Black Friday

[odeon]

It seems to be mostly an American thing. It's only spreading because of teh interwebz.

  Don't blame the internet, you *know* you want to be like America in every way!   

TBH, I'm surprised Swedish stores haven't picked up on this yet. Yet another way to make money, yet another way to Americanise themselves.

[Parts]

I do like the song though

["couldbecousin"]

I think Odeon should lead Sweden into the brave new world of Black Friday!   

['andersom']

No black Fridays here, thank goodness. Shopping is awkward enough without that. Especially with December coming closer. 

[renaeden]

Boxing Day can be a big shopping day here. Used to be that this was the day for buying batteries for Christmas presents. Don't know if it still is.

[P7PSP]

Boxing Day can be a big shopping day here. Used to be that this was the day for buying batteries for Christmas presents. Don't know if it still is.

No other country boxes 'Roos for pleasure. 

[odeon]

I think Odeon should lead Sweden into the brave new world of Black Friday!   

I don't. I'd rather go to the dentist.

['andersom']

I think Odeon should lead Sweden into the brave new world of Black Friday!   

I don't. I'd rather go to the dentist.

That's where I will be, come Friday.

[midlifeaspie]

I know this is late but I didn't get around to posting it.

Has anyone here ever done it or did it this year? I did it for the very first time on Thursday night. My brothers love doing it and I decided to try it just for the experience. I didn't find it bad at all and I decided I could do this every year.

It's a good thing this thread had a clear title.

[midlifeaspie]

It seems to be mostly an American thing. It's only spreading because of teh interwebz.

Well, it's tied to american Thanksgiving.

[odeon]

It seems to be mostly an American thing. It's only spreading because of teh interwebz.

Well, it's tied to american Thanksgiving.

Thank you for your money?

[midlifeaspie]

It seems to be mostly an American thing. It's only spreading because of teh interwebz.

Well, it's tied to american Thanksgiving.

Thank you for your money?

Pretty much.  Traditionally the retailers would hold off on hawking Christmas crap until the day after Thanksgiving.  Now they start the day after Halloween, or sooner, so the date is just a holdover now.

[odeon]

It's pretty much how they do things here, too. Any excuse will do. For some reason they've not managed to introduce Thanksgiving yet.

['andersom']

It's pretty much how they do things here, too. Any excuse will do. For some reason they've not managed to introduce Thanksgiving yet.

No indigenous turkeys?

[odeon]

It's pretty much how they do things here, too. Any excuse will do. For some reason they've not managed to introduce Thanksgiving yet.

No indigenous turkeys?

It should take more than that to stop them. There's money to be made!