That bastion of truth and accurate information Wikipedia credits the origin of the term Black Friday to an article in “Factory Management and Maintenance.” In 1951 the article referred to the widespread practice of calling in sick the day after Thanksgiving as Black Friday. Eventually “The Man” realized the benefits of giving Friday off. It gave workers a 4 day weekend , making it easier to abuse them for the rest of the holiday season. The term’s meaning was soon to note various other events, each less interesting than the last, and at some point became the rallying call for the biggest sale day of the year.
As with everything good in this life someone will eventually ruin it for personal gain, and retailers now start giving Black Friday pricing from somewhere between July 4th and the end of January of the following year. Now we just stand in line to feel the illusion of getting a super discount when, in truth, we mostly get the same discount that will be listed in next week’s flyer as Black Friday Pricing Extended through Sunday!
My suggestion: Switch to getting your discounts on Cyber Monday where you can get the same or better deals on-line. It seems safer.
Who ever heard of anyone ever getting scammed or cheated on-line?