Black Friday shoppers take a much-needed nap at 6:30 a.m. at the Charleston Town Center mall.

By 7 a.m. Friday, Lisa Shiltz, center, said she had not eaten since her Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. the night before. The Cross Lanes resident, with shopping partners, from left to right, Christopher Jarrell, Shiltz, her daughter Brianna Shiltz and Whitney Dodd, said she was excited for JCPenney's 6 a.m. door busters.

Francesca's had its first Black Friday sale at the Charleston Town Center mall. Emily Hall, an employee at Francesca's, said the store was the busiest from midnight until 3 a.m.

Katlyn Giles, 14, of Pratt, and her friend Brooke Young, 15, of Charleston, take a break at the Charleston Town Center mall after shopping for more than 10 hours. The girlfriends said they had spent at least $500 each, mainly on clothes, since they started shopping at Target at Corridor G at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.