Is 'Black Friday' really necessary?

Retailers lure you in with a limited-time offer and coerce you into purchasing shit you don't need by creating false scarcity. You needn't succumb to the pressure, though. If it's worth buying on Friday, it's likely worth buying in January, too. So you don't need 40 reasons to avoid shopping on Black Friday. read more

The news media usually give heavy play to reports of Black Friday shopping and their implications for the commercial success of the Christmas shopping season, but the relationship between Black Friday sales and retail sales for the full holiday season is quite weak and may even be negative ~wikipedia. read more