black friday shopping.

ash1ee · #1 (**permalink**) Nov 25, 05

Hot Damn!

Sniper · #2 (**permalink**) Nov 25, 05

?......explain please

ash1ee · #3 (**permalink**) Nov 25, 05

spent toooo much $$$$$.....
too many good deals to pass up!

Flip · #4 (**permalink**) Nov 25, 05

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Originally Posted by Sniper

?......explain please

I'm assuming buying a 40 of O.E. and a 9mm hand gun..............wow I'm gonna get in trouble for this one!

ja_raul · #5 (**permalink**) Nov 25, 05

The day after thanksgiving, lots of people have off work, non-retail people anyway. There is also a tradition that thanksgiving = the transition to full blown xmas frenzy, like your T-cells dropping to full blown AIDS levels. As such, there are ridiculous sales on certain items designed to lure people into stores and spending tons of money in a frenzied splurge.

It's called Black Friday because the poor retail drones all have to work, and all have to work for basically the entire day, and by managment because they make the most of their money between today and xmas (black vs red in accounting books).

galaxie · #6 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

I've always called it Black Friday.

Lately, people have been referring to it as "Green Friday". What gives?

Tea · #7 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by ash1ee

spent toooo much $$$$$.....
too many good deals to pass up!

I really wanna know what you bought and see pics. Nevada if you were in on this i know you love doing this pour moi. Makes my day.

i bought a few things today too...xmas shopping for me is my favorite.

Grapes · #8 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

Saw images of that on CNN.. looked like a fucking nightmare.

Shopping/over-consumption appeals to me less and less every year.

diva · #9 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

hi
i worked two retail jobs today

5am sock sale
people goign crazy of buy one get one free socks
pushing
shoving
crying

apparently people punched eachother out over socks last year

who the fuck wakes up at five am to buy socks?
fuck

anyways, all i bought were 16 pairs of socks today
and a shirt
and tights

my feet feel like they were stepped on by giant sock wearing elephants

Grapes · #10 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

Maybe we should rename it "Day when people forfeit what's left of their dignity for cheap material goods"?

Cdn_Brdr · #11 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by ja_raul

The day after thanksgiving, lots of people have off work, non-retail people anyway. There is also a tradition that thanksgiving = the transition to full blown xmas frenzy, like your T-cells dropping to full blown AIDS levels. As such, there are ridiculous sales on certain items designed to lure people into stores and spending tons of money in a frenzied splurge.

It's called Black Friday because the poor retail drones all have to work, and all have to work for basically the entire day, and by managment because they make the most of their money between today and xmas (black vs red in accounting books).

Actually the term 'Black Friday' means something entirely different. It has to do with retailers profits. The basic meaning is that up until this day most retailers have lost more money than they have made and are financially in the 'red'.

Black Friday is the day when most retailers start their Xmas frenzy and therefore the books move forward into the 'black'. That would expalin why Nat has heard 'green' friday as well because both are used to mean a positive profit.

NOW YOU KNOW

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE

YO JOE!

Jeaninah · #12 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

yeah I saw a thing about this on the news..

I fear for my life too much to travel into the states on this day.

veN · #13 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

On the way down (before 8am), we heard on the radio that somewhere in America there had already been a fist fight over a laptop in a Walmart. I called my mum to tell her I love her.

We hit the border and the customs officer said we were crazy and shook his head. I told him too, to tell my mother that I love her.

We went, we saw, we shopped until we almost dropped (I was really hungry and dehydrated), and it was amazing! I got some smokin' deals! =) Although... I had to wait 1/2 an hr in Banana Republic to return some jackets I had purchased on our last trip to Portland. Woooot! WE SURVIVED BLACK FRIDAY!

Ahh... Let's do it again next yr Ashlee!

And Tara, I'll see if I can get some img links or photos up for you soon. It's my pleasure!

veN · #14 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by galaxie

I've always called it Black Friday.

Lately, people have been referring to it as "Green Friday". What gives?

Just a guess, but would green friday be referring to America's green $$? Like how all their bills are green? And I'm sure many, many bills pass thru tellers hands on this day.

For me, it was all about the visa and amex. Who carries US $$? Ooh Ashlee does. Thank goodness, bc it bought us breakfast! =)

edit: uhhh... nm.

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Originally Posted by cdn_brdr

Black Friday is the day when most retailers start their Xmas frenzy and therefore the books move forward into the 'black'. That would expalin why Nat has heard 'green' friday as well because both are used to mean a positive profit.

I still think my guess was awfully clever!

Flip · #15 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by Cdn_Brdr

NOW YOU KNOW

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE

YO JOE!

Dude G.I. JOE rules!!! I remember one where there was this guy with down syndrome getting teased and then one of the Joes made the kids stop making fun of him for being "different" and they all learned a valuable lesson. Down syndrome is bad m'kay?

PaIniNyErAnUs · #16 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by Flip

Dude G.I. JOE rules!!! I remember one where there was this guy with down syndrome getting teased and then one of the Joes made the kids stop making fun of him for being "different" and they all learned a valuable lesson. Down syndrome is bad m'kay?

AWWWE flip yer just jelouse...wheres yer spatchula?

Flip · #17 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

I've got 3 of them. Wanna see my spatulas baby? Wow that would make the coolest pick up line!

PaIniNyErAnUs · #18 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by Flip

I've got 3 of them. Wanna see my spatulas baby? Wow that would make the coolest pick up line!

ive seen em, you really know how to use em baby, wasnt it funny when are daycare workers seperated up, cuz i liked yer spatulas so much?

thoes girls get in the way of our hummpin everytime, goodaam adult daycare

Flip · #19 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

Tramp!

PaIniNyErAnUs · #20 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by Flip

Tramp!

oh now you turn on me??..trader

Flip · #21 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by PaIniNyErAnUs

oh now you turn on me??..trader

Trader? Like trading hockey cards? Or perhaps a fur trader. heh heh fur trader.

Oh you meant Traitor? Well maybe if you weren't always making these offensive posts, I'd take your side a lil more often. At least some of us have morals!

PaIniNyErAnUs · #22 (**permalink**) Nov 26, 05

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Originally Posted by Flip

Trader? Like trading hockey cards? Or perhaps a fur trader. heh heh fur trader.

Oh you meant Traitor? Well maybe if you weren't always making these offensive posts, I'd take your side a lil more often. At least some of us have morals!

morals??, didnt know that word was in yer vocab

HOE