Black Friday is crack cocaine to women everywhere. The worst part is finding the will power to not shop for yourself. Here is an example: There were three pairs of jeans I desperately needed from Old Navy. When I say desperate, I mean I just wanted them the way I child wants candy on Halloween. On Black Friday, they were 50% off! Who passes up a deal like that!? I got to the mall, ran straight for Old Navy, and snatched up two of the three pairs, convincing myself that I would regret not purchasing them. As I held up the jeans in the air in an AHA! moment, my face suddenly fell. Well shit. I told myself I would do no personal shopping, yet here I was, being all self involved. So, I set the jeans back on the table, shrugged my shoulders, and began looking for a vest for my sister (which was no where to be found). This wasn't even the worst part of my mall experience. As I walked out of Old Navy, I had to pass by all my favorite stores, like Express, H&M, and Forever 21.
The second worst part is dealing with people. People are so annoying. Here is my experiece at Macys: So I walk in this store and am immediately overwhelmed by the shoe sections. My eyes light up as I walk towards some boots on sale for $19.99, but then I am once again reminded by my conscience that I am not shopping for myself. Anyways, my mom and I walk over to get a secret Christmas present for a secret person. I am standing behing one other person with another two people at each register. Would anyone like to know how long I stood in line? 30 MINUTES. There was only ONE other person in front of me at the front of the line, and it took 30 MINUTES. These women at the register do not know how to shop! They had the cashiers price check each item, tell them how much they were saving, and then even go get them more of that same item! Who needs six flower-patterned jeans that cost $79.99 on sale!? Women who don't know how to shop, that's who!
The last part I hate about Black Friday is that it doesn't even start on Friday anymore. This thing is getting too out of hand. Too many people are skipping Thanksgiving, a day of thanks, to stand in line for an electronic item that you probably already own. I am not against good deals and bargains, but when you take away a holiday in place of two days of "entire store 50% off" and "doorbuster" deals, I think that the line that was drawm has officially been passed. People use excuses like, "Well, I think we should be thankful all year long, and not just one day out of the year." Yes, you are correct, but are you being thankful by pushing and shoving to get the last cell phone, when you have a perfectly good one in your back pocket?
Thanksgiving is a fantastic holiday. You get to wear your stretchy pants and dig in to turkey and sweet potatoes like there is no tomorrow. You get to spend it with the people who mean the most to you and take the time to remember what you are thankful for. It doesn't mean that you aren't thankful any other day out of the year. It just means that you are reminded why you are thankful. Black Friday should be on Friday and Thankgiving should be on Thursday. There should also be some sort of rule that says you can't line up outside a store until at least 9pm at the earliest on Thanksgiving. I'm just saying, I am getting real tired of these stores opening earlier and earlier every year.
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