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Originally Posted by Snowflake
Anti-Black-Friday here. Not shopping, not even online. Must admit, it feels good!
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Same here.
Two main reasons why I'm anti:
1) I used to work in retail and was subject to much abuse by tired and stressed customers. I saw the worst behavior come out in people, just over stupid material items.
2) To me, it's idiotic to waste HOURS of time to save a few bucks on crap no one really needs. By the time people break down the time spent in line, driving, hunting down the items, etc., their time isn't even worth $2 an hour. Money can be earned and stashed for the right time to buy things (there are "hot deals" all year long if people know where to look). Time spent can never be regained, especially cutting time short with family, just to go shopping.
Ken and I spent last night enjoying our first fire in the fireplace, and watched some TV while snuggling on the couch, and then played some games, all the way through midnight. To us, the time spent together is worth far more than saving 50% on some gadget.