Fun Friday
It’s the day after Thanksgiving here in the United States which means hopefully those of you living here were able enjoy friends, family, some turkey, and of course football yesterday! Many of you are probably still in bed recovering from eating too much food while others are out in the craziness of what we call Black Friday. For those of you who don’t live in the U.S., or didn’t want to put up with lines and pushy people, not to worry, we’ve brought Black Friday to you! Here’s a look at the day after Thanksgiving in images.
Sleeping outside to be the 1st (or one-hundredth) in line
Tents are put away about 2 hours before open, and the line forms!
On your mark, get set….GO!
It’s like a stampede!
When everybody wants the same thing…
Wall-to-wall deals People!
Waiting in yet another line to pay for your purchases…
Haulin’ out the loot…
Oh, and don’t bring weapons… (people do!)
Loading up the goods…
In case the car isn’t big enough for all of your purchases…
Hooray! (How employees feel when their shift is over…)
How you feel when it’s all said and done…
How your wallet looks when the day is over:
What you’ll be eating for the next month…
The epitome of American consumerism: stampedes, long lines, and weapons arrest
People are idiots!
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!
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!
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!
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).
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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?
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.
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.
We picked up a Garmin GPS, which is super nice! Glad you got a deal.
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.