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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"You have to wear black ?  "
in a symbolic way to register your disquiet at the rise and rise of consumerism and the tricks that are used to entice folks to spend more than they have?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. In recent years, most major retailers have opened extremely early and offered promotional sales to kick off the holiday shopping season, similar to Boxing Day sales in many Commonwealth Nations. Black Friday is not a federal holiday, but California and some other states observe "The Day After Thanksgiving" as a holiday for state government employees, sometimes in lieu of another federal holiday such as Columbus Day.[1] Many non-retail employees and schools have both Thanksgiving and the day after off, followed by a weekend, thereby increasing the number of potential shoppers. It has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005,[2] although news reports, which at that time were inaccurate,[3] have described it as the busiest shopping day of the year for a much longer period of time.[4]
The day's name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving.[5][6] Use of the term started before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation was made: that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss ("in the red") from January through November, and "Black Friday" indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or "in the black".[5][7] For large retail chains like Walmart, their net income is positive starting from January 1, and Black Friday can boost their year to date net profit from $14 billion to $19 billion
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To be fair we have had ore Christmas sales foe years now. They usually start the first weekend after the last pay day of the year. It's just this year they have started calling today black Friday over here. |
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It's definately Black Friday in my house.
A very poorly toddler, me with a swollen nose and now my throat is sore. 5 hours sleep in 48 hours and I'm knackered! Sense a trip to hospital on the cards for a nebuliser or 3 if these steroids for my boy don't kick in soon x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's definately Black Friday in my house.
A very poorly toddler, me with a swollen nose and now my throat is sore. 5 hours sleep in 48 hours and I'm knackered! Sense a trip to hospital on the cards for a nebuliser or 3 if these steroids for my boy don't kick in soon x"
If ever there was a case for some retail therapy this could be it! Get well soon x |
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"It's definately Black Friday in my house.
A very poorly toddler, me with a swollen nose and now my throat is sore. 5 hours sleep in 48 hours and I'm knackered! Sense a trip to hospital on the cards for a nebuliser or 3 if these steroids for my boy don't kick in soon x
If ever there was a case for some retail therapy this could be it! Get well soon x"
Just bought my dads Xmas gift online but I don't have any more money  |
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"You have to wear black ?
in a symbolic way to register your disquiet at the rise and rise of consumerism and the tricks that are used to entice folks to spend more than they have??"
I (Andy) am as tight as a nuns muff so they can try and get me to spend all they they want, wont work though lol  |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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Because thanksgiving is always on the Thursday it makes no sense for ppl to go back to work on the Friday so it became an unofficial long holiday weekend...
And because most large American business are global that's why it spread here...
Apple are doing a big sale today... So are Asda who are owned by Walmart
I just feel stuffed from eating way too much bird yesterday! Lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You have to wear black ?
in a symbolic way to register your disquiet at the rise and rise of consumerism and the tricks that are used to entice folks to spend more than they have??"
United we stand. See my other post re. Buy Nothing Day tomorrow |
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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
folkestone |
It's just a chance for the shops to clear out all their slow selling stock. No business is going to discount and lose profit margin on stuff they know they will sell at normal price before christmas.
Go in any sports direct store the rest of the year and your see the RRP prices of a lot of what they sell is completely pointless because the stuff is never worth that in the first place. |
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