Black Friday

Last week , I talked with our consultant in America through phone , and he told me the forth Thursday is their Thanksgiving day ( Nov. 26), and the next day is ‘ Black Friday “ .
I didn't understand that last Friday was not Nov.13th , why there is another bad Black Friday? He said Black Friday is their big discount shopping day which follows Thanksgiving. Retailers promote Black Friday as the day to start shopping for Christmas. Black Friday is often advertised with "Christmas Sales" as well as "Thanksgiving Sales". Many retailers open extremely early, most of the retailers typically open at 5AM or even earlier. It is not an official holiday, but many employees have the day off as part of the Thanksgiving holiday (with the exceptions of those employed in retailing, health care, and banking). Many people are crazy to shop on that day and usually make a long list of items they want to buy. It is smart to shop with a group of friends . Split up and go to different stores and use cell phones to get items on each other's list to save time. Some items are provided on the web site as well. Black Friday brings the traffic in a heavy and serious situation, that’s why they call it “ Black Friday “. Isn’t that similar to the department store's anniversary sale in Taiwan ? Big discount attracts people and traffic.

Jenny