Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Black Friday: Useless?

Almost everyone has heard of Black Friday, and most have heard of Cyber Monday. Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving where all of the retail stores and shops have massive sales, lowering their prices by up to 90%. Cyber Monday is similar, but instead of shops, the online stores have huge sales. Now, while some people have the same opinion on both of these, I have distinct opinions on both days. Black Friday in my opinion is an outdated, dangerous, weird, and unnecessary tradition. First of all, online shopping is more convenient, as you don't need to wait outside a store for hours beforehand, and then charge in, and have fights over certain items. It is also incredibly dangerous, as people have died and been seriously injured. Creating such a dumb, dangerous situation is bad, but the danger is not just to the customers that choose to come, but also to the employees that cannot choose to come or not, and some employees have been trampled, fought, and abused throughout Black Fridays over the years. Having people die over good deals on TVs is ridiculous. Cyber Monday is not just safer, but more convenient to the customers. I would like to see Cyber Monday become more popular, and Black Friday begin to die out, as Thanksgiving to some people is just thought as the prelude to Black Friday, and that is sad. Also, interesting fact, buying some items right before Christmas is cheaper than buying it on Black Friday. Anyway, next year, think of this when you are buying something at Macy's on Black Friday: You're part of the problem.

5 comments:

  1. I agree that as technology advances we should use more of cyber Monday. Fabulous opinions :)

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  2. I agree I heard that someone died this year. Ridiculous because 200$ off a new tv is not worth the price of a humans life.

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  3. I think that Black Friday isn't all that bad, but it can be a problem when lots of people rush to a store at once. I agree that cyber Monday in better though

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  4. I agree with Conner about the fact that Black Friday isn't that bad. Ben, you should know that online shopping can sometimes be inconvenient.

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  5. The entire idea of a consumer economy arranged around a single day is ridiculous, it incentivizes exploiting workers and separates consumers from workers, keeping people disenfranchised.

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