As of tonight, Sunday evening, it is still “Black Friday.” Despite record-breaking sales on the actual day named “Friday,” we are still having Friday. It’s like the movie “Groundhog Day.” We just repeat the same day over and over.
My inbox is filled with businesses having a Black Friday sale, holding a sale over, last-minute decisions to keep offering deals, still-time-to beat-the-clock-deals. Apparently everyone used their phones to order this year. I can’t do that. I can’t even see my screen. That’s what got me into trouble on the IPad – teenie little buttons that allowed me to “accidentally” order Amazon Prime as I was checking out. I reiterate, is was an accident! (An accident which has driven us to waste a few hours on a bizarre series, “The Romanovs.”)
And why is it ”Black” Friday? I’m not sure I know. It seems discriminatory, doesn’t it? I’d favor “Green” Friday, which implies spending cash, which is really what the day is about, right?
I look forward to tomorrow. At least we can call it “Cyber Monday“ and relive that day for a week.