Tomorrow is Veteran's Day in the US, but you wouldn't know it based on emails or social media. All I keep getting are announcements of "Black Friday" sales. Already!?
Immediately after Halloween was over, I started seeing messaging about Black Friday. This is supposed to be the day after Thanksgiving, but it appears everyone is starting early this year. I saw one email this morning that threatened, "Black Friday deals start tomorrow!"
First of all, the prices of everything keep going up. I was at a concert on Saturday, and the going rate for a cocktail is $22, and t-shirts start at $45. I politely declined both.
So what exactly are these "deals" that we are supposedly getting for Black Friday? With inflation, a 5% or 10% discount just gives you the regular price. And as I have stated before, I don't even get out of bed for 10% off.
This go-around, I'll settle for nothing less than true deals. I'm tired of inflation/shrinkflation and paying more than a fair price. In fact, my default position will be not buying anything that I don't need, which includes gifts. Let's bring back "it's the thought that counts" and see if it's really true.
Immediately after Halloween was over, I started seeing messaging about Black Friday. This is supposed to be the day after Thanksgiving, but it appears everyone is starting early this year. I saw one email this morning that threatened, "Black Friday deals start tomorrow!"
First of all, the prices of everything keep going up. I was at a concert on Saturday, and the going rate for a cocktail is $22, and t-shirts start at $45. I politely declined both.
So what exactly are these "deals" that we are supposedly getting for Black Friday? With inflation, a 5% or 10% discount just gives you the regular price. And as I have stated before, I don't even get out of bed for 10% off.
This go-around, I'll settle for nothing less than true deals. I'm tired of inflation/shrinkflation and paying more than a fair price. In fact, my default position will be not buying anything that I don't need, which includes gifts. Let's bring back "it's the thought that counts" and see if it's really true.
