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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: guyjin on November 21, 2007, 04:09:12 AM

Title: Black Friday
Post by: guyjin on November 21, 2007, 04:09:12 AM

what do you do on  :twisted: BLACK FRIDAY  :twisted:

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: nat on November 21, 2007, 04:15:47 AM

I'm leaving on vacation to the Ocean in T minus 7 hours, where I will remain until it's time to go back to work next Monday. So Black Friday will be spent relaxing in a rental house, beer in one hand, PCE GT in the other.

Thus, I was forced to vote "Hang out like any normal weekend." since it was the closest choice to my situation.

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: guyjin on November 21, 2007, 04:20:08 AM

well, poop. too late to edit the poll now.  #-o

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: nectarsis on November 21, 2007, 04:23:23 AM

Man...4 AM may be to late to grab the best deals.  I'm to broke to get the only things that interest me...a 4GB pro duo for my PSP, and a 4GB SD stick for my camera  :(

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: MurderDate on November 21, 2007, 04:37:39 AM

where is "deliberately stay in and do nothing just like any normal weekend" ???

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: Necromancer on November 21, 2007, 04:40:04 AM

I'll be working, though there will be nothing to do (just like today).  I envision copious amounts of net surfing and maybe I'll bust out the TurboExpress if nobody's around.

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: Turbo D on November 21, 2007, 07:44:23 AM

I'm going to go fishing with my dad.

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: TR0N on November 21, 2007, 02:29:05 PM

Relax beside no point going to any store that day and get run over.

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: Golgo13 on November 22, 2007, 05:44:55 AM

Quote from: guyjin on November 21, 2007, 04:09:12 AM

what do you do on  :twisted: BLACK FRIDAY  :twisted:

What is black friday?

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: ceti alpha on November 22, 2007, 06:05:17 AM

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What is black friday?

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the US. It's pretty crazy. I remember a couple years ago I was in Manhattan over the Thanksgiving holidays and Black Friday was nuts. People everywhere.  8-[ It was fun though. The whole time I was there though I couldn't find any Turbo gear.  :( I probably just didn't know where to look.

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: td741 on November 22, 2007, 06:22:47 AM

The friday after US Thanksgiving (Canadian Thanksgiving is in October).  Generally considered in the U.S. to be the first official shopping day for Christmas shopping and usually full of killer deals.   Called black friday because that's when stores are starting to see profits and go "in the black".

In Canada, we mostly get all of the killer deals AFTER Christmas, on Boxing day, when stores are trying to clear all of the overstock from the Christmas shopping season.  It's been kinda crappy these past few years though.

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: Turbo D on November 22, 2007, 06:49:28 AM

Boxing Day? sounds even more violent than black friday  8)

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: ceti alpha on November 22, 2007, 07:00:34 AM

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Boxing Day? sounds even more violent than black friday  Cool

hehe. Yeah. Seriously though, you should see it sometimes. People fighting over PS3s and XBOX 360s.  [-(

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: td741 on November 22, 2007, 07:01:21 AM

When I was a kid, I was wondering why there was a day about boxing (the sport) after christmas, and why everyone had the day off...  When I think it has more to do with boxing as in "putting things in a box".  There are apparently different "origin" stories, but it mostly stem from being a commonwealth country and getting some of the same holidays. :P

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: TR0N on November 22, 2007, 03:04:22 PM

Quote from: guyjin on November 21, 2007, 04:09:12 AM

what sickness you get on  :twisted: BLACK FRIDAY  :twisted:

That's easy black friday gives you the old STD  :P

Title: Re: Black Friday
Post by: nodtveidt on November 22, 2007, 10:54:57 PM

In some places, it's also called Green Friday.

I would be working today but I'm too sick to work. :(