Today is the day after Thanksgiving, and that means it's the official first day of the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday is notorious as the biggest shopping day of the year, although the Saturday before Christmas is usually actually busier.
Perhaps Black Friday seems like the busiest day because people line up outside of stores or elbow their way through shops to snatch and grab at the best deals. PS3s are supposed to be the hottest item this year. The term "Black Friday" surfaced in the 1970s because retail and transportation workers hate to deal with all of the stressed-out shoppers the day brings out.
As for me, the deals certainly are not good enough to fight the crowds. Good luck if you go shopping this weekend!
Friday, November 23, 2007
Happy Black Friday
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although it is true that retail employees generally hate black friday, its name also originated from the fact that in accounting profits are denoted in black ink, hence "in the black" vs. "in the red"
: ) yay crazy american shoppers!
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