For so many years, Black Friday has been a day of madness and savings across the globe. With people getting violent with each other to get the best deals, shops packed full of sweaty bodies - not something I am into.
Black Friday was first mentioned in reference to the USA financial scandal in 1869. In a business term, when the business is loosing profit, accountants say that they are in 'Red', whereas if the business is making profit it is marked as 'Black'. Yes you are saving money from products, but still businesses are gaining a lot of profit from the amount of products being sold. Since 1960, the term was used to mark the kickoff of the christmas shopping season.
For me, when I see a discount in store or online, it makes me want to buy more than just one product from the store - there is an immediate buzz when getting something cheaper than it was originally was and a scare that if you don't get it now at a cheap price you won't buy it at all. I have received hundreds of emails from the stores that I love about percentages off products and deals which I could grab 'before it's too late'.
The telegraph has stated today that 'this year, internet scales over the 24-hour period are expected to surpass £1 billion' - that is a crazy amount of money just made in a small gap of time.
Black Friday is a CRAZE. I think it's mad that some people will go to extreme lengths just to get the TV they wanted, or a pile of clothes that will probably end up in the black of their wardrobes in a few months time.
Saskia x
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