Black Friday Shopping

When the winter season dawns on us, you know it’s time for the many celebrations. Just this past week families celebrated Thanksgiving and even though not many people celebrate, the day following Thanksgiving is when people go all out.

The idea of Black Friday began in 1969, when two Wall Street financiers bought many stocks in hopes of bringing the market value up. Instead it let to the bankruptcy of Wall Street’s farmers. Stores were “in the red” which meant they were at a loss during the following year, but right after Thanksgiving they would be “in the black” since they got profit. The reason the stores would get profit was due to the fact that much merchandise was on sale so holiday shoppers would buy a lot, which makes sense with Black Friday in our current times.

However, in the past few year Black Friday has been changing. Many stores open on Thursday evening which may or may not cut down on family time on Thanksgiving Day. So now many people run to their favorite stores  to get the best deals at 5 PM instead of being with family and friends, which is what Thanksgiving is really about.

On the other hand, stores have also extended their Black Friday deals. This allows people to use up the whole weekend to get any items they want, even though the deals aren’t at their best. Plus with Cyber Monday, a lot of people are just relying on the online shopping rather than going out and spending hours looking for items.

In the end, this winter season brings many joyful holidays where families and friends get together to spend time together.