Discussion: Black Friday

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Hi there! Black Friday is coming up really soon. I find it an interesting subject to discuss about. However I personally don’t know much about it, since it’s a relatively new thing in the Netherlands. I am not sure what I think about if I am honest. I feel like a lot of websites just try to make things look better than they actually are :upside_down_face: I just find it weird it became more like Black Week than Black Friday, I mean there are companies that are gonna start with it Monday :thinking:

So what do you guys think about it? Do you like it or think it’s just a comercial strategy basically?

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I mean, in the U.S., it’s… Something I can’t describe

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It’s definitely interesting, in my town it becomes chaotic but in the city it’s like nobody cares? I have seen some pretty violent videos too…

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I mean if food was cheaper on black friday too then i would totally like it more.

I have spoken.

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It’s great when you can get good deals on things that you wouldn’t be able to afford, and strategically placed just before all the Christmas prices go up.

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Doesn’t matter how much they reduce the prices I still won’t be able to afford anything :sweat_smile::joy:

But where I live it’s not as violent as other places, Just people complaining about the super long ques =)

( @Duckling )

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I actually don’t know how it is here in Germany since we never pay attention to such things in my family :sweat_smile::eyes::sparkles:
But someone once told me that most of the sales are fake :eyes::eyes::eyes:
(197 left :eyes::sparkles::smiley_cat::tada:)

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Cyber Monday is better. Black Friday isn’t that big of a thing in Australia, but I haven’t gone shopping on Black Friday before. :white_heart:

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Neither.

My mum went for the first time last year to buy Christmas presents

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In Mexico, we have something called El Buen Fin (it lasts four days, from Friday to Monday), and it was last weekend. It’s usually around November 19th. I think it’s great when you want to buy something relatively expensive for a lower price, but it does get pretty crowded and there’s always lots of traffic those days. I bought my laptop last weekend for an excellent price, but the mall so crowded that we almost didn’t find a table in the food court, and we were stuck in traffic on our way there.

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I think it’s gotten out of control in the US and personally boycott it.

For example, now stores open for Black Friday at 5 pm on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday) and stay open until closing on Friday night.

I get that it can be a good deal, but I feel bad for retail workers who have to leave their friends and family during the holiday and I’m not sure if they even are paid more and I know customers are crazier these days…

Also, people just buy things they don’t really need just because it’s a deal.

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Isn’t it Black Friday today? :purple_heart: :butterfly:

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Oh yeah… :joy:

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Black Friday is over :crying_cat_face: