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tina tron

(160 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2013, 10:09 AM Nov 2013

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Blame the media for Black Friday hype

They are the ones that get people stirred up into a frenzy over black Friday "sales". They also benefit by creating a fake holiday and then covering it. Some dude at Wal-Mart punches out a store clerk? All the better. More coverage. Here is a sampling of news outlets that have Black Friday guides.

http://www.wcnc.com/news/consumer/Black-Friday-Guide-2013-232757491.html

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101214734

http://www.longisland.com/articles/11-21-13/2013-black-friday-shopping-guide.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2013/11/24/tech-buying-guide-from-black-friday-to-cyber-monday/

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=9336371

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Blame the media for Black Friday hype (Original Post) tina tron Nov 2013 OP

No sharp_stick Nov 2013 #1

Agreed. People buying into this disgusting behavior are the problem. n/t Alkene Nov 2013 #2

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

1. No

Reply to tina tron (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 12:25 PM

Nov 2013

I blame the idiots that decide to do it. The media doesn't get people dressed and in the car to go shopping with a bunch of other idiot

Alkene

(752 posts)

2. Agreed. People buying into this disgusting behavior are the problem. n/t

Reply to sharp_stick (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:55 AM

Nov 2013

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