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Burzhui

11-14-2002, 09:22 AM

:confused:

caribiner23

11-14-2002, 09:37 AM

My plans are to go to work and keep my head away from the stores.

I work in downtown Chicago, and "Black Friday" is the equivalent of "Amateur Night." You can't even get near the McDonald's outside my building for pete's sake.

:dodgy:

That said, I wish the retailers well. I just don't wanna have to deal with all those people gettin' in my way.

Butch

11-14-2002, 09:56 AM

Pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is Black Friday?

seqiro

11-14-2002, 10:02 AM

I will be safely in Canada at the time visiting friends. :cool:

(ps. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving.)

InfiniteNothing

11-14-2002, 10:05 AM

Is this one of those halmark holidays like "the sweetest day"

seqiro

11-14-2002, 10:06 AM

Here's a little history: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/shopping.htm

Edit: Whoops, wrong link.

seqiro

11-14-2002, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by DarkFury

It just figures that Snopes would go and debunk the "Black Friday" mystique... :shrug:
Well, yes and no. I mean, Black Friday is still the beginning of the holiday shopping season and thus the name is still accurate. It's the day that merchants saw their books go into the black.

The debunking part is that it's not the busiest shopping day of the year. Probably the busiest shopping FRIDAY of the year though. :)

Nija

11-14-2002, 10:47 AM

i'll be in sacramento. i didn't think they have big name stores in that city :P

11-14-2002, 10:53 AM

Hell no. Crowds like that - are you nuts? I'm sleeping in and shopping online.

-OC

chrissy

11-14-2002, 10:53 AM

Sigh, I guess I will be the one running from the masses...