Hey,
everyone! I just want to let you know
that this post is going to be on the short side. I know that today is Thanksgiving in America, and I imagine that
most of you in the United States will be super busy making last minute
preparations for your meals, so I'll keep it brief.
Before
I go ahead though, I'm going to post this poem that I happened to find
online. I have no idea who wrote this
poem (I found it on Buzzfeed), but I just want to say, brilliant job, man! Actually, if anyone knows who wrote this
awesome poem, or if you wrote the poem yourself, feel free to drop me a line
here on this blog. It's very well done,
and I am very impressed. Take a look.
Now,
the reason why I post this poem is simple.
I know that Black Friday is tomorrow, and I can already see your credit
cards groaning in agony as you prepare to shop until you drop. Black Friday is considered the kickoff of
the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year (aside from the weekend before
Christmas Eve, anyway), and I imagine that some of the best deals that you
could ever dream of will be available in retail outlets such as Walmart,
Target, Best Buy, Victoria's Secret, and Macy's. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if McDonald's had a Black Friday
sale going on tomorrow!
And,
yes, Canada has jumped in on the Black Friday bandwagon. I think we started hosting Black Friday
events in Canada around five years ago, and it was suggested that Canada start
hosting our own Black Friday sales to keep the money flowing in our own country
instead of promoting cross-border shopping.
Nice idea in theory, but to be honest, I'd like to shoot the bastard
that came up with the idea to even consider having Black Friday in Canada.
(Those
of you who work retail like myself will understand my strong feelings towards
this subject.)
But
like it or not, Black Friday is here to stay, as well as the incentives to shop
on Black Friday. You see ads in
mailboxes, you see them in your e-mail accounts. You can even see them on YouTube! I just took this screenshot a few minutes ago
(Ahem...yeah, just ignore all those Divorce Court clips. I was watching them to get ideas for future
blog topics...LOL)
I
guess the only thing that I can say is that here in Canada, Black Friday is a
regular business day. Our Thanksgiving
was back in October. I guess I just
don't understand why people would cut their Thanksgiving dinners short so they
can wait in line for discounted apparel, housewares, or electronic devices. Nor do I understand why retailers would
decide that holidays weren't important enough to stay closed for holidays in
the first place.
There
is no need for stores to open their doors on Thanksgiving so people can
practically kill each other trying to get their hands on a 50-inch RCA
television for the low price of $199.99!
For starters, I can tell you that RCA televisions are NOT worth waiting
in line to buy under any circumstance.
A Samsung or Sony, maybe, but never an RCA.
And
while in Canada, Black Friday events are calm, cool, and collected, I can't imagine
why anyone would want to experience THIS at all!
Let
me stress it enough. Electronic devices
at discounted prices are NOT WORTH THIS AGGRAVATION!
It's
just shameful that on the day after a holiday which encourages people to be
thankful for what they have, they have what is considered to be the ultimate
celebration of greed, disgust, and just plain meanness.
Black
Friday, like it or not, is here to stay.
But, I'm telling you - especially all of you living in America - DON'T
SHOP ON THANKSGIVING! Take back the
holidays! Sit around the table and
actually have time to digest your turkey and enjoy the company of your
family. You have all day Friday to get
your teeth knocked out by random people craving an XBOX One.
Sit
back, relax, and enjoy the holiday.
You've earned it.
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