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Cyber Monday vs. Black Friday

Ian Delap — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:28:31 +0000

The busiest shopping weekend of the year is almost behind us, with the exception of one fairly recent addition. Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday started in 2005 as an alternative to Black Friday. It was also a way for on-line retailers to get in on the pandemonium that Black Friday stirs up.

Here's A Black Friday Stampede To Make You Glad You Didn't Leave The House

Dan Seitz — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:01:52 +0000

Here’s the Saturday-after-Thanksgiving tradition: a smartphone video of a Black Friday riot. This is in Moultrie, GA, and the swarms of people are grabbing cheap pay-as-you-go smartphones. But it’s not the only shame to be happening, as the clip you’ve seen elsewhere isn’t legit. The Daily Telegraph, you know, an august news organization paid to [...]

The Chaos and Havoc of Black Friday 2012

John Riggs — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:40:25 +0000

Well, Black Friday is a thing of the past. I know, it’s still, technically, ‘Black Friday’ but the madness of the rush in the early hours or late Thanksgiving hours is what Black Friday conjurers up. Here is a crazy video of people risking the safety of themselves as well as others to save a [...]

Do You Approve of 'Black Friday' Starting on Thanksgiving Day? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:31:42 +0000

The big gimmick this Thanksgiving season is retailers beginning their Black Friday sales on Thursday, a day previously reserved for turkey and football with the family. This has understandably annoyed retail employees, who now have to work on what was previously a holiday. It also isn’t necessarily winning over consumers. According to a survey from Google [...]

Is Black Friday Invading Thanksgiving?

Ian Delap — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:15:15 +0000

Thanksgiving is a day full of wonderful joys. Spending time with loved ones, watching football, and stuffing yourself silly are just a few ways to enjoy your holiday. Now you can add one more joy to this already stuffed holiday. Shopping. Black Friday has been a holiday tradition attached to Thanksgiving for many years. Originally [...]

Holiday Shopping Now Starts Before Black Friday or Cyber Monday — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:56:45 +0000

While some fanatical Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are already at the gates waiting to assault the holiday-shopping season with their fearsome craving for stuff, some retail analysts say the gates are actually open now and the race is already in progress.

Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist for Booz and Company says, “Cyber Monday has begun, essentially. No question about it.”

When Do Stores In Casper Open On Black Friday?

Nick Perkins — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:58:13 +0000

With Christmas just around the corner, shoppers are gearing up for what has been the craziest, most chaotic day of the shopping year- Black Friday. It seems that stores are opening earlier and earlier in recent years, almost to the point of it being called Black WednesdayThrusdayFriday. Because we care about you, we want to try to save you some of the chaos, so you can focus more on buying gifts, and less on the hectic schedule. With that, we present to you a list of stores in Casper and when they'll open on Black Friday.

Black Friday Pranksters Satirize Shoppers [VIDEO]

Nick Perkins — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:36:02 +0000

With the holidays now over, it's time to sit back, drink a Pepsi, and reflect again on how utterly dumb we all are whilst Christmas shopping. These two guys realize how silly all of the fuss about holiday shopping is, so they decided to take it upon themselves to draw attention to the silliness of it all. The guys play it off well, but the best part is the items of which they're asking about.

5 Things You Shouldn't Buy on Black Friday

Shauna Wright — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0000

leejordan / stampendous / bcinfrance / pedrokwezi / anthonydecosta, Flickr Savvy buyers know Black Friday can be one of the best days of the year to find terrific bargains, but not all items are such great deals. In order to better your experience on that infamous shopping day, here are some things you may want [...]

Florida Woman Shows How Excited She Is for Best Buy's Black Friday Sale [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:59:10 +0000

Some stores have made headlines this week for opening their doors to Black Friday shoppers on Thanksgiving night instead of the following day, but for one young Florida woman, even that’s not early enough.