The day after Thanksgiving is when all the retail stores used to start their super sales. I used to love waking up at 3am (or just not going to sleep) and waiting in line for the latest deals. I didn’t really care about the deals themselves most of the time; I just liked the adventure of it all. But now the adventure is gone. Black Friday has been moved back to Black Thursday – also known as Thanksgiving.
Many retail stores open up at 5 or 6pm on Thanksgiving. There is no fun in that. Any asshole can go out after dinner and wait on line. At least at 4am, you knew that you were part of that special club of deal seekers who were willing to change their sleep schedule for the adventure.
They keep moving Black Friday back that at some point the super deals will start right after Halloween. The sad part is that some retailers had Christmas stuff up before they even had Halloween stuff up this year. But I digress.
In any case, this is why Cyber Monday has been getting so much attention recently. You can get all the same great deals without even leaving your house. Sure there is no adventure in it, but a Jedi craves not these things. Materialism!
Speaking of materialism, I want to plug a few things for this Black Thursday through Cyber Tuesday (you know it’s coming). If you are in the market for jewelry, I want to point you to my friend Fran’s company, Liberty United, which turns guns into jewelry. A portion of the profits go toward getting guns off the streets. I wrote about it once before.
I also want to remind readers during this time of year about the Dangerous Talk Book Store and my Amazon Affiliate Link in the sidebar. Your support is always appreciated. Thanks and have a safe and fun shopping experience.
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