Comments on: Pink Fluffy Bunny Friday

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:33:20 +0000

I honestly don’t remember it being called that, but then I don’t tend to pay much attention to that kind of thing. Was it super busy? I don’t really remember, 15 years is a long time!

By: Bazlurgan

Bazlurgan — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:45 +0000

I don’t know how you didn’t know about Black Friday when you consider that when you, Andy Mac Nab and I first went to New York for a pre Christmas shop many years ago, we arrive smach bang on Black Friday and as a consequence had to face the absolutely unbelievably busy New York streets and shops as a result…

Obviously when we planned or trip we had no idea that the Friday following Thanksgiving would be as busy as that!

That, my friend, was Black Friday!

By: warmi

warmi — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:22:32 +0000

It is also often irrational because the supposed deals they are after, generally amount to an equivalent of couple of visits to a local McDonald or a similar place … in other words, skipping on (most likely unnecessary anyway) stop by McDonald once or twice a month would give them the same result.

I suspect for many people it is simply a thrill, an entertainment of sorts.

By: johnhpus

johnhpus — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:34:52 +0000

People have literally been crushed to death in department stores as people rush to certain deals, so the term Black Friday might not be quite the misnomer it seems.

And yeah, Thanksgiving is definitely the *other* Christmas dinner. I love it.

By: Vectrex

Vectrex — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:34:06 +0000

erm.. If it’s the most profitable day, why don’t they sell for those prices everyday?

Steve: You could make that reality! Although these days if you chucked silver dollars the kids would say ‘you cheap bastard!’

By: Kevin Bjorke

Kevin Bjorke — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:18:12 +0000

Try “Buy Nothing Day”

By: Kevin Bjorke

Kevin Bjorke — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:17:48 +0000

(oh, and your comment system doesn’t let commenters know if their comment was successfully logged or not)

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:39:27 +0000

Ah ok – there was I naively imagining snow-dusted streets with jolly santas on each corner, millionnaires driving past in Model T’s tossing silver dollars to children (who presumably reply ‘Gosh, thanks Mister!’).

Reality sucks

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:29:28 +0000

But Steve, you’ve never experienced the horror of shopping on Black Friday. Trust me, the ominous name fits it perfectly, as the crowds can at best be described as zombie-esque and at worst as a raging pack of lunatics. It is the most profitable, but more importantly easily the most terrifying day of the year for retailers, hence the name. The parallels with the original Dawn of the Dead are spot on.