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Thursday, May 12th, 2011
10:37 pm	Why Do We Call It Black Friday? The Beginnings of Black Friday You have probably heard of "Black Friday". This is the the day after Thanksgiving when retail outlets offer special early bird sales and deals for the Holiday season. You may be familiar with getting up incredibly early in order to get some great bargains at stores. If this is the case, you are sure not alone. Find out more about the best of Black Friday and even Cyber Monday by visiting this site devoted to both. Every year the stores are jam packed with mobs of shoppers who are looking to save some money by purchasing items at the lowest possible prices. If you have ever wondered why it is called Black Friday or how this tradition started, read on to learn more about the history of retail's biggest day of the year. This shoppers' holiday actually got its name in two very different ways. Shopping malls were simply packed with people looking for a deal once this tradition got started. Sadly what happened because of this was a number of road accidents as well as fights between people crowded together. Back in 1966, the Philadelphia Police Department coined the term "Black Friday" to describe this phenomenon. The other meaning of the term came later on, originating from an accounting term which means profit for retailers. The phrase “in the red” indicates loss where as “being in black” indicates profit. The day after Thanksgiving started to feel like a gold mine to retailers as more and more people came to these sales. Ever since the very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in 1924, Black Friday has marked the start of the Holiday shopping season. Before it was known by what we call it now, it was simply "After Thanksgiving Sales". It was the busiest day of the year as it is now. During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt changed the date of Thanksgiving to a week earlier so that merchants could have more shopping days in the season in which to sell their wares. Black Friday has become very popular these days, so many large retailers open up as early as at Midnight on Thanksgiving so that give most of the hours during the day for the shoppers.black friday black friday Current Mood: nauseated Current Music: Indy (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
2:33 pm	Why is it Called Black Friday? The History and Origin of Black Friday You have probably heard of "Black Friday". It's the day after Thanksgiving, on which stores have huge sales for the upcoming holidays. You may be familiar with getting up incredibly early in order to get some great bargains at stores. You have many for company in that case. Find out more about the best of Black Friday and even Cyber Monday by visiting this site devoted to both. Each year, the stores are packed with crowds looking to save some money and bring home gifts at the lowest prices possible. The reasons behind tradition of the Black Friday could be discovered by reading on the history of the biggest day of the year for the retailers. Interestingly enough, there are two ways that this shoppers holiday got it's name. At the very beginning of the tradition, people we so eager for deals that they swarmed the shopping centers. Sadly what happened because of this was a number of road accidents as well as fights between people crowded together. This phenomenon was termed as “Black Friday” by the Philadelphia Police Department way back in 1966. The other meaning of the term came later on, originating from an accounting term which means profit for retailers. Where as being "in the red" indicates a loss, being "in the black" means profits. The day after Thanksgiving started to feel like a gold mine to retailers as more and more people came to these sales. Black Friday has marked the beginning of the Holiday shopping season since the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924,. Before it was known by what we call it now, it was simply "After Thanksgiving Sales". Today it is one of the single busiest shopping days of the year. In the midst of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt moved the date of Thanksgiving; made it one week earlier in order to allow merchants more days in the shopping season to sell their goods. Black Friday has become very popular these days, so many large retailers open up as early as at Midnight on Thanksgiving so that give most of the hours during the day for the shoppers. Current Mood: nauseated Current Music: Indy (Comment on this)