Everyone knows about
the craziness of Black Friday shopping, whether it be the large crowds of people
or the insanely low prices and great deals that the store gives. However, this year stores are trying something
new, black Thursday. There are several
pros and cons to this major change, but many people are getting upset about the
change.
This year, many stores
opened their doors around 5PM-6PM. I
think that their main purpose in doing so is to avoid the large numbers of
people spending the night in tents outside the stores in freezing weather and
to avoid people getting up really early in the mornings, therefore making it much more convenient for shoppers.
Having Black Friday on
a Thursday this year upset a lot of people because Thursday is Thanksgiving and
you’re supposed to be with your family giving thanks for everything in your
lives. Wouldn’t it be contradicting to
have people go out pushing people around to buy things on the very same day
that they are giving thanks for everything that they have in life? This is the exact reason why tens of thousands pledged
not to go shopping on Thanksgiving. In
order to get the things you wanted, many people would have to come and stay
outside all day and would be away from their families for most of the day on
Thanksgiving. This was yet another
reason why people were angry that Black Friday was on Thursday this year.
There is another side
to this as well; many people enjoyed the shopping on Black Thursday for a few
reasons. First, I think people liked
that they didn't have to get up extremely early in the mornings to go shopping. Another reason why shoppers liked having the mega sales on Thursday night this
year is because they could get up at a normal time and still go shopping and
get the good deals they want.
Black Thursday turned
out to not be a huge success due to the large numbers of people who refused to
go shopping. Hopefully next year stores
stick to black Friday like how it’s always been for the sake of the stores and
the shoppers.
Kurtz, Annalyn.
"Disgusted Shoppers Threaten to Boycott Black Friday (Thursday)."CNNMoney.
Cable News Network, 27 Nov. 2013. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
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