By
Ellynn Rolett
Staff Writer
The day after Thanksgiving is the day most affectionately called Black Friday. This no so festive holiday is the day when many stores go into the black. Every year at the crack of dawn, ‘door buster deals’ entice large amounts of deal hungry shoppers.
There is some question lately that Black Friday may be going too far. Some say that the violence that has broken out in so stores is evidence of the madness of the money conscious consumer. Others say this non-holiday is encroaching on the tradition and family time of Thanksgiving itself. This year there were reports of shoppers lashing out at other shoppers and store workers. Two such cases happened out west in California. One woman was standing in line for check out when she suddenly snapped unleashing a rain of pepper spray into the unsuspecting crowd in the checkout lane. Another incident was a distraught woman who did not get the last of a product crashing her car into another consumer who happened to be able to purchase that so desired item. The deals once were started bright and early in the morning of Black Friday. But now, some stores have hastened their sales so they start at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving Day and other stores have decided to not even close their doors on the holiday at all.
The craze that is so apparent on Black Friday is fueled by the pursuit of great holiday deals. Stores send out ads advertising large ticket items at deep discounts of up to around 75% off. The catch is they only have a limited stock of those big ticket items (generally electronic or other expensive wares.)
For the casual shopper Black Friday is a good way to start of the Christmas season with good deals of the gifts everyone wants. Black Friday is a fun time for everyone who is ready to brave long lines for short lived deals. If you missed Black Friday this year have no fear, you can see these deals reappear the day after Christmas!
Have fun and safe shopping the day after Christmas this year, and many Black Fridays to come!
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