Black Friday

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

Do they have boxing day sales in the states? I'm guessing not.

Nope, nada. Most Americans don't even know what Boxing Day is (and as such I'm working that day). Canadians do, though.

We do get general post-Christmas sales as overstocked shops try to shift their stock.

Along with the consumer orgy of Black Friday there was also stupidity. Among the news stories today: Someone got shot by robbers stealing his shopping as he left the store at 1:45am. One woman decided the best thing to do was spray a bunch of shoppers with Pepper Spray to ensure she got to the items she wanted (or maybe she'd been watching Fox News and heard how it's "basically a foodstuff" and thought she'd help them meet their daily allowance).