Friday, November 24, 2006

Black Friday is the super bowl of shopping.

Today is the day, the day that all shoppers have been waiting for, Black Friday. People have been comparing Black Friday to a football game. Customers rise early to be the first in line to stores like Walmart and Macey's and when the doors open the customers take a 40 yard dash that would impress most nfl scouts. While there will be elbows flying, the use of complete stangers as blockers the only missing part is a referee. Any shopping day before Black Friday is pre-season, but today isthe superbowl. Many stores are competing for the best bargain to bring in the costumers who even game plan down to the minute for how long they will spend at each store. It is expecteed that consumers will spend 20 billion dollars on Black Friday. In a society that is increasing in levels of obesity today will be the day the most people will get their yearly exercise. Black Friday has become quite a tradition in a society that lives and breathes for the best bargains. Has Americans gone too far, getting up at the early hours of the morning to put hundreds on the their credit cards? Do any of you guys participate in this American Tradition?

1 comment:

Lyncee said...

First of all, it is pretty sad that Black Friday is when most of America gets their yearly exercise. But if you watch the news coverage of people that morning, you will see how intense this shopping is. I have never participated in a Black Friday shopping tradition, and I'm not sure if I ever will. People literally do ANYTHING to get what they want. This just shows how greedy Americans are. It is unbelievable how much money is spent on this day.