#37 - Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals?

400 subscribers? WTF!!! MAD stuff. A discount for you!

I am so shook to see 400+ people reading my silly and inconsistent rants. MIND BLOWING.

Why is it even called Black Friday? (I genuinely had no idea until like now)

In the 1950s, factory managers first started referring to the Friday after Thanksgiving as Black Friday because so many of their workers decided to falsely call in sick, thus extending the holiday weekend. About 10 years later, Black Friday was used by Philadelphia traffic cops to describe the day after Thanksgiving because they had to work 12-hour shifts in terrible traffic. The term caught on among shoppers and merchants in Philadelphia, and from there it took off nationwide.The 1980s brought the mythology of Black Friday as we know it today.

Now we’re using this to push people to feel like they need to buy something they likely do not need. I am not a huge fan of seasonal discounts and creating a sense of urgency, so this is more of a reminder that all of you lovely angels have an active discount for 50% off my whole store with “DESIGN-RANTS”.