What exactly is Black Friday? You just know we’re being taken advantage of when corporate America jumps on the urban myth bandwagon and starts to market a social phenomenon like Black Friday. I liked it better when we all knew that the day after Thanksgiving was shoppers hell, no big ad campaign had to tell us but bargains were to be found if you looked. I actually passed a home improvement place today that was advertising “Black Friday Window Sale.”
Sometimes I think we’re on this planet to serve as revenue producers for other people. Then I remember yesterday, when things were quiet and I sat in my backyard smoking a cigar with my daughter’s boyfriend and his dad talking about whatever came to mind. The girls were inside drinking wine and talking about whatever it is they talk about when they are left without their other halfs. Simple, unplanned things like that make it all worthwhile. Nobody told us it was “Smoking Thanksgiving Eve” or anything, just three guys enjoying each other’s company after a long enjoyable holiday spent with our families.
I had a great day yesterday, and Black Friday is just another day, as far as I’m concerned.
Was my first and last time!! Too Crazyyy!! Too many people, and you can’t even breath!! All kinda of people. It’s fun, but never more!
I’m with you… I don’t get it. I was hoping that in this recession, people were getting back to simpler times and remembering what the holidays are all about. For the small amount of shopping that I have to do, I’m sticking with the internet.