Shoppers ready for another tax-free weekend in Mass.

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Don Thoren has seen more than the usual number of people who were ``just looking'' at Best Buy in Framingham this week.

He fully expects to see them again this weekend as the state, for the fourth year running, lifts its 5 percent sales tax.

``We are seeing people coming in, looking and getting ideas,'' said Thoren, a manager at the Shoppers World retailer. ``Shoppers this weekend are always prepared. They've done the research. They've gone online, they know what they want to buy.