Blog #6- Black friday!! Ahhhhhh

One of my most hated days Black Friday!!! Why you ask?? Its not that I don't like shopping, or the holidays its because of the crazy people out shopping.  If you didn't happen to view the video and see how serious these crazed shoppers take black Friday, you should really check it out! Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the U.S traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Especially popular in the United States, the event is spreading to other nations such as Canada. On this day, many retailers open very early, often at 4 a.m., or earlier, and offer promotional sales to kick off the shopping season. Some people even camp out in front of stores in order to get the, 'first come first serve' deals. Black Friday is not actually a holiday, but many employers give their employees the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers.

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. Use of the term began by 1966 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that "Black Friday" indicates the period during which retailers are turning a profit, or "in the black.

Personally I'd rather just have the day off of work to stay home and stay away from the ridiculous people out on black Friday.  Who knows what one of those desperate, black Friday shoppers will do to get a PS3 or some lap top.... I think I'll just take my chances and go shopping AFTER black Friday!