The Lure Of Black Friday
November 27, 2010 
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What is it about people? What is it about people and the feeling that they’re going to miss something.
Let’s talk about the lure of Black Friday. Black Friday was yesterday. It has some kind of allure. People get this feeling that they just have to be out there shopping on that day. They think, “Oh my God, it’s Black Friday. I’ve got to be there!”
We all know that there are only two plasma televisions per store that they are selling for $529.00 and that there are no rainchecks . . . and yet we still go. People still go to that store thinking they are going to get the deal of the century.
Let me tell you, there is no deal of the century. Â Every single day, you could have been getting deals in any store. It’s called having negotiation skills.
Granted, you can’t go into Wal-Mart and start negotiating deals on big screen televisions. What I like to do, though, is go to the small ‘mom and pop’ stores to negotiate deals because those are stores that appreciate your business, will negotiate and are going to give you the best customer service.
Always ask for a discount. Â I always ask for some type of discount. Â I say “Can I have a discount? Would you give a better deal if I pay cash? Can I save money on the taxes?” It doesn’t matter exactly what you say, but you never know until you ask.
To me, every day is Black Friday. Perhaps I am not going to get that $529.00 plasma television, but I am also not going to wait in line at 2:00 in the morning to get one.
Now I have a question to pose to all the single people who did go out shopping on Black Friday. Did you actually talk to people? Did you realize the power of Black Friday (that I talked about in yesterday’s blog)?
Did you heed the advice that I gave you in yesterday’s blog? Â If you didn’t, then you missed really the best opportunity to get the best deal of the day — which was meeting someone who doesn’t want to spend the holidays alone.
Although people were not marked down yesterday, people do get lonely this time of the year. We start thinking about our events from the last year. Â We think about how much we’ve dated (or haven’t dated) during the past year. We think about if we were successful dating. Â
We also take inventory during this time of the year. We take inventory of our emotions, our thoughts and our feelings.
So ask yourself whether you missed an opportunity for some real human interaction yesterday. Were you out chasing the illustrious Black Friday deals and missed the biggest deal out there?
ah man I missed so many opportunities yesterday. There was this chick who I had eye contact constantly while I was waiting in line and inside the store. She talked spanish though but man I missed so many chances. I guess the excuse that I have right now is that sometimes im attracted to chiks who look like their in their 20s and im 16 right now. so yea i get intimidated but i know that its an excuse plus everyone tells me that i look way older than what i am. This black friday there wasnt as much people as last though.
Mario
I agree, David, but isn’t it nice to go with the crowd and just enjoy this day of crazy holiday shopping? I wish they had such an event here in Europe!
My problem is that I’m 34 and 17 year olds are attracted to since I look 20. I did however flirt with a few women in their 20′s who work at the store but they kept getting interupted from other customers pulling them in 18 different directions. I wore some super shredded ripped jeans…I never got so many stares from people in all my life..It felt like I was walking through the mall naked with everyone staring. It was awesome!
David bringing the negotiating skills! ha that’s classic but yeah I kinda did miss out on flirting but the year is not over yet I’m hitting up the mall almost everyday for “Shopping” and we all kniow that’s people shopping but in a more down to earth genuine simple way.
I slept in and went to the mall later on in the afternoon. Then headed for a dept store in the men’s section to see if there were any gals shopping there, surprisingly not many were browsing. I say it was pretty empty, every so often one or two old ladies would venture in there, one guy was looking at pants, it was the same ones I was wearing…lol…I did miss an opportunity as I was heading out to another store. I seen a cute gal out of the corner of my eye straightening some stuff out. The next store didn’t have very many people in the men’s section either. Where were all the people? Well, mainly out walking from store to store or sitting in the center where most of the seats were taken, I think many of them were tired from shopping in the morning. Victoria Secrets had some opportunities for conversations, but by that time I had to go. I think Victoria Secrets had the most out of all the stores I was browsing in. I learned from the experience, the mp3 holiday product did help. I’ll be heading back to the mall again this year and have an even better time since I have a better feel for it!