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jmowreader

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12. That's the official reason

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:56 AM

Nov 2012

The real reason, I always thought, is it is the first day of the Siege of Stalingrad the rest of y'all call the holiday season. Retailers appreciate the business, but the line workers do not appreciate getting screamed at as much as they do on BF. And it's usually because you ran out of whatever doorbuster the customer wanted.

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Why isn't there an outcry from the religious right about "black friday"? [View all] BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 OP

We all know why... behindenemylins Nov 2012 #1

Ding ding ding ding ding! Winner Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #5

Corporate Jesus also wants them to run away from discussions with evil liberals and has provided RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #16

The last thing my family has ever done defacto7 Nov 2012 #2

this family has no choice liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #3

Are those sales really that good? defacto7 Nov 2012 #4

yup- you can get a lot of new clothes on ebay for instance, probably better made RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #19

Good quality used clothing is often better than cheaply made new stuff. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #21

I go to an art show Warpy Nov 2012 #26

Rev Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping LeftInTX Nov 2012 #6

Serious question: does anyone know how the day acquired the moniker "Black"? - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #7

I think it has to do with retailers making a profit hence "in the black" vs "in the red" LeftInTX Nov 2012 #8

Ah, that makes sense. I've heard that it is the Xmas coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #9

That's it. 25% of WalMart sales are on BF DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #10

That's the official reason jmowreader Nov 2012 #12

I just find it ironic Shadowflash Nov 2012 #11

a trivialization of the passion? brokechris Nov 2012 #13

The term "happy holidays" offends these people. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #15

Black Friday is an retail industry term than went viral ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #14

the term "Black Friday" has also been used for the friday before easter... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #23

It is also called Good Friday... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #24

exactly. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #25

Because the religious right is all about them dollars. Iggo Nov 2012 #17

Right, money is all they really care about larocks4552s Nov 2012 #18

BLACK SABBATH datasuspect Nov 2012 #20

They're all camped out in front of the local Wal-Mart, that's why. n/t librechik Nov 2012 #22

Because they've "Sold Their Souls to the Company Store" n/t maxrandb Nov 2012 #27

Because they're fake Christians. CheapShotArtist Nov 2012 #28