outlet for shoes. (Jan. 8, 2011)

Overcast skies and icy side streets did not deter Long Island shoppers from hitting the stores Saturday to make gift returns and exchanges, as well as hunt down post-holiday bargains, all activities delayed by bad weather and holidays that fell on Saturdays.

"It's nice to be out before the next snow comes," said Patty McCarren, of Brightwaters, as she and a friend eyed silver bracelets at...

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