Some people love it.
Some people loathe it.
Some people see it as a game.
Some people see it as a gimmick.
Because of the greed, selfishness, and poor attitudes often on display that day, Black Friday really is a nasty and disgusting day.
All sorts of rude on display, just to save some bucks. Sick.
Rant over.
I came up with this collection of facts about 2014's Black Friday (and Thanksgiving shopping) that some may find interesting -- or sickening.
Black Friday is coming early this year to many retailers, which plan to open on Thanksgiving Day. But in three New England states, shoppers will have wait until midnight for door-buster deals. So-called blue laws -- first drafted in the colonial era to push people to go to church on Sunday and holidays -- bar retailers in Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island from opening on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Stores closed on Thanksgiving include: Costco Wholesale, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, T.J. Maxx, Neiman Marcus, Burlington Coat Factory, Nordstrom, Dillards, REI, American Girl, Sam's Club, Bed Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Lowe's, Home Depot, PetSmart, Petco, Ace Hardware
((BIG KUDOS FROM MR. MATTCHAT TO THESE BUSINESSES))
It’s clear: Black Friday is moving online. Consumers who plan to exclusively shop online plan to spend 56% more than consumers who are exclusively in-store Black Friday shoppers.
More than 55,000 people have signed a petition on change.org urging Target to remain closed on Thanksgiving, while the Boycott Black Thursday Facebook page has more than 87,000 likes.
Wal-Mart is making Black Friday a weeklong event, shifting away from the chaotic one-day sales that once epitomized the day after Thanksgiving. The "New Black Friday" will include five days of sales on Walmart.com and in stores, starting at 12:01 a.m. online on Thanksgiving and running through Cyber Monday.
Target announced its earliest ever Black Friday sale with plans to open doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, in an aggressive bid to boost holiday sales after a year of lackluster earnings and store closures.
The Missouri Office of Administration announced that Gov. Nixon has issued an executive order which will close state offices on November 28, the day after Thanksgiving. Public safety and other essential services and facilities will continue their normal operations.
Consumers spend 70 percent of their gift budget from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday and they generally do it in the first two stores they visit.
K-fart will open its doors to Black Friday shoppers at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open for 42 hours straight, the company announced Monday. That's one hour longer than last year's marathon shopping session.
Good heavens -- what a joke.
Out for now......
Matt