The lines, the cold, the waiting, and more lines! Is Black Friday shopping really worth it? People have been participating in this for years, and each year it gets earlier and earlier. People have also died from participating in this! They get trampled by the crowd or get shot because the got the last blender on sale. How is the
I personally do not think Black Friday shopping is really worth it, unless you’re really looking for something specific. If you’re just going for the heck of it, you’re more likely to spend and buy things you really didn’t need. Your rationale for buying it was “it was an amazing deal!” Now there’s a chance that the deal could be amazing, but sometimes they really aren’t. Store can jack up the original price so their deals seem more extreme.
For example, a sweater
Another reason I don’t participate in Black Friday is that a lot of these stores have the same deals online too. I can shop in my jammies and wrapped in a blanket from the comfort of by living room. There’s also Cyber Monday dedicated to online shopping and deals
Black Friday also seems to get earlier and earlier each year. Originally, deals started strictly on
It is also unfair to retail workers that are required to work those crazy hours. Most big box brand stores are open on Thanksgiving so that means workers can’t be with their families. That is why I support stores that no longer participate in Black Friday to allow their employees the day off to be with loved ones.
