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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Michele McDonald | of | Share this photo

    Winner Silva, 15 months old, sleeps in his stroller while his parents shop before 6 a.m. at Best Buy in South Portland. Retailers are expecting bigger crowds than last year on Black Friday, but supply chain problems continue to limit selection while ongoing concerns about coronavirus transmission are expected to keep many shoppers away.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Staff photo by Michele McDonald | of | Share this photo

    In the center from left, Mike George, Nick DeLeo, Thomas Donahue, Will Marcotte and Connor Corcoran, a group of friends from the greater Portland area are happy to be let into Best Buy before 6 a.m. on the day after Thanksgiving. They were shopping for everything from earbuds to televisions.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Daryn Slover/Sun Journal | of | Share this photo

    Pieter Staples, right, of Sabattus is greeted by a GameStop employee Friday as the store doors open at 7 a.m. for Black Friday.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette | of | Share this photo

    Teresa Kennedy of Standish carries two boxes with boots to the cash register at Lamey-Wellehan Shoes in Scarborough Friday, November 26, 2021.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Staff photo by Michele McDonald | of | Share this photo

    Customers lined up waiting to be allowed into Best Buy in South Portland before 6 a.m. on Black Friday. The store opened at 5 a.m. and allowed customers in about 25-50 people at a time.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal | of | Share this photo

    Pandora Thing, left, and Ellie Rentas sit outside Best Buy in Augusta at 4:09 a.m. They said they'd arrived at 2:40 a.m. and Thing said that the crowds this year were smaller than in previous years when stores used to open at midnight.

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    Emanuel Silva of Portland, a recent immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, holds his sleeping son Winner while waiting in line before the 5 a.m. opening of Best Buy in South Portland on Black Friday.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Staff photo by Michele McDonald | of | Share this photo

    From left, Mike George, Connor Corcoran, Nick DeLeo, Thomas Donahue and Will Marcotte , a group of friends from the greater Portland area wait to be let into Best Buy before 6 a.m. on the day after Thanksgiving. They were shopping for everything from earbuds to televisions.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Staff photo by Michele McDonald | of | Share this photo

    Joel Naca, 25, Portland, was near the front of the line before the 5 a.m. opening of Best Buy in South Portland on Black Friday morning. He came to just "check around".

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    Wendy Bunney-Benner, Limington, drove from Limington to Best Buy in South Portland arriving at 5 a.m., but left when she saw the long line and went to Walmart. She came back about 6 a.m., when the line was shorter. She was looking for an air fryer and gifts for her 5 kids and 3 grandchildren.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal | of | Share this photo

    Stacy Smart, center, takes a selfie with Emma Madore and Lily Smart outside Kohl's store in Augusta at 4:41 a.m. Friday. They were the second group in line for the 5 a.m. opening. The first group in the line had gotten there at 4:15 a.m.

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    Black Friday shopping, 11.26.21 - Daryn Slover/Sun Journal | of | Share this photo

    Brandon Gauthier, left, of Lewiston, Pieter Staples of Sabattus, Travis St. Pierre of Greene and Tasana Huff of Auburn wait Friday morning for GameStop to open in Auburn.

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