Black Friday shopping
this is the way to enjoy Black Friday...
by Sofa-Surfing the Sales!
I have to take a pass on the whole camping out overnight, or hitting the stores in the wee hours of the morning. Today is for getting my office work completed and starting on Christmas decorations. The crowds will have to enjoy Black Friday shopping without me!
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.[4][5] Use of the term started before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that "Black Friday" indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or are "in the black".[4][6]
For many years, it was common for retailers to open at 6:00 a.m., but in the late 2000s many had crept to 5:00 or even 4:00. This was taken to a new extreme in 2011, when several retailers (including Target, Kohls, Macy's, Best Buy, and Bealls[7]) opened at midnight for the first time.[8] In 2012, Walmart led several other retailers in announcing it would open its stores at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day,[9] prompting calls for a walkout among some workers.[10]
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Good morning Lisa.
I'm going to the office today so I can rest. It will take a few days to get back into the swing of things
Lisa: I am with you on this one. I went 1 year and swore I would never do it again. It is much easier to shop online and avoid the crowds.
Good morning Lisa. I agree. I don't want to battle the crowd at the stores.
You and me both.....much of our shopping is done....and may work in a little "surfing" today but with forecast in the 60's....I think I have to say hello to the Deck before it has a white blanket !
Good morning Lisa. Black Friday for me is avoiding any type of shopping. Enjoy your day!
I am not a fan of shopping anyways, so I have never participated in black friday at an actual store. I am sure I have taken advantage of some online deals over the years though.
Good morning Lisa Von Domek,
You won't find me at the stores today! Stores begin their black Friday sales the day before Thanksgiving no need to fight the shoppers. I'm putting up Christmas decorations and going to see Rudolph at the Long Center with Hudson, Beckett and their mom and dad!
Good morning Lisa - I am not going near any stores today. More people are cyber shopping and Cyber Monday is coming.
Hello Lisa, I was on the internet this morning and purchase a couple of things. Not a fan of busy stores unless it is Dec 24 for a last minute present.
interestingly.. a few years ago we started "black friday" in Canada... too many canadians going over the border to shop... trying to keep them home. Have to say our big day here is "boxing day" on 26th of Dec.. which is now "boxing week"... who knows soon it may be "black friday weekend? ... then black friday week?"
Lisa same here. The sales will still be there for at least another month and a half.
Lisa,
Like you we stay out of the stores, and we prefer to surf the net. It is so much easier and pleasurable. A
Lisa
Sofa-surfing on black Friday would work for me.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
I will be doing a little online shopping today and admit i did get out in the afternoon to buy a couple of things yesterday. But no long lines for me or midnight shopping.
I am a cyber guy also and they idea of fighting crowds is the last thing I want to do.