What is Black Friday???

[Scott Guthrie]

O.K. guys i'm british, and every where (thats to do with america)i keep hearing the expresion 'Black Friday' and i'm confused as to what it is??

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Wikipedia is your friend. Seriously, even a google search would have answered your question.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

It's the term given to the day after thanksgiving where all the stores have real big discounts on their stuff and everybody rushes to get them.

 

[Woodsey]

It's the day before Thanksgiving (still don't know the point of that) apparently.

 

[burningdragoon]

Friday after thanksgiving, big sales everywhere, stores opening extra early. I... forget why it's called Black Friday though.

 

[Warrior Irme]

It's the day before Thanksgiving (still don't know the point of that) apparently.

Day after Thanksgiving actually. It marks the beginning of the holiday sales season for retailers because it means there is usually about a month of hard shopping for Christmas. So they start things off with a bang with early morning sales and such to bring attention to their stores.

 

[Scott Guthrie]

Thanks Guys

 

[Diligent]

Friday after thanksgiving, big sales everywhere, stores opening extra early. I... forget why it's called Black Friday though.

I think it's called Black Friday because it's a day when rampant mass consumerism and greed take hold and everything that is wrong with society is allowed to seep to the forefront.
Or maybe that's something I made up just now, I can't remember.

 

[Scott Guthrie]

Friday after thanksgiving, big sales everywhere, stores opening extra early. I... forget why it's called Black Friday though.

I think it's called Black Friday because it's a day when rampant mass consumerism and greed take hold and everything that is wrong with society is allowed to seep to the forefront.
Or maybe that's something I made up just now, I can't remember.

That does make sense though

 

[Samwise137]

The day of the year when everyone flocks to commercial establishments with the intent of purchasing their holiday gifts at "uniquely" low prices at the expense of everyone else around them (often to the extreme of physical and verbal violence). This results in everyone returning home tired, cranky, disheveled, and often unsatisfied. I, personally, prefer to spend this so-called holiday as far as humanly possible from other, less-sane, members of the human race.

 

[Scott Guthrie]

The day of the year when everyone flocks to commercial establishments with the intent of purchasing their holiday gifts at "uniquely" low prices at the expense of everyone else around them (often to the extreme of physical and verbal violence). This results in everyone returning home tired, cranky, disheveled, and often unsatisfied. I, personally, prefer to spend this so-called holiday as far as humanly possible from other, less-sane, members of the human race.

This 'holiday' sounds more insane by the minute!!!!

 

[3AM]

It's a day when I have to go to work while the majority of my co-citizens get to stay home, or shop if they go that way.

Not to bash wikipedia, but it is user-built. The Black in Black Friday is all about accounting and debit/credit columns, with Red=Debit and Black=Credit. Most shops make the bulk of their profits this time of year. Or is it when the little gray men jump out of the 14th floor windows?

Edit - we've a new internet-y phrase too (iPhrase?) - Black Monday. As the majority of the US is off today, Monday is when most office-workers will start their online holiday shopping sprees.

 

[burningdragoon]

Friday after thanksgiving, big sales everywhere, stores opening extra early. I... forget why it's called Black Friday though.

I think it's called Black Friday because it's a day when rampant mass consumerism and greed take hold and everything that is wrong with society is allowed to seep to the forefront.
Or maybe that's something I made up just now, I can't remember.

I think someone should edit the Wiki page with that...

 

[Broken Orange]

Edit - we've a new internet-y phrase too (iPhrase?) - Black Monday. As the majority of the US is off today, Monday is when most office-workers will start their online holiday shopping sprees.

the offical term is cyber Monday. FYI

 

[Spacewolf]

Friday after thanksgiving, big sales everywhere, stores opening extra early. I... forget why it's called Black Friday though.

I think it's called Black Friday because it's a day when rampant mass consumerism and greed take hold and everything that is wrong with society is allowed to seep to the forefront.
Or maybe that's something I made up just now, I can't remember.

O.K. guys i'm british, and every where (thats to do with america)i keep hearing the expresion 'Black Friday' and i'm confused as to what it is??

Well black friday in britain is also called black eye friday and is the last friday before christmas and its the day where most people go out just to get pissed and get in fights

 

[Tsaba]

It's called black Friday because, before company's where in the "Red" in sales the whole year and on Black Friday they finally got out of the "Red" and went into the "Black" which is a good thing.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

The day where millions of people turn out for discounts that sometimes barely qualify as such.

 

[TehCookie]

The day of the year when everyone flocks to commercial establishments with the intent of purchasing their holiday gifts at "uniquely" low prices at the expense of everyone else around them (often to the extreme of physical and verbal violence). This results in everyone returning home tired, cranky, disheveled, and often unsatisfied. I, personally, prefer to spend this so-called holiday as far as humanly possible from other, less-sane, members of the human race.

This 'holiday' sounds more insane by the minute!!!!

It is quite insane, some people have even were trampled and died in the crowds. Or at least a few years ago it was big news.

source [http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-28/us/black.friday.violence_1_wal-mart-worker-fleming-busiest-shopping-days?_s=PM:US]

 

[xmbts]

This 'holiday' sounds more insane by the minute!!!!

It is, there is usually at least one person dead from trampling by the end of the day, it really is a horrible day.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

Being an Albertan Canadian I just know of it as July 31, 1987. In Alberta Edmonton was hit with an F5 Tornado.

If you're talking about the States i think it is some Thanksgiving sale.