It’s Not Worth The Trouble To Shop On Black Friday
Today is Black Friday. It is a day when Americans are out shopping early in the morning time to get merchandises that is on sale for a cheaper price. Many would stand outside the stores in the cold for an average of 5 hours until the stores open to get that particular merchandise before someone else does.
Crazy things happen on that day. An example would be someone pepper spraying another person in order to get in the front of the line or fighting another customer in order to get that particular merchandise. During this time over the years, many people have been arrested for fighting over a product. A few have been trampled by an onslaught of customers trying to get that particular thing that is important to them.
Personally, I think that it is ridiculous that people would wait out in the cold hours before the store opens in order to get a specific merchandise. I understand that it is on sale for that specific weekend, but that same particular product will be on sale either before Christmas or the week after. It is not worth it to get into fights or even go to jail just to get that specific product because it will follow you for the rest of your life.
What about the stores that stayed open during Thanksgiving making their employees work instead of being with their families. I just think black friday has gotten way out of hand with corporate America and consumers.
I totally agree with that. When I was in Chile, the atmosphere there was laid back. Though it was important for them to make a living, the most important thing to them is family. Though I am a proud American, I rather have that.