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Black Friday 2012 – Why People Love It

23 Friday Nov 2012

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Today on Black Friday …

… hoards of Americans will line up, and wait, and fight, and at way-too-early-for-a-day-off hours, to get discounts that studies have shown aren’t even the best deals around—and they’ll do it because of scientific reasons outside of their control. For those of us who refuse to partake in our most commercial of modern holiday traditions, this insanity may make no sense, especially with Cyber Monday three days later, and without the lines, the other humans, and the fighting.

From http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/11/why-we-love-black-friday-according-science/59146/

Coupons are relaxing, waiting in line is a ritual. It is interesting that researchers are studying this. So, if you really want to do the Black Friday thing now you can claim that science (junk or not?) says it is out of your control. I don’t really “buy” this theory, but who knows? If a woman was arrested in Sweden for having sex with a skeleton, then anything is possible.

For me – I’m not going to a mall today and I can’t even comment on the skeleton thing and keep a straight face. I might do some online shopping and visit some small, locally owned shops in town.

Black Friday Mayhem – Starting at 12:01 am

25 Friday Nov 2011

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A Timeline of Today’s Black Friday Mayhem – National – The Atlantic Wire.

I’m laughing so hard my eyes are tearing up.  But it’s not funny, it’s sad and it’s sick.

First fight at Walmart 12:01 am in NY.  It took until 1:13 am for the first gunfire to erupt, in Myrtle Beach.  Amazing restraint and peacefulness this year I guess.

We did no go to Walmart, or any big box store to fight or to shoot or be shot to save a dollar on crappy Chinese imports. I walked the dogs, later I went to a local video rental shop and got Atlas Shrugged then to a grocery store for some dairy  and produce items.  I did buy a few items on sale that were not on my list.  Gary did not even leave our property today. Guess we are just not keeping up with the trends in our society, or what’s left of it.