Black Friday. Why do they call it that? I don't remember hearing that term until a couple of years ago, but it could be that I just wasn't listening. I've kind of wondered how that term came to be. I started hypothesizing... Maybe it's because of how crazy it is out in the stores on that day. Maybe it's because, like yesterday, it can be so crazy that someone could get killed by the out-of-control crowds. Maybe...
And so, being me, I looked up the history of the name. It didn't say how long ago it was named that, but here's a little bit of why we call it Black Friday.
Apparently, employees of retail stores have called it that for quite some time because of how hectic the day is. Businesses then began using the name to refer to the profit earned on that particular day. We're all familiar with the terms "in the red" or "in the black." Those are used because businesses used to record losses in red ink and gains in black ink. This continues in modern day softward record-keeping. Obviously the day after Thanksgiving is going to show only black. Hence the name Black Friday.
Cool, huh? A little history lesson for you. Later I'll write about our Black Friday shopping experience this year.
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BLACK FRIDAY...
We have for years called it "Blitz"... I'm not at all sure where that name came from... But, we do take it very seriously... We talk about "Market Share"--How much of the total market that we own...
I worked a split shift in the Electronics Department... I was scheduled 5-9 am, and 4-8 pm; and worked 4:30-9:30 am, and 4-8 pm... So, I was there for the craziness at 5:00 am... We are open 24 hours; so we don't run into the problems that the stores that open at that hour do... We had people clogging the aisles before 5:00 am... I'm not aware of any problems at the store where I work... Our sales were very good!!!
Some of our people complain about having to work that day... I see it as a huge upper!!!
Gale :)
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