Traditionally, the Friday day after Thanksgiving shopping day marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. This year one source claimed that sales increased only a little over last year and another stated that sales had increased to pre-recession levels. One source pointed out that the early November markdowns retailers made could reflect lowers sales volume on Black Friday. Then there is the increase in online shopping with the new tradition of Cyber Monday sales on the internet.
Did you leave the comfort of your home and drive all the way to town to shop on Black Friday?
The origin of Black Friday is said to be a 1966 Philadelphia PA newspaper article. In the context of the Friday after Thanksgiving it may indicate a day that retail sales will be assured of being in the black, rather than in the red. See
Two local women rose early on Friday, November 26, to drive over the hill to be there when the doors opened. Both work for a large retailer, at different locations. They were being paid to be there so the trip over the hill was a commute to work not a fun shopping adventure.
Michelle Armstrong, hired as part time Christmas help, had never worked in a retail store on Black Friday. "It was crazy," she said. When she arrived at 3:45 AM several hundred people were lined up and waiting. But when the doors opened, the shoppers were orderly, and after the early rush things calmed down to what might even be a normal day.
Working her fifth year of Black Friday, Jennifer Demma said the day could be called hectic, even a madhouse, but that made the time go fast. Both women agreed that large screen TVs and other electronics were big sellers. Xboxes, cameras and GPS devices were also popular
Most people I surveyed did not drive over the hill to go shopping.
Carrol Kelly and her son Paul did venture out and were not impressed with what they found. They had no trouble with the crowds--sales people were the problem. In a hurry and perhaps not sufficiently trained, they made errors in writing up more than one sale. "We had to stand in line for a total of an hour and a half to correct their mistakes," says Paul. "I will never do it again!" Carrol states emphatically.
Catharine and Rachel Staal were farther from home, visiting in the Central Valley. They did not intend to shop on Friday, but when they went out to the movies in the afternoon they found themselves in a shopping area and went into a few stores. Catharine said, "We live where we do because we don't like crowds." She says she would not bother getting up early and join the Black Friday shoppers.
今天晚上我老公给我打电话、我七岁的儿子接的、问“儿子、在家干嘛呢”答“跟你老婆睡觉呢你们见过这样的情侣吗？比狗血电视剧还狗血！
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