Black Friday - Is It Hype

[Ric.ror]

Well is it hype?
Won't they be cutting the prices again in the run up to Christmas and then again in the traditional sales

[Retrochic]

Disgraceful behaviour, children getting punched,ambulances lining up outside of shopping Malls. Where is all the money coming from? I thought a lot of people were short of cash? or is it all going on the plastic to be paid back over the coming year at 30% apr?

[237SJ]

Yes. All advertsing is hype.

[piggynose]

sheep mentality

[Ann]

Sick to death of the phrase "Black Friday" everywhere you look, in the press, online and on TV - its getting right on my nerves .......... we are English not American, we don't need to copy their ideas here!

[ludwig]

The pound shop is getting into the spirit and discounting heavily. Apparently they're actually paying people to take stuff away today.

[EDDIE51]

First time I heard the phase was last week, now it's everywhere.

[Ric.ror]

Ludwig - that must be where all the shoe pad shines are then because I could not find one this morning

[Booldawg]

luckily most of us are at work whilst this madness unfolds!

[corylus]

Well, the mugs fall for it.

[Old_Geezer]

I understand that is because it is a USoA phenomenon EDDIE, just been introduced here.

That said pre-Xmas sales started just a few years back. Sellers getting desperate ?

I wonder if Red Thursday will be better. Blood all over the floor on New Year's Day ?

[jno]

even pound shops have price wars, ludwig

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/pound-shop-slashes-prices-to-89p-in-wembley-high-street-price-war-9754716.html

[ummmm]

It's been happening for a few years now.

Just look at the amount of people that queue for the new iphone. I hate queuing for a bus....

[Old_Geezer]

I don't think I could afford to buy a bus, not even in the sale.

[B00]

I can sort of understand Asda getting on the bandwagon, after all they are owned by a mahoooosive American company.

[B00]

and pmsl @ OG's reply! ^

[douglas9401]

*** see, *** do.

[douglas9401]

Don't tell him Pike!

[Postdog]

Bedlam in Greggs today....All the steakbakes sold out and there was a fight over the last pack of doughnuts,

[Chipchopper]

I'm hoping the madness don't spill over to Saturday, so I'm keeping away from stacks of tv's just in case.

[DTCwordfan]

Q: What do Black Friday shoppers and the Thanksgiving turkey have in common?

A: They know what it's like to be jammed into a small place and stuffed.