Originally Posted By oc_dean I decided to have a look at a local Penneys tonight .. just before closing at 11. I looked at white tube socks .. at just 25% off. Their Stafford t-shirts which were the normal price. I didn't see MASSIVE discounts on several basic things. The entire store was so trashed .. even a sign hanging .. was dangling on an angle. Shoe department - I've never seen anything like it! I can't describe it. Literally, as if tornado ripped through .. no exaggeration. Anyway .... I agree with the posts above. I don't see massive discounts ... that justifies this madness of storming stores day after Thanksgiving. And I think this black friday joke .. ruins it for people who like to do normal shopping .. like normal people .. in normal conditions. A store worker said it will be 1-2 weeks before the store is properly restocked. So forget about selection, due to this crazy whacked-out day! Which will push it too close to Christmas day .. and who wants to be part of the madness just one week before Christmas?? It's now at the point .. if anyone wants to do normal regular buying .. where the shelves are properly stocked ... do it in October and November. And stop ... by the week of Thanksgiving.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Black friday was a book keeping term that retailers used. It is the day they went from being in the 'red' to being in the 'black'" This story is just marketing. Trying to make something that sounds negative into a positive. Wikipedia has it right.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Thanks for the link Doug I can't believe it's been 7 years since I posted that. Time flies when you are having fun
