Jaimee Lilley of Lewiston looks back at her friend Karen Parma when she realizes that the Sheetrock they purchased Friday morning at Home Depot was not going to fit in their car. Lilley called a friend with a truck to come help them get their materials home. “She is getting up out of bed just for us,” Lilley said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Tashia Brown patiently waits early Friday for Walmart to open in Auburn at 5 a.m. Brown walked from her Auburn home and was first in line at 10 p.m. Thursday. Brown thought the store opened at midnight. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Tashia Brown, left, and her niece, Rhianna Karcher, wait early Friday for Walmart to open in Auburn. Brown walked from her Auburn home and was first in line at 10 p.m. Thursday. Brown and Karcher thought the store opened at midnight. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Black Friday shoppers wait early Friday for Walmart to open in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Mohamed Elmoge, left, Amir Moussa and Mouhyadined Moussa, all of Lewiston, wait early Friday for Walmart to open in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Whitney Chamberlain of South Paris stays warm early Friday morning while waiting for the Auburn Walmart to open. Chamberlain got into line at 3:15 a.m. in hopes of getting a PlayStation 5 gaming console. “Well, that does not seem like it’s going to happen,” Chamberlain said after word got out that Walmart did not have any of the consoles. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lewiston High School senior Kaylah Harmon waits with a group of friends early Friday for Walmart to open in Auburn. Apple AirPods Pro were the hot item that many young shoppers were waiting in line for. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Pieter Staples, right, of Sabattus is greeted by a GameStop employee Friday when the store opened its doors at 7 a.m. for Black Friday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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