Black Friday CC & BB just added..

[topspeed]

OK, I'll ask it:

WTF is "Black Friday?"

Stock market crash?
USC lost to Notre Dame?
Sir T finally went off and shot Lexie?*































* Later proved to be only a dream in a shower. I think Wooch and Kex were there too, but it fell under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

[Groundbeef]

OK, I'll ask it:

WTF is "Black Friday?"

Stock market crash?
USC lost to Notre Dame?
Sir T finally went off and shot Lexie?*


* Later proved to be only a dream in a shower. I think Wooch and Kex were there too, but it fell under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

Black friday is the term given to the shopping day AFTER Thanksgiving. Traditionally it is the 1st day that most retailers in the US show a profit for the year. Hence the "black", as in "We are now in the Black!" and out of the Red (Loss).

Most retaliers do a bulk of their business in the short time between Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm off, but thats always been my interpretation of the day.

BTW if you don't have anything to do that Friday, I suggest you go people watching. Its a hoot, but I wouldn't go into any stores. They'll kill ya!

[GMichael]

Black friday is the term given to the shopping day AFTER Thanksgiving. Traditionally it is the 1st day that most retailers in the US show a profit for the year. Hence the "black", as in "We are now in the Black!" and out of the Red (Loss).

Most retaliers do a bulk of their business in the short time between Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm off, but thats always been my interpretation of the day.

BTW if you don't have anything to do that Friday, I suggest you go people watching. Its a hoot, but I wouldn't go into any stores. They'll kill ya!

I second this. It was a blast. But I won't do it again. Here is what that website has to say on the subject.

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when major retailers around the country discount products to help kick off the Christmas shopping season. This Black Friday ads are usually kept secret until you receive the circulars in your Thanksgiving Day newspaper. However at Black-Friday.net, we give you the advantage by showing you all of the Black Friday 2007 ads before anyone else. We also offer direct links to each product so you can purchase the items online on Black Friday without having to stand in line at the store!

[GMichael]

OK, I'll ask it:

WTF is "Black Friday?"

Stock market crash?
USC lost to Notre Dame?
Sir T finally went off and shot Lexie?*































* Later proved to be only a dream in a shower. I think Wooch and Kex were there too, but it fell under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

Have you been living under a rock? BF is the Friday after Thanksgiving. Retailers have their best deals of the year on this day. The stores will be swamped with shoppers. I went to CC a few years back on BF. Got there at 5 AM. There was no place to park. Had to park at a nearby bank and walk over. The line was around the whole building to get in. I could see a wall of TV's stacked up to the ceiling as I stood in line to get in. Once I was inside, the TV's were gone. Just one left with two old women ready to go to blows over who saw it first. I picked up a 32" CRT TV for $200 that day.