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'Black Friday Is Dying' (fastcompany.com)

Posted by msmash on from the changing-pattern dept.

A reader shares a report: For years, Black Friday signaled the beginning of Christmas shopping. The day after Thanksgiving was a frantic day of driving to the store at the crack of dawn to fight off other shoppers for great deals. For people who truly hated the ritual, I have some good news for you: Black Friday is going away. That's according to data from GPShopper, which tracks consumer behavior. It turns out, customers are really not into Black Friday. A full 81% of us feel stress surrounding the notion of Black Friday, and 45% of us believe it is the most stressful time of the year. And with online shopping, consumers are increasingly realizing they don't need to do all their shopping on one day. The majority would prefer to shop in the second week of December. Weirdly, a full 12% of consumers would prefer to shop after Christmas, to capitalize on the post-holiday sales, even though their recipients would get their presents a little late.

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  1. We are going to celebrate Festivus by jabberw0k · · Score: 5, Funny

    on January 6. Problem solved.

    1. Re:We are going to celebrate Festivus by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

      No idea but I'm pretty sure it will be integrated into the next version of systemd.

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    2. Re:We are going to celebrate Festivus by Jason+Levine · · Score: 3, Funny

      Then there was that one Magi who said "Hey, can I sign my name on the card and say that myrrh is from me too?"

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  2. Re: Black Friday is growing, not dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    #BlackFridaysMatter

  3. Re:Not a very good poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The one and only time I stood in a Black Friday sale line was in 1998. Zelda:OOT had been released on Tuesday for pre-orders, but wasn't available to walk-ins until Friday. The local Target store had 17 copies in stock. I showed up at 6:00 AM for a store-opening of 7:00 AM. There were maybe a dozen people in line, and I took my place. Everyone else was hyped up about winning a car or something. The first 25 people would get a key that might (but probably wouldn't) start that car! By the time the doors opened, there were probably 300 people lined up to the far end of the building. I ran past the guy handing out keys, made a beeline for electronics, got my copy of Zelda, and got back to the checkout line and got the hell out of there before true insanity took over. There were still 100+ people in line, slowly inching their way into the store as I left.

    I beat the Deku Tree dungeon before I went to work that morning. Never did finish the game. Got bored with it around the time I got to the Shadow Temple. It's not my favorite Zelda game, not by a long shot. (Unintentional Zelda joke!)

  4. Re:Weirdly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fuck you Dad, I want more stuff. Stop telling me what I need and don't need because you're fucking cheap.

  5. Re:Weirdly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hanukkah is just the Jewish Christmas. Instead of an old Pagan figure you have a big ball of matzo cruising around in a Mercedes.

  6. Re:Weirdly? by Baron_Yam · · Score: 4, Funny

    Go to your damn room, and no backtalk or I'll take away your video games.

    And what the hell were we even thinking, naming you "Anonymous Coward"? It's at times like this I wish your mother swallowed.

  7. Re: Black Friday is growing, not dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    #AllFridaysMatter