Black Friday in the USA
"Black Friday" (black friday) - This is traditionally referred to in the United States following the Thanksgiving Day. Exactly On Black Friday, all the shops, supermarkets, shopping centers are beginning huge sales: discounts are up to 80% of the original cost of the goods.
The custom to start pre-Christmas sales on this day was established in the XIX century, and himself the term "black Friday" appeared in the 60s last century. There are several versions of the origin of such a name.
According to one of these versions, Friday is called "black"because of the huge profits that traders got on that day. Traditionally, losses in accounting books were recorded in red ink, while revenues were black. Thus, the term "black Friday" symbolizes income: in the books on this day will be black-black.
According to the second version, "Black Friday" is named sobecause of the huge congestion on the roads: millions of Americans after the Thanksgiving rush to sell, go home from other cities, etc. In this sense, "Black Friday" is a symbol of problems for road service workers, policemen.
What is "black Friday" known for? On this day, all stores open in 5-6 hoursin the morning, and some begin work already from midnight. The biggest discounts will go only to the top ten or hundreds of lucky ones, so queues near stores are lined up in advance. The most "extreme" buyers take the turn almost the day before the sale.
Those who want to buy goods with a large discount on "black Friday" should be careful. In the heat of excitement, buyers push each other apart - you can even get injured.
In addition, buying excitement can play with a person a cruel joke. It is on such sales that the most unnecessary things are often bought, albeit not very expensive.
How is it profitable to buy goods on "black Friday"?
It is noteworthy that sales are arranged not only in ordinary stores, but also in online stores. There is no need to stand in huge queuesBefore entering the supermarket or shopping center. No need to push, squeeze to the cash registers. Buy goods with a good discount you can easily, even without leaving home.
"Black Friday" in online stores can begin even a little earlier than "offline". Sales will start on Thursday and end only on Sunday. Therefore, every Internet buyer can have time to buy the necessary goods at a discount.
Buy goods in online stores in America on "Black Friday" can be done on their own or with the help of special intermediary companies, such as RusBid. Employees of RusBid are preparing for an extended working day on Friday, on Saturday - to provide everyone with an opportunity to buy goods at the discounts of "Black Friday".
