Black Friday

[lilelvis2000]

Fights breaking out over discounts in the shops. What in heaven's name is going on? Is this the level of materialism that's infested society? People actually fighting with each other to get discounted consumer goods?


BBC News - Woman injured in Belfast Black Friday sales fracas

Video: Black Friday: fights break out as shopping hysteria takes hold - Telegraph

Yup.

[MicrosoftBob]

Just after black history month, we're now going to celebrate consumerism by buying goods mass produced by slaves

I'm suprised no ones accused it of being racist yet

[russell]

You know why it's called Black Friday?



Because it occurs on a Friday.

[DirtyDog]

I don't understand why we're having it here on a work day; I guess with halloween and now Black Friday, it's only a matter of time until we start celebrating Thanksgiving too.

July 4th?

[Platypus]

I guess with halloween and now Black Friday, it's only a matter of time until we start celebrating Thanksgiving too.

Yay! Also presidents' day, Labour Day, etc. Plus our existing bank holidays of course

Cor, it'll be like being a public sector worker soon

[MicrosoftBob]

Fights breaking out over discounts in the shops. What in heaven's name is going on? Is this the level of materialism that's infested society? People actually fighting with each other to get discounted consumer goods?


BBC News - Woman injured in Belfast Black Friday sales fracas

Video: Black Friday: fights break out as shopping hysteria takes hold - Telegraph

People have been stabbed to death over Ikea sales, it's nothing new

[VectraMan]

It's the day after Thanksgiving in the US, which makes sense as it means cashing in on peoples' desire to do anything to get away from their family - much like Boxing Day sales here. It's also a holiday. I don't understand why we're having it here on a work day; I guess with halloween and now Black Friday, it's only a matter of time until we start celebrating Thanksgiving too.

[Pondlife]

Is this any different from the mayhem in what used to be the January sales?

They've figured out that no one has any cash left after Xmas. The new plan is to get them before they have time to blow their last pay packet before xmas on anything else.

[Mich the Tester]

Fights breaking out over discounts in the shops. What in heaven's name is going on? Is this the level of materialism that's infested society? People actually fighting with each other to get discounted consumer goods?


BBC News - Woman injured in Belfast Black Friday sales fracas

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...akes-hold.html

[minestrone]

WTF has happened this year? I am seeing Black Friday this and that every where and not just from US companies. Wish they would all just STFU!

Ah ha.

The wife just turned on her laptop and 30 seconds later asked me what black Friday was.

[eek]

isn't it just a great marketing ploy?

on black friday everything will be cheap as chips..

even if it is not the sheeple will still spend spend spend!

Its the internet (and Apple's) fault. Once the rest of the world discovered America got cheaper prices one day a year the rest of the world had to copy....

[SimonMac]

WTF has happened this year? I am seeing Black Friday this and that every where and not just from US companies. Wish they would all just STFU!

Amazon have done something for Black Friday last few years, usually get a few gems but otherwise its selling off surplus stock, Apple always do something but you are right, more and more UK companies are getting on the band wagon now

[original PM]

isn't it just a great marketing ploy?

on black friday everything will be cheap as chips..

even if it is not the sheeple will still spend spend spend!

[administrator]

Apple have £81 off most Laptops and iMacs, only works out about 3.4% for the one I want so my wallet is safe today unless I see something shiney on Amazon later

WTF has happened this year? I am seeing Black Friday this and that every where and not just from US companies. Wish they would all just STFU!

[SimonMac]

Apple have £81 off most Laptops and iMacs, only works out about 3.4% for the one I want so my wallet is safe today unless I see something shiney on Amazon later