Megan McKenney of Lewiston waits in line to check out at 1:11 a.m. on Friday at Kohl's in Augusta. She and her shopping group were planning to get coffee before continuing on to Freeport for more Black Friday shopping.
Shoppers file into the Walmart Supercenter in Augusta for Black Friday shopping just after doors opened at 12 a.m. on Friday.
A crowd made up primarily of teenagers fills the wide corridors of The Maine Mall in South Portland just after midnight Friday. Thousands braved frigid temperatures to take advantage of early Black Friday deals.
Best Buy staff give high-fives to customers as they pour into the electronics retailer at midnight on Black Friday at The Maine Mall in South Portland.
Shoppers walk past Garage in the Maine Mall on Friday. The mall was bustling with families and groups of friends shopping together on Black Friday.
Left to right, Michelle Bartlett of Westbrook, Karen Thompson of Naples and Ginger Throgmorton shop in the Maine Mall wearing matching shirts Friday.
Leah Hall of New York City sits with her purchases at the Maine Mall as she waits for her brother, who was still shopping. Hall was in Maine for Thanksgiving, visiting family in Kennebunkport.
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