Although many stores in Covington began their Black Friday sales today, the line between it and Thanksgiving blurred for many people.

By the time Brianna Baines waited outside of Big Lots before it opened at 6 a.m., she and her friend had already done a night’s worth of shopping at other stores, such as Toys R Us.

“We’ve done too much shopping,” said Baines, who began shopping at 8:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving. “We’ve been up all night.”

Baines and her friend went to Big Lots in order to purchase a kids workbench.

Fred Meyer, which opened its doors at 5 a.m., saw roughly 150 people lined up outside of its doors, and by 6:30 a.m. the entire parking lot was full.

For shoppers like Gretchen Dolan and her husband, it was their first time experiencing the Black Friday early morning rush. Normally, they sleep in after Thanksgiving, but this year they decided to try something different.

After shopping at Fred Meyer, Gretchen Dolan drove over to Big Lots at 5:30 a.m. to become the first person in line.

Although she said she’s naturally an early morning person, it was hard to get out of bed. Only after they made their first string of purchases, she said, did they feel like the trouble was worth it.

“That made it worth it,” she said. “We got four peoples’ gifts done.”

Coffee shops such as Starbucks, which opened at midnight, saw a large influx of business before people proceeded to stand in line outside of the stores.

“Half the people had coffee in their hands,” Dolan said.

Baines stated, “(It was) a good thing Starbucks starts at 12.”