A question for the people in the USA
11-25-2010, 11:53 PM
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Black Friday is the day after Thankgiving where most stores have major sales. Supposidly(sp?) it causes the companies to from being in the red (which is money loss) to being in the black (which is money made). I hope I explained it so you could understand.
11-25-2010, 11:53 PM
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It is a day of early sales at the stores supposed to be the first day in the "black" for them. People wake up early some stores open at midnight. I stopped doing them when the crowd got too rowdy for me. it was fun but now i would rather sleep in!
11-25-2010, 11:54 PM
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It's called Black Friday because it's the day retailers hit the black ink for the year. Red ink is negative and black ink is to the positive. Some of the sales start at 3 am and there are people standing in line at some stores for hours waiting for them to open. Most stores have huge discounts on a few products and only stock a few of the hugely discounted items. People have been known to get in fist fights over things.
11-25-2010, 11:55 PM
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Ahhhhh, thank you so very much! Great to know different countries traditions, you learn so much.
Thankyou for your explainations, now I know what everyone is talking about!
Goodness me, people get into fist fights over stuff???? Gosh, thats extreme isnt it? :shock:
Thankyou for your explainations, now I know what everyone is talking about!
Goodness me, people get into fist fights over stuff???? Gosh, thats extreme isnt it? :shock:
11-26-2010, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tweetee
Ahhhhh, thank you so very much! Great to know different countries traditions, you learn so much.
Thankyou for your explainations, now I know what everyone is talking about!
Goodness me, people get into fist fights over stuff???? Gosh, thats extreme isnt it? :shock:
Thankyou for your explainations, now I know what everyone is talking about!
Goodness me, people get into fist fights over stuff???? Gosh, thats extreme isnt it? :shock:
11-26-2010, 01:08 AM
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I work at WalMart as a cashier and I am getting ready to go to work. It is 3:05 a.m. and I have worked the last 11 Black Fridays. I have yet to shop one for the first time. I cannot think of anything that is so important as to fight rude and pushy people to get something for a savings. My DH says, "If they were selling $100 bills for a nickel, I wouldn't fight that crowd". You all have fun. I know I am going to be having fun. LOL
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