Blog Post #4

Recently there have been many discount opportunities for the public. On the day after Thanksgiving each year, there is a huge sale day called Black Friday. On the Monday after Thanksgiving there is a large online sale called Cyber Monday. I like the idea of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, because each promotes sales that make shopping more affordable. Its also a plus that each of these events occur before the major holidays in December, so it makes buying gifts also more affordable. I prefer Black Friday over the two because Black Friday has been around for a very long time and is a tradition to go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday is cool too, but it crashes a lot of computers. I think that Black Friday should only be on the Friday. Thanksgiving is a day to relax, celebrate, and enjoy your time with your family, not go rushing around to go shopping. Black Friday deals should only occur at 12:00am or later on that Friday. The shopping season that is extending is getting too crazy, because in the old days people would get things they needed and a few things they wanted, now people go way overboard and spend a lot of money that they don't have. It's pretty ridiculous that kids in middle school, and even in elementary school have i phones, and other expensive technology like this. Midnight shopping would be okay because it is more appropriate than at 5 on Thanksgiving, but ideally 5 or 6am would be best for people.