We all love a good sale, especially when it comes to buying things for Christmas, but in my opinion these Black Friday sales have gone way to far and are definitely not worth the hassle any longer.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas less than four weeks apart this year, we, as consumers, have been bombarded by Christmas sale ads earlier than normal. Over the past decade or so more and more retailers are using the term "Black Friday" to push their holiday sales.
Black Friday is in just a few days. The day of massive sales, long lines, and a generally frantic attitude is upon us. Just a day after we all give thanks for all that we have, we crowd in our local stores to rampage for the best deal. During this chaotic day, we need to remember to be kind to those working.
A week ago East Texans were camping outside of the big box retailers trying to get their hands on the best deals for Black Friday. They were looking to save money on electronics, toys and more and to do that many had to wait in long lines to get the savings, but imagine if you in a Black Friday line at a 99 cents store!
Here's the Saturday-after-Thanksgiving tradition: a smartphone video of a Black Friday riot. This is in Moultrie, GA, and the swarms of people are grabbing cheap pay-as-you-go smartphones. But it's not the only shame to be happening, as the clip you've seen elsewhere isn't legit.
Trivia question: Where is the one place on Earth where you can count on people gathering around a table, thanking God for all they have, only to see these same people -- a few hours later, mind you -- embarrass themselves and cause mass chaos to save a few bucks?
Why, the United States of America, of course.
Leave it to Jimmy Kimmel and his crew to make America's favorite comic strip characters into greedy, dirty-mouthed misanthropes, just like the rest of us Black Friday shoppers!
It's not just the big-box stores like Walmart and Target who get mobbed by 'Black Friday' shoppers. Here you can watch as hundreds of women prepare to trample each other for fancy underwear at their local Victoria's Secret.
It's 'Black Friday' and folks are out in droves looking for that great deal! Beware shoppers, in the all the excitement and Choas of 'Black Friday" you could make some poor choices. Here's a list of some of the "not so good" finds, according to HuffingtonPost.com.
A new Nielsen survey says most kids age 6-12 want an iPad most of all this Christmas. Most adults would probably rather have that than a new sweater too.
The new Nintendo Wii U comes in second on most wish lists, and then the iPod Touch and iPad Mini.
The price range on those gifts is $199 for the iPod Mini, to $499 for the new iPad. There are reports that most households spend on average, betwe