What To Do With “Black Friday”
November 26, 2009
One would not want to be caught in a store on the Friday after Thanks Giving. “Black Friday” has become an American phenomenon. Crowds of people fill stores across the country in order to participate in extraordinary deals and unbeatable sales. This single day out of the year has been known to be both spectacular because stores exhibit unique clothing and draw in diverse people who have a desire to shop. On the other hand, “Black Friday” is incredibly chaotic and ridiculous because people are sucked in to stores, in order to shop, whether they can afford it or not. Also, Friday’s rush causes people to transform in to vultures who have the potential to harm other people. Today, the only solution is to change the practice of “Black Friday” by means of shopping on the Internet.
Don’t get me wrong, Black Friday is an American tradition that should not be ceased. However, it needs to be changed because people are getting physically harmed. Last year on Long Island, a Wal-Mart employee was killed after being trampled by a flock of people entering the store. In California, two people were killed in a Black Friday shooting at Toys “R” Us. These tragedies have caused Americans to think twice about their shopping mania. Have stores gone too far in trying to convince shoppers to arrive in throngs in early morning hours the day after Thanksgiving? Instead, people should be waking up early on Black Friday to visit stores’ websites to shop online. Its only flaw would be that the Internet may run a bit slow due to the amount of people logging on to the same sites. On the other hand, this is a mere convenience compared to getting hurt while entering a store.
