Comments on: CyberNotes: Images of Black Friday!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:12:47 +0000

I just don’t get it. I live in Panama in Central America, and I haven’t seen this collective conduct just to get a bargain. Is money in the U.S. that bad that you have to run like crazy to get rid of it?

I think that some people do it more for the excitement. I know that’s why we do it…sometimes it is fun to sit in line with friends or family and just chat away until the doors open up. In my eyes it is all part of the holiday season. Sure some people get rather rude when it comes to buying items, but there are still a lot of people who are in good spirit.

Oh, and I can’t forget to mention that I worked in retail for several years, and was there for all of the Black Friday’s. It’s nice to be on the other end of things.

Mohan wrote:

OMG…it is crazy out there today…but I did get a great deal on a Sansa Clip 2GB MP3 player though! So the real question is I am crazy for going out there in that mess…YES I am!

We picked up a Garmin GPS, which is super nice! Glad you got a deal.

Anonymous wrote:

Half the people in the world not knowing where their next meal is coming from. Our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh devastated by a hurricane with dead children scattered around their villages. 5 million + children in the world are starving every day. Millions suffering with diseases that go untreated………… and people in the USA celebrate ‘Black Friday!!’ A black day indeed, we should all be so, so ashamed! Wake up America before it’s too late!

Many people do what they can by donating to churches, organizations, and more. Many people will be purchasing presents this year anyway, and by saving money they could have more money to donate. There are a lot of different ways you can look at it.

By: Blogging Thanksgiving 2007 at Blogging Times @ XY35.COM

Blogging Thanksgiving 2007 at Blogging Times @ XY35.COM — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:50:39 +0000

[...] very early to catch those Black Friday deals. Some pictures of what that looked like can be found here. Now the deals move online for Cyber Monday. Consumerist was bummed out by the lack of Black Friday [...]

By: netster007x

netster007x — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:17:27 +0000

U got it google. Our government already gives financial relief to starving countries, right outta our paychecks. Many relief organizations aren’t trustworthy, either. I saw a 20/20 report where they interviewed Africans who said the relief goes mostly to the gov’t officials, and little gets to the people. After many years of funding relief, their situation is worse than before. They said we should help them by stopping sending funds.

More money isn’t the answer to every problem, no matter how much Bono would like you to think it is.

By: Google

Google — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:57:58 +0000

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Half the people in the world not knowing where their next meal is coming from. Our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh devastated by a hurricane with dead children scattered around their villages. 5 million + children in the world are starving every day. Millions suffering with diseases that go untreated………… and people in the USA celebrate ‘Black Friday!!’ A black day indeed, we should all be so, so ashamed! Wake up America before it’s too late!

Well said, anon. Sadly, I don’t think America ‘can’ wake up from it.

What are we supposed to do just donate all our money? People earn there money working they can choose how to spend it. What fluffy, donating, libel, country do you guys come from?

By: Michael Dobrofsky

Michael Dobrofsky — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:27:57 +0000

Anonymous wrote:

Half the people in the world not knowing where their next meal is coming from. Our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh devastated by a hurricane with dead children scattered around their villages. 5 million + children in the world are starving every day. Millions suffering with diseases that go untreated………… and people in the USA celebrate ‘Black Friday!!’ A black day indeed, we should all be so, so ashamed! Wake up America before it’s too late!

Well said, anon. Sadly, I don’t think America ‘can’ wake up from it.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:46:20 +0000

Nice

By: arjay

arjay — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:23:45 +0000

I accidentally got a VisionTek video card from Circuit City. Online. I woke up at 5 a.m. to try my luck, but the checkout line was crazy, so I just left. I went online and bought one for myself, same savings, same cash down the drain, but no lines. I don’t see the point in camping out 12 hours before store opening. And I thought we had money problems. Tsk. I wish the sale was on gas, I don’t like the 3 dollar per gallon prices around here (NC).

By: Mohan

Mohan — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:12:52 +0000

OMG…it is crazy out there today…but I did get a great deal on a Sansa Clip 2GB MP3 player though! So the real question is I am crazy for going out there in that mess…YES I am!

By: Omar Upegui R.

Omar Upegui R. — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:26:56 +0000

I just don’t get it. I live in Panama in Central America, and I haven’t seen this collective conduct just to get a bargain. Is money in the U.S. that bad that you have to run like crazy to get rid of it?

Culture is so different in other countries I guess. No wonder it’s called “Black Friday”. Black eye for your pocket!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:35:53 +0000

Half the people in the world not knowing where their next meal is coming from. Our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh devastated by a hurricane with dead children scattered around their villages. 5 million + children in the world are starving every day. Millions suffering with diseases that go untreated………… and people in the USA celebrate ‘Black Friday!!’ A black day indeed, we should all be so, so ashamed! Wake up America before it’s too late!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:13:38 +0000

People are idiots!

By: stavarotti

stavarotti — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:59:05 +0000

The epitome of American consumerism: stampedes, long lines, and weapons arrest