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Why do people celebrate Black Friday?

Why do people celebrate Black Friday?

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G. Deacon

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G. Deacon, Civil Engineer, B.E(Bachelor of Engineering), Trenton, New Jersey

Answered Dec 11, 2019

There are different kinds of reasons why people celebrate Black Friday. Black Friday actually started in the United States of America, and it is celebrated the day after Thanksgiving. Some people celebrate Black Friday because it is a day in which shop owners and retailers sell their stuff to shoppers with a discount. Black Friday is usually a busy day for retailers because most shoppers visit them as early as 6.00 am in order to enjoy the best shopping deals from retailers or shop owners.

This is not only the reason why most people celebrate Black Friday. It is believed that Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday is actually a blessing for both the retailers and the shoppers because people will get most of their things at a discount rate, while retailers are going to make more profits. Another reason why people celebrate Black Friday is that most employers count Black Friday as a public holiday, although Black Friday is not a federal holiday.

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E. James

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Answered Dec 04, 2019

Black Friday is a shopping period that happens just a day after Thanksgiving. It is the biggest shopping day in the United States. Black Friday is not a formal holiday but a commercial holiday. It is a period where businesses across the country give the highest discount on their goods and services in the year.

Black Friday is a “marketing strategy” used by businesses to accumulate as many customers as possible to make the biggest profit of the year. Black Friday takes place on the last Friday in the month of November every year.

Many people save towards this season to purchase products at exclusive sale prices. In addition to the Thanksgiving holiday, many organizations give this day off to their workers. Retail stores and other commercial businesses are often packed with many customers on this day.

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Larry Thornton

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Larry Thornton, Student, MBA, Los Angles

Answered Nov 28, 2019

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. It is an informal name for the Friday after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is the busiest shopping day in a year.

The sales day is named Black Friday because of the large crowd creating traffic, accidents, and sometimes violence. Black Friday is celebrated because it is the day that marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It is the busiest shopping day in the United States.

Many employers across the country give their workers the day off as part of the Thanksgiving celebration. This year’s Black Friday will be on November 29, 2019. Many people across the world are already preparing for this big shopping day.

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A. Boaz

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A. Boaz, Mechanical Engineer, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia

Answered Nov 21, 2019

Black Friday is basically an enormous marketing campaign, and the purpose is for businesses to accumulate as many hungry customers as possible. Black Friday is observed on the day after Thanksgiving, and people come out in droves to attempt to obtain the best deals at the most exclusive sales.

However, Black Friday sales typically begin a week before and continue for a week after Thanksgiving. This break in tradition is because retailers can cope more appropriately with the demand; there are also fewer scheduling issues for the workers and less risk of online shopping websites crashing.

Black Friday tends to try to top itself from year to year, as retailers compete to have the lowest price. Black Friday is a big, fun celebration of the start of the Christmas season.

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