Blog Post Week #13

Black Friday
Many of you already know that today is Black Friday. For people like my sister, this is her favorite unofficial holiday, literally. She lives for Thanksgiving just to go shopping the next day. For those of you who don't know what Black Friday is I'll explain. Black Friday for some is the best day of the year, while for others it is the worst. This is the day that people wake up at 4a.m. just get a good deal at Wal-Mart. Some people risk their lives staying out in the cold all night and risk getting trampled when the doors open in the morning. Here is a story from ABC 7 News about a women who was trampled today. I once worked in retail and Black Friday was nothing to look forward to. LOOONNNNGGGG lines, cranky customers, it is just a recipe for disaster. All week long you are bombarded with advertisements on television that stores open at 4 a.m. and have specials for the crazys that go there at these times. Is this what we are subjected to to get "good deal" and more importantly, are the deals really that good? Here is a list of discounts being offered posted on MSN.com. Headlines such as "Save 30%" and "Special Event" this is a marketers dream that people are in this much of frenzy to save a few bucks.

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