Black Friday

[Butts]

What is this nonsensical American Import plaguing our shores ?

Reports of Police called to various Stores in Scotland to quell potential disorder in the scramble for bargains. Websites collapsing due to demand !!!

Can we not go back to the January Sales like the good old days with perhaps a minor Summer one. They actually meant something and were not a gimmick aka Dreams and DFS year round "best ever sales" :roll:

 

[Clip]

I saw one video on FB this morning of people in Springburn ripping apart a pallet to get their hands on a £99 telly. And they were not happy either.

 

[NSEFAN]

It's a day where we commemorate the failure of rampant capitalism by practising... err... rampant capitalism!

 

[Greenback]

It looks like there's no end to the practice of US culture making the long journey across the pond and being welcomed here with open arms by people who still mistakenly believe that there is something exciting and to be admired about the way the Americans do things.

 

[Emyr]

I don't mind it as it offers a common start date for retailer's xmas sales.

I doubt those "£500 down to £99" Blaupunkt TVs have been at £500 for long though. The Co-op have an equivalent (at first glance) 32" 720p LED-backlit TV by Samsung for £280, with a "normal price" of £350.

 

[Oswyntail]

It's a day where we commemorate the failure of rampant capitalism by practising... err... rampant capitalism!

Not really capitalism - more consumerism, which is not quite the same.

 

[Greenback]

I don't mind having a start date of Christmas sales, I just object to everything being Americanised!

 

[Ash Bridge]

I don't mind having a start date of Christmas sales, I just object to everything being Americanised!

Hear hear

 

[NSEFAN]

Not really capitalism - more consumerism, which is not quite the same.

True, although both they both bring out the greed and excess in humanity.

 

[90sWereBetter]

I don't mind having a start date of Christmas sales, I just object to everything being Americanised!

This.

 

[Greenback]

I must say I only first heard of the term Black Friday a year or two ago, now it seems everyone is using it :cry:

 

[455driver]

The last time I had a black Friday all the signalling had gone down at Woking jn, I dont think that is the same thing though!

 

[Johnnie2Sheds]

Well, like the rest of what Christmas has become its a load of rubbish that I have as little to do with as possible. (Except the drinking to excess obviously). As for American imported culture you need look only as far as the fat blokes attire. Utter utter cobblers. All of it.

 

[Clip]

I must say I only first heard of the term Black Friday a year or two ago, now it seems everyone is using it :cry:

Amazon only brought it over here a year or two ago. Bloody stupid.

 

[WelshBluebird]

Up until a couple of years ago, what I knew as black friday was the last friday before xmas where people would go out and drink way way too much.

 

[Greenback]

Up until a couple of years ago, what I knew as black friday was the last friday before xmas where people would go out and drink way way too much.

Yes, that's what I think of when I hear the phrase!

Amazon only brought it over here a year or two ago. Bloody stupid.

That might have been where I first came across it. I really should boycott Amazon...

 

[starrymarkb]

Wonder how many people fighting over those TVs will then complain about the erosion of UK culture by brown skinned immigrants.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

Wonder how many people fighting over those TVs will then complain about the erosion of UK culture by brown skinned immigrants.

What an ill-considered comment :roll:

Apart from any thing else...

 

[starrymarkb]

Amazon only brought it over here a year or two ago. Bloody stupid.

IIRC it was in response to people complaining that Amazon US were having a Black Friday sale but Amazon UK were not.

 

[Searle]

Just be glad that people are spending money and are keeping the economy going, ok?

 

[Ash Bridge]

Up until a couple of years ago, what I knew as black friday was the last friday before xmas where people would go out and drink way way too much.

I always thought that was called Mad Friday?

 

[ralphchadkirk]

I always thought that was called Mad Friday?

No, it was traditionally called black Friday.

 

[Ash Bridge]

No, it was traditionally called black Friday.

Ah, I stand corrected

 

[Bakerloo]

At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if we'd be celebrating Thanksgiving next...

 

[AM9]

Just be glad sad that people are spending money getting into more debt and are keeping driving the economy going towards the next recession, ok?

I just corrected it for you.

 

[ac6000cw]

Interesting list of 'Black Fridays' here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Fridays (Black Friday (shopping) is near the end)

 

[WelshBluebird]

I always thought that was called Mad Friday?

Depends on where you live really. Think I've heard it get called Factory Friday too.

 

[bb21]

I didn't realise it's the 13th today. My calender must be very out of sync.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well, like the rest of what Christmas has become its a load of rubbish that I have as little to do with as possible. (Except the drinking to excess obviously). As for American imported culture you need look only as far as the fat blokes attire. Utter utter cobblers. All of it.

Christmas in November...hock:

Have I been emulating Rip van Winkle and awoke to find much has changed..

 

[Johnuk123]

Those scenes of all the West Indians in the Wembley Asda literally fighting each other over Polaroid tv's was quite amusing.

Polaroid tellys - what a bargain.