Brooke and William Haines of Lewiston load up their car Friday morning with Black Friday purchases from Walmart in Auburn. It was the couple's first time going Black Friday shopping in person — which they said they did for fun.

Kylie Turner and Colleen Sadak of Poland load up their car Friday morning with deals from Walmart in Auburn. The two shop Black Friday sales each year and plan to return home to empty the car before heading down to South Portland for more shopping.

Brenda Dyment of Wilton gets details of Target's layout Friday morning from property manager Lindsey Pride before the Auburn store opened at 7 a.m. Dyment was looking for Christmas presents for family members. She says she shops in person on Black Friday each year because it gets her into the holiday spirit.

Auburn Target employees circle up for an early morning meeting and photo Friday morning before opening the doors to Black Friday shoppers.

Early morning shoppers hit Walmart for Black Friday shopping.