"I got me a 24 inch for 53 bucks," said Q. Onque.
"I got a 4k smart TV and fire stick. It's going in my kitchen."
Eyewitness News spoke with shoppers at Best Buy including a mother and daughter duo who were eyeing good deals. They said this Black Friday was different because they said they hadn't noticed as many shoppers out in comparison to years past.
"It's been not as busy today," said one woman. "We're looking for tv's, speakers and maybe a drone for my 6-year-old."
This comes as there's a national effort underway encouraging a full blackout, urging consumers to not shop Black Friday through Cyber Monday. The boycott takes aim at major corporations such as Target, Home Depot and Amazon for their support of the Trump Administration.
"I'm young. I'm 36. I'm just learning about how I can make a difference. And how I want to actually use my voice and what I stand for and put it into action," said Emily Gaeta with Triangle Resistance United.
"We aint buyin' it. We want to see these businesses be held accountable for their actions and policies."
Nonetheless, many shoppers took advantage of the deals. They said the deals were too good to pass up.
"I can't beat it," said Onque.
While some shoppers opted to take advantage of early Black Friday sales throughout November, many waited until Friday to go shopping.
Chopper 11 flew over crowded parking lots at the Streets at Southpoint in Durham and Crabtree Mall in Raleigh.
Shoppers pack Streets at Southpoint
Amy Clarey and her family from Wake Forest decided to do some shopping in the evening.
"I was hoping too that maybe the crowds might be a little bit less at this time than it is early in the morning," she said. "But I can see here that we're still pretty busy and that there's still a lot of traffic going in and out of all these stores."
Over in Cary, Dakota Todd and his family camped out overnight at the Bass Pro Shop to be some of the first in line.
"We're not even really shopping too much this year," he said. "We used to come here for the gun sales, but it's kind of become like a yearly tradition at this point. "
The National Retail Federation says clothing, gift cards, and toys are the top items consumers plan to gift this year.