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Why the Last Friday in November is called “Black Friday”?
Merchants use “black” to signify profit and red to indicate a loss when they recording everyday sales. And “the day after Thanksgiving”, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, has been regarded as the beginning of the United States Christmas Shopping Season since 1952. So the phrase “Black Friday” is to signify a positive boot in retail sales, described as the biggest shopping day in the USA.
Influences brought by Black Friday:
Stores Opening Earlier and Earlier Every Year:
For many years, retailers open at 6:00 a.m. on Black Friday commonly.
- In the late 2000s, many stores crept to open at 5:00 a.m. or 4:00 a.m..
- In 2011, several big retailers opened at midnight for the first time.
- In 2012, Walmart and several other retailers opened most of their stores at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
Violence Occurring Between Shoppers:
- In 2008, the 34-year-old employee Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death.
- In 2010, three people were arrested for threatening to shoot other shoppers after she cutting in line, causing a disturbance by arguing, and carrying drugs and weapons separately. And two people were stabbed and trampled separately.
- In 2012, two people were shot during a dispute over a parking space.
- In 2013, a shopper was arrested for attacking an officer and a man was shot in the leg by a robber.
- In 2014, five shoppers were arrested at different places for fighting.
- 2015 was called “The worst Black Friday brawls in history”, because national wide people saw several people fighting over a pair of Air Jordan sneakers due to smartphones can capture video instantly.
- In 2016, a 21-year-old young person was shot and killed.
- In 2019, a shopper was shot by the shooter in a shooting led by a fight.
Since 2006, there have been 12 reported deaths and 117 injuries of violence occurring between shoppers on Black Friday throughout the United States
As the popular use of smartphones, online shopping hit offline businesses heavily on Black Friday. Online shopping can avoid most conflicts caused by securing the place in line to get a better chance to buy their desired items. And they can just lay on the sofa with a comfortable posture in a warm room holding their smartphones or tablets.
Black Friday Shopping Tips:
On Black Friday, many stores offer big discounts for shoppers to attract traffic. We advocate rational consumption. So we have some shopping tips for you.
- Check the daily necessities list.
- You can write all them down from personal hygiene, cleaning, kitchen, bedding, window coverings, linen and furniture, and appliances.
- Next, check the things that must buy and the items that need to renew.
- Then, check the necessities like toilet paper, kitchen paper, napkin, bottled water, and stock them more.
- Check your carts, and list the products that are on discount sale.
- Search a discounted gift card or coupon code for all things on your shopping list.
- And finally, write a final list of things you need to buy on Black Friday.
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