Good morning, readers! I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. Did you ditch the traditional turkey dinner in order to take advantage of this year's "early Black Friday" hours? Sadly, it looks like many folks did, as a check of CNN.com this morning has "Shopping Trumps Turkey" as the lead headline, with a follow-up story announcing that
"Target's Black Friday deals draw big lines." The article cites
"some 200 people were braving the cold in hopes of nabbing Black Friday deals at the Target in West Philadelphia" by 7:30pm last night, with
Target opening at 8. Most of the people in line said they wanted the "doorbuster" sale item -- a 50-inch
Element TV for $229 that usually sells for $600 -- available by ticket to the first 50 people in line. The other big sale item was
Beats By Dre headphones on sale for $115, normally $179.
So whether we like it or not, it looks like this trend is here to stay. I for one didn't shop yesterday, and won't be shopping today, either, unless it's online. I will, however, be shopping local tomorrow to support
Small Business Saturday.
What about you, readers? Did you brave the crowds yesterday? Are you stuck at the mall right now? Or, like me, are you comfortably curled up in your jammies enjoying your morning coffee?
2 comments:
I think everyone deserves a day off of consumerism to "celebrate" a holiday. I didn't shop either to try to leave Thanksgiving the actual day spent with family and friends. Perhaps it will be like hand written thank you cards, something we look back and fondly remember. Thank you for not shopping.
Black Friday shopping is a happiness I think. it is a good event of enjoying I feel. Children and other relatives are also happy to buy some good things with exclusive deals,this happiness could not be ignored. click here you can also be sure about why I am telling this.
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