Black Friday

Our class on Tuesday really got me thinking about how insane Black Friday is and how stupid it is to spend Thursday being "thankful" for everything we have, and then turn right around that night and buy so many things we don't even need. We have become so materialistic and always on the hunt for the best deals that we stopped seeing how ridiculous it all is. In reality, half of the deals on Black Friday, aren't even the lowest prices but because they send out the ads and emails, we assume they are the best deals. We are always wanting more and it has become apart of who we are and how we live our lives day to day. We can never be happy or satisfied with what we have and the world we live in is constantly shoving the new and "best" things down our throat and tricking us into thinking that what we have isn't good enough. As a fashion major, Black Friday is always going to exist for me but I want to work for a company that stays closed on Thursday and keeps black friday, on FRIDAY. Ethically, I don't agree with companies who open on Thanksgiving and I don't see the point in it. Many big retailers, including Target, have even said that they don't make enough money on Thursday to justify opening but they have to do it to stay competitive. It is such a vicious cycle and I hope in the years to come we see more retailers going back to only opening on Friday.