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Anonymous
(12/1):
The name did come from retailers, and became a household phrase do to the media. This one day can put a retail company in the "Black" then turning a profit for the year's sales, thus the term "Black Friday".
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LHU
(12/1):
This past Black Friday I was one of the many to wait in line at 4am at a Best Buy on the east coast. It was 23 degrees outside with a brisk wind. The reward for this Popsicle adventure was a laptop for less than $500. A quick stop at Home Depot for a couple of tools, and Staples for phones and some computer peripherals, and I was home by 7:15am. In the end we saved over $600 on items we were already going to purchase. If once a year I have to endure watching the sun rise while my ears become numb, and the media hype Black Friday a week in advance to save about 50%, I can live with that.
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Bopper
(11/29):
I agree, anyone using these names just sounds ridiculous.
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scottpett
(11/27):
I thought it was just me. Suddenly every local news airhead chatterbox is pattering on about "black friday, black friday," as if it comes earlier every year. I'd never heard of it before. It feels very contrived and manipulative. Just another reason to turn the TV off.
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Anonymous
(11/24):
I am with you all the way on this!!!very contrived and manipulative. Couldn't have said it better!
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"Black Friday" - lame name
