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Black Friday:  Why Is This Still A Thing?

Black Friday:  Why Is This Still A Thing?

I know I’ve ranted on this topic before, but every year, I shake my head at the annual pilgrimage of consumerism that is affectionately known as “Black Friday”. I just don’t get it. The Thanksgiving weekend is supposed to be about getting together with friends and family to celebrate, acknowledge, and appreciate all that has happened over the past year.  The afternoon following that expansive feast should be spent playing cards, conversing and laughing over another glass of wine, watching…

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Black Friday: Why Is This Still a Thing?

Black Friday: Why Is This Still a Thing?

As we move into Thanksgiving week, once the turkey has been carved, the football games have been watched, and the pumpkin pie has been served, many Americans then turn their sights towards their next holiday tradition. Black Friday. These shopping sentinels arise in the middle of the night, put on their favorite PJs or sweats, grab their lattes and their shopping lists, and head into the breach to join hordes of other would-be bargain hunters on their quest for the…

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Black Friday: Why Are We Still Doing This?

Black Friday: Why Are We Still Doing This?

It’s coming – like a beast that has slumbered all season, waiting to unleash its onslaught of bargains and deals for those brave souls willing to sacrifice sleep and sanity to take on its promise of retail nirvana. “Black Friday”. For most stores, it’s the turning point of their fiscal year – when they actually START to turn a profit (changing their financial figures from red to black, hence the name). You’ve all seen the videos, articles, and news reports. …

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