Unaccompanied minors are being banned from the Mall of America on Black Friday.
The Minnesota mega-mall doesn't want anyone under the age of 16 alone in the mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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In 2011, the mall saw a record 219,000 shoppers on Black Friday.
The mall's parental escort policy is effective Nov. 22 and Nov. 23 and also the entire week between Christmas and New Year's.