When did it happen? When did Black Friday merge with what is supposed to be a holiday and a day for family, friends, and thankfulness? I won't ask why> I already know the answer to that one. Greed - plain and simple. Of course I could go farther back and ask, "When did the day after Thanksgiving become such a big deal for Christmas shopping? It really was a bad idea.
I remember a few years ago a woman was trampled in a Wal Mart store on Black Friday. Yep, that is black alright! This year I have read about someone pepper spraying other people to keep them from taking "Xbox", and someone being shot in a store parking lot. Really? I mean, REALLY?!?!? How desperate do you have to be to do something like that? Of course, I don't even see the point in going shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Too stressful. Not really any GREAT deals (unless you are one of the first ten people in line, and to do that you would have had to miss Thanksgiving). But seriously folks, the deals are not THAT great, the quality of the stuff that is on sale is not as good, you'll wait in line for four hours to get $10 off that one special toy...not worth it to me. I'll spend the extra ten to just run in and pick it up and be done with it in 20 minutes. Better yet, I'll spend the ten for shipping when I order it online.
I am afraid we have become a nation of greedy, materialistic people (well not all of us).
