‘Black Friday’ is aptly named but not for the original reason, placing businesses in the black financially. It’s now more of a phenomenon which displays its dark side as opposed to an event of prosperity and the season for good will towards men. Black Friday has become nothing more than a dress rehearsal for persons likely to be involved in acts of civil disobedience and disorderly conduct, with rewards for some, heartbreak for others. An occasion for some to put up their dukes in order to purchase something they couldn’t afford in the first place. It’s an ongoing display of what we’ve become as a society and indication of the direction we’re headed in: a fool’s paradise.
Barry Jones
Queen Creek
VofReason posted at 1:45 pm on Wed, Nov 28, 2012.
Right. This is why it should be avoided. After seeing this for several years, who in their right mind enters this fray?
truth posted at 2:17 pm on Wed, Nov 28, 2012.
Black Friday is a opportunity for companies to dump the trash in their warehouses that they could not sell otherwise.
bubba posted at 2:27 pm on Wed, Nov 28, 2012.
Agreed. Pure insanity. I avoided shopping anywhere untill Saturday. While a lot of people admonished stores for being open on Thanksgiving, I exercised the only real form of protest I knew how, and shopped at JC Penny's who wasn't open on Thanksgiving. Kudos to Penny's for allowing their employees time with their families.
Bluepoet posted at 3:28 pm on Wed, Nov 28, 2012.
Original reason? The writer makes it sound as though only the highest intentions were involved in both the name and the promotion of this shopping day. And then, somehow, there is no natural causation from appealing to the avarice of consumers, to them actually entering into violent, irrational behaviors, as a result of waiting in line, for hours (or days), and then encouraged to "rush" the doors, upon their opening, in order to "get the best deals".
Then, he characterizes all of the crazed shoppers as pre-protest wannabes...
I propose that, as sordid and pathetic as these shoppers may be, it is Mr. Jones who lives in the "Fool's Paradise".
chatmandu002 posted at 11:45 am on Thu, Nov 29, 2012.
What's wrong with fighting for something you want at a deeply discounted price and waiting in line for hours to pay for it then getting home and finding out it's broken. Then going back to the store to exchange it but the item is sold out. Black Friday is just another wonderful day. LOL
chuckles3 posted at 7:27 am on Fri, Nov 30, 2012.
My wife goes for a couple hours every year to buy a couple things that are good deals.
She has never had a bad experience or witnessed any incidents. The media pumps up the ne'er do well incidents because it fits the agenda for greedy and evil capitalism and the anti-Christian meme.
You children need to grow up. If you don't want to go, don't.
VofReason posted at 1:04 pm on Fri, Nov 30, 2012.
Is there a requirement to weight until the last days before Christmas to buy Christmas gifts?
bubba posted at 9:11 am on Sat, Dec 1, 2012.
Vofreason asks :"Is there a requirement to weight"....No. If there was Wal-mart would lose their overweight shoppers, which apparently comprises 95% of their business.
Masterrogue666 posted at 12:36 pm on Tue, Dec 4, 2012.
For some, perhaps, but not for all. Banket statements only show that person's lack of reasoning ability.
CaptainHindsight posted at 11:00 am on Fri, Dec 7, 2012.
Money is the greatest motivator. You can say kudo's for a company for not participating with Black Friday, but they will eventually fail. That's just how it works whether it's right or wrong.