I went Black Friday shopping and got a 32" TV for half price. It's great fun and you can get great deals but I would never push and shove my way through people
Thanks for the comments guys and gals, its great to see other's opinions.
Personally I think its both funny and sad. Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate abundance with the people who are the most important to us. To be reminded that even in a material culture our relationships are the most important 'things' we have. They're what make it all worth it.
Then right after giving thanks we rush out and trample each other for killer deals. Its a weird juxtaposition. Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. People go out and freeze at crazy hours. But why? For cheap TVs?
Idk, I'm starting to think that its not all about cool stuff. I think a lot of it is people trying to fill up the Christmas tree. The economy is in the toilet but we all still need to get those presents. We're still expected to have a big Christmas. Is that what those fights are about? Can't disappoint the kids. Gotta keep up with the Joneses. Maybe the insanity is partly the economy's fault.
It's a lot of fun to go out and wait in line with my family, but I'm grateful I haven't ever had a terrible Black Friday experience. The worst thing that happened was last year when the idiot behind me kept ramming into me with their cart to get me to move faster.
Personally I think its both funny and sad. Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate abundance with the people who are the most important to us. To be reminded that even in a material culture our relationships are the most important 'things' we have. They're what make it all worth it.
Then right after giving thanks we rush out and trample each other for killer deals. Its a weird juxtaposition. Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. People go out and freeze at crazy hours. But why? For cheap TVs?
Idk, I'm starting to think that its not all about cool stuff. I think a lot of it is people trying to fill up the Christmas tree. The economy is in the toilet but we all still need to get those presents. We're still expected to have a big Christmas. Is that what those fights are about? Can't disappoint the kids. Gotta keep up with the Joneses. Maybe the insanity is partly the economy's fault.