Do you start your Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving? It is called "Black Friday" why is it called that?

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Nope, not me Most years I have about 20 people to whom I give Christmas gifts. I usually spend a few weeks after Thanksgiving thinking up ideas, writing lists, just generally getting organized. Then around December 15 I used to go out and do all the shopping in one fell swoop.

When I used to go to bricks and mortar stores, I could finish in one or two trips. I once read that the stores are actually fairly uncrowded in mid-December because the early birds are already done, and the true procrastinators aren’t out yet. That’s certainly what I observed.

I never really had a problem with crowds. Since I thrive on pressure and even need it as a motivator, this technique always worked for me. These days, I still need to spend the time getting organized, but usually I can wrap things up in an hour or two on Amazon and a few other favorite sites.

Christmas shopping has just gotten so much simpler! Regarding why it’s called Black Friday, I have heard that it’s because it’s the first day of the year that puts retailers "in the black," meaning profitable. I find it kind of hard to believe that they’re unprofitable for the first 10-3/4 months of the year, but that’s what I read somewhere.

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Because it is the day most stores cross over to being "in the black" financially There are actually two reasons for calling it: If you've ever worked retail, you know the first reason. It's INSANE to go out that day. So the "black Friday" name is a comparison to days like the infamous stock market crash (also a "black" day).

The other reason is that most retailers work at a loss for the year until Black Friday. Traditionally it is the day the ledgers go from red (operating at a loss) to black (profit! Woo!).

I start my shopping before then - generally at the beginning of November with some seriousness. However, this year I haven't gotten any done yet (I blame NaNoWriMo). Eek!

I really need to make a list and get on that. The Wikipedia article on Black Friday is super fun: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28sh... It gives the etymology far, far better than I did.In the nature of actually citing sources, my etymology comes from CNBC (they give the naming history every time they talk about it lately).

Crowds and Profits! It’s called Black Friday because it’s the day when the Christmas shopping season starts. On that day most of the sales go into effect and people swarm the stores to buy things before they are out of stock.

For some reason, the dense shopping crowds caused people to call it Black Friday. (Maybe because you couldn’t see the floor? ) However, today it’s use indicates the time when retail businesses start to turn a profit.

Supposedly most retail businesses operate in the "red", or in debt, until this day. But the surge of buying is enough to push most of them onto the positive side of the ledger, or into the "black" where they are finally making a profit for the year. I almost never "start" my shopping on that day.

First of all, I am Jewish, and Hanukkah starts on December 5th (I think) this year, so we’re done already. Besides that, I’m not the kind of person that has to get something THAT day. If something is not in stock I’m prefectly fine waiting for it, or getting it for a birthday present instead.

I was in a GameStop a couple of days ago and there was a line of people waiting for the store to get it’s delivery for the day because they wanted to get a Wii. It was insane, especially because once the delivery got there (just happened to be while I was paying for my purchase), the delivery only included about 5 Wii systems, so about a dozen or so people wasted all that time waiting, only to have to go home empty handed. There is NO gift with such an immediate need to justify that kind of hassel, and if someone thinks there is, they need to seriously reevaluate their priorities.

Sources: The retail bit I knew from personal experience, but I also checked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29 .

I always FINISH and WRAP my purchased gifts BY Thanksgiving! I know - I am nuts, but doing this allows you to "enjoy" the holidays more. I actually have "time" to do special holiday things that I wouldn't normally have time to do.It is a big task that is completed early.

Just make a list of people (I do it in Microsoft Excel) you have to buy for, place "ideas" next to their names, and after ideas make a column for "items purchased". You can even add a column for "price" and another column titled "buying complete" and place an "X" in this column when finished. Get all items bought and have a wrapping day before (or the day after) Thanksgiving.

You will be happy you did - you won't have to deal with the crowds or the pressure. It is called "Black Friday", because it is an accounting term. If you are having great "sales" you say that you are "In The Black".

Get it done - have some fun! :0) .

I just heard this on NPR. It's traditionally been the day when everyone shops so the retailers go "in the black. " Meaning making a profit.

I always just figured that it referred to what it felt like to try to find a parking place at the mall that day. Plus, I don't like shopping.

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