Black Friday Deals: Worth the hassle?
December 10, 2019
In a 70 to 30 split, more people go Black Friday shopping than those who choose not to.
America’s big ‘holiday’ is right around the corner. Black Friday! For many Americans, it represents savings galore, for others it’s a day to frantically avoid. Did you know that the average spending is about $472 dollars per person on black Friday shopping? Also store credit card Applications increase around the time black Friday shopping comes around. Surprisingly the day after thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers as bizarre as this may sound, it was reported by CNN who explain that the plumbers are needed to clean up after guests “overwhelm the system”. In Mexico, it is referred to as “El Buen Fin” which translates to “the good weekend” also El Buen Fin lasts for the entire weekend instead of just one day. Black Friday shopping has also spread to over 15 countries in the world for many years, some Canadian retailers had even worried when costumers went in the states of Black Friday in search for great deals, which forced them to start their own Black Friday deals. Since then, Various other places in the world have taken on this tradition including the UK, Brazil, India, France, Norway and many other countries globally. In a random survey of 100 Morton East students, 70 students reported going black Friday shopping. However, 30 students reported preferring going online to avoid the large lines, possible arguments, or any other hassles they may face at the store.
“I would rather shop online then go to stores less there’s chaos,” Security Louis said
Morton East student thinks the same.
“It’s better shop online since you can reserve or purchase things in advanced,” said Dean Depa.
On this occasion, Morton East Student has a different opinion.
“I mostly target big stores like Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Office Depot because that’s where they have the best deals in my opinion,” Sophomore Elias Hernandez said.
In addition, most of consumers waste around the same amount of money.
“I waste about 500 dollars on black Friday shopping usually and get many things” Senior Alex Nunez said.
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Jose Macias • Jan 10, 2020 at 12:53 pm
I like it because it informational for shopping.
Daisy • Jan 9, 2020 at 7:04 pm
Frankfother: the article its good but black friday isn’t worth it because many people just spend to much money.
Alex A • Jan 8, 2020 at 8:46 pm
Franfother
Many people would rather wait until this day. Its crazy because they wait in huge lines and camp out. There’s a point were if you get there late you probably wont find the item your looking for. Great Article.
Mariana Franco • Jan 8, 2020 at 12:55 pm
Frankfother: Black Friday isn’t worth it , a lot of people waste too much money.
Nestor • Jan 8, 2020 at 12:07 pm
Frankfather Overall the article is pretty good, but the additional information kind of long compared to the quotes.
Tino • Jan 8, 2020 at 9:41 am
Frankfother. This article is great and does a good job explaining how many people love shopping and spending money on black Friday every year.
Juan • Jan 7, 2020 at 7:57 pm
Frankfother
Black Friday has huge deals but in the end I feel like it’s not worth the hassle to wait in those long lines and sometimes not even get what you were looking for.
Evelyn Rosales • Jan 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Frankfother, It was an interesting article to read and very informative. I caught a few grammer errors like capitalizing a words when they shouldn’t be like “variations” and “applications”.
Melissa Muniz • Jan 7, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Frankfother you guys forgot to add a comma in between this quote “I waste about 500 dollars on black Friday shopping usually and get many things”
Nelson • Jan 7, 2020 at 2:02 pm
Frankfother, I don’t think that the black Friday deals are worth the hassle the store are packed with crazy people and if your late you wont get anything good and the prices are almost the same.
Luzedith Ornelas • Jan 7, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Frankfother- Black Friday its a huge deal but in reality it’s not worth it. You have to wait long hours in line when you can just order stuff online.
Daniela • Jan 7, 2020 at 1:55 pm
Frankfother// Love how you got a quote from a security guard! Since most Morton students also work retail, it would’ve been interesting reading their point of view if they work during Black Friday.
Christopher Montes • Jan 7, 2020 at 1:53 pm
Frankfother, Very well build article and I did learn many new things in this but one thing I would change is you forgot to add the comma at the end of the last quote.
Jose G • Jan 7, 2020 at 12:56 pm
Frankfather, It honestly helps understand how many people go shopping during these black Friday sales and about how much they spend.
Selena • Jan 7, 2020 at 12:56 pm
Frankfother
I would check one of your traditions because it doesn’t connect to the next quote mentioned. Overall I think the article has good information.
Yadira Leon • Jan 7, 2020 at 12:50 pm
Frankfother I think this article is great! I loved the quotes and the transitions. I didn’t know how much money people spent on average during Black Friday.
Hector • Jan 7, 2020 at 12:46 pm
Frankfother
Great article with some good information and comments on how people shop on black friday.
Adrian • Jan 7, 2020 at 11:11 am
Frankfother
Their spelling is fine i can relate with that I rather spend it online cause being at a line takes to long
Daniel Ramirez • Jan 7, 2020 at 10:08 am
lately Black Friday has been kinda trouble due to people fighting for a certain good they want which is pretty scary. For me id rather shop online like the security guard louis said until the hassle of fighting in stores stops or calms down.
Nick • Jan 7, 2020 at 9:16 am
Frankfother – More students go shopping on Black Friday than not and do not care for the lines or craziness compared to those who shop online.
Johnny • Dec 12, 2019 at 12:26 pm
Yes the hassle of Black Friday is crazy since you have to deal with so many other pork it gets really packed