Medium-Gray Friday, Part 2
Nov. 25th, 2023 07:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerThanksgiving Travelog #12
Camp Hill, PA - Sat, 25 Nov 2023. 11am.
Yesterday I quipped that Black Friday 2023 was no worse than Medium-Gray. It turns out I wasn't the only one who arrived at that opinion— although the colorful turn of phrase remains uniquely mine, AFAICT. Various news articles in financial and mainstream media noted the same thing.
"Shoppers are tired out; Black Friday deals started last weekend," some explained. "Shoppers are choosy and not seeing great bargains," others opined.
I see both from my own POV. Though I'd note that Black Friday deals actually started before last weekend. Stores were decked out for Christmas sales over a week before Halloween. My email has been full of "pre-Black Friday" sale spam since at least mid-November. And sales while we were out visiting various stores yesterday were hit-or-miss. Some seemed like just the normal level of everyday discounting. Bigger-than-usual deals were mostly the kind that have been available for at least a week. Truly door-buster deals, where current-model electronics are on sale for, like, half price, were extremely few. In fact, I saw just one. And I'm kicking myself now for not scooping it up! 🤣
Camp Hill, PA - Sat, 25 Nov 2023. 11am.
Yesterday I quipped that Black Friday 2023 was no worse than Medium-Gray. It turns out I wasn't the only one who arrived at that opinion— although the colorful turn of phrase remains uniquely mine, AFAICT. Various news articles in financial and mainstream media noted the same thing.
"Shoppers are tired out; Black Friday deals started last weekend," some explained. "Shoppers are choosy and not seeing great bargains," others opined.
I see both from my own POV. Though I'd note that Black Friday deals actually started before last weekend. Stores were decked out for Christmas sales over a week before Halloween. My email has been full of "pre-Black Friday" sale spam since at least mid-November. And sales while we were out visiting various stores yesterday were hit-or-miss. Some seemed like just the normal level of everyday discounting. Bigger-than-usual deals were mostly the kind that have been available for at least a week. Truly door-buster deals, where current-model electronics are on sale for, like, half price, were extremely few. In fact, I saw just one. And I'm kicking myself now for not scooping it up! 🤣
