Is there any excuse for Black Friday, other than GREED?
In Australia, Black Friday refers to a disaster - one of the worst wildfires in history. Not rabid consumers fighting to the death over a pair of shoes.
Nope. Stores/companies have "conditioned" people into parting with their money on certain days (Black Friday, Prime Days, etc.) by claiming to offer discounts. In reality, stores/companies actually make out like bandits as they only discount certain "high markup" items, but while they got the people "in" they will buy other things that have little to no discount. I do NOT miss working in retail this time of year.
As a business owner who runs a Black Friday thru Christmas sale. I can tell you I include everything in my store in my sale. So there are businesses who run a real sale and do not markup ahead of time to offer a fake discount.
Many retail businesses make well over half of the year's profits during Thanksgiving/Christmas shopping. Working to make a profit is not the definition of greed. You can look that up if you wish. Calling a two or three week period "Black Friday" is ridiculous enough that it shouldn't bother anyone. It is obvious to those with a modicum of intellect that that ridiculous notion of Black Friday is simply following the shopping public's behavior. People spend their money and use their credit cards like there's no tomorrow during that season. So yes, mark it down and get it sold.That's just business, not necessarily greed. It's up to us to not let consumerism destroy the beautiful meanings of our winter holidays.
This post was edited by Thriftymaid at November 21, 2024 1:48 PM MST
It is advertising sales. Greed...no. It is business. Making money to pay people etc. I run one every year. And it is the best price you will get at my store for a retail item. Wholesale is a different animal all together.
Shuhak 