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Alexis Ortega
Miss Tegge
Government
22 November 2013
Black Friday !rrent "vent
"veryone seems to get a little bit insane d!ring t#is time o$ t#e year% &t is t#e #oliday
season' (#ic# means everyone is getting )!m)ed $or t#e cra*y #oliday sales t#at are going to go
!) in t#e stores soon% &t is also no secret t#at t#e cra*iest day to s#o) in t#e year is t#e day a$ter
T#anksgiving' (#ic# is Black Friday% "veryone loves a good deal' b!t no(adays' de)artment
stores co!ld be taking advantage o$ t#e Black Friday idea%
T#e +!$$ington ,ost article talks abo!t #o( o!traged most )eo)le are abo!t t#e $act t#at
-almart is o)ening at . )m on T#anksgiving $or Black Friday% T#e article is mainly s#o(ing
)eo)le/s o)inions t#at t#ey )osted on t#eir Facebook stat!ses abo!t Black Friday t#is year% T#e
ma0ority o$ )eo)le said t#at yes' t#ey need t#e savings Black Friday can )rovide t#em' b!t t#ey
re$!se to c!t t#eir $amily T#anksgiving dinner s#ort 0!st to go get t#e deals% Anot#er big amo!nt
o$ )eo)le are angry t#at t#e em)loyees $orced to (ork on T#anksgiving nig#t' are missing all o$
t#eir $amily time% T#ey get no time (it# t#eir $amilies beca!se t#e com)anies are starting Black
Friday on T#!rsday nig#t and t#ey need everybody to (ork t#at cra*y s#i$t%
T#e (ay & believe Black Friday relates to government1and it mig#t be a bit o$ a stretc#
1is t#e $act t#at yes' everyone is mad beca!se it really is messed !) and does not seem okay' b!t
it/s giving o!t 0obs i$ yo! t#ink abo!t it% om)anies all over t#e )lace are al(ays looking to #ire
$or seasonal (orkers% T#is really is t#e cra*iest time o$ t#e year to go o!t and s#o) beca!se
everyone is b!ying to get deals on t#e gi$ts t#ey/re going to be giving and any deals on t#ings
t#ey like $or t#em% om)anies al(ays need t#ose extra #ands to #el) t#em get t#ro!g# t#e
#olidays% 2o' t#ey start acce)ting a))lications $or seasonal 0obs% -it# t#e #!ge c#!nk o$ )eo)le
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t#at do get t#ose seasonal 0obs' t#e !nem)loyment rates go do(n% -#en t#e !nem)loyment rates
go do(n' t#e government can sto) giving t#em money% And t#en' (it# t#e money t#ey make'
t#ey end !) s)ending it on ot#er stores and t#en t#ey need money again% &t kind o$ relates back to
one o$ t#e ex)ressed )o(ers ideas in a (ay%
T#is in$ormation on Black Friday is )retty relevant beca!se it is 0!st aro!nd t#e corner% &t
is im)ortant beca!se & t#ink t#at (e mig#t see t#e n!mber o$ s#o))ers at t#ese de)artment stores
going do(n a bit% No do!bt' t#e stores (ill still get a cra*y n!mber o$ )eo)le s#o(ing !) $or t#e
sales' b!t & 0!st do not t#ink it is as m!c# as t#ey (o!ld normally ex)ect% & t#ink t#at (o!ld be
)retty im)ortant to t#em 0!st beca!se t#eir sales (ill not be as #ig# t#is year 0!st beca!se o$ #o(
many )eo)le are )rotesting t#e 3early bird4 Black Friday stores% &t mig#t be so relevant t#at t#e
stores (ill notice and go back to doing Black Friday at a reasonable time% -#o kno(s5
At t#e end o$ t#e day' every one is going to #ave t#eir o(n se)arate vie(s on t#e c#aos
t#at is 0!st bo!nd to come (it# Black Friday% B!t' & t#ink (e co!ld all agree t#at some ma0or
stores #ave taken it a little too $ar by starting t#eir sales at . )m on T#anksgiving nig#t% -#o
kne( t#at t#e season o$ giving (o!ld #ave so m!c# drama s!rro!nding it5 -#o kno(s (#at all
t#is drama (ill bring $or next year 6 maybe Black Friday at a decent time5
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