Walmart Black Friday

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Walmart Black Friday

I've started looking at hot news items recently. I guess I'm getting myself back into the loop after tuning out toward the end of the election blitz. It looks like Walmart is worried that someone might leak their Day After Thanksgiving Specials a bit early.

I worked at a Walmart photo lab many years ago and my main memory of Black Friday is the insane lines of people who were willing to stand in a line 30 people deep to get photos developed. Many complained the entire time they were waiting and couldn't understand how the one hour service could possibly be backed up to 1.5 hours even though there was only one machine running and about 20 times the normal load to be processed. I never got up the nerve to ask why they couldn't wait until the next day when service was back to normal. Here's a couple links related to the Walmart panic...

The City Desk :: Why it is called “Black Friday” - The Friday after Thanksgiving has become known in the last few decades as one of the busiest of the year for retailers, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. One of the names used for this day is Black Friday , which some say comes from the fact that it is the biggest shopping day of the year, putting stores firmly in the black. This is false, as the days closer to Christmas generate more in sales.
Interesting Facts Surrounding Black Friday - For the most serious shoppers, the Friday after Thanksgiving starts early - in some cases at 12:01 AM and those in front of the hoards of Black Friday shoppers will score the best deals, by far. For retailers, this signals the start of ...
Online Shopping Safety Tips - Black Friday may kick off the holiday shopping season, but Cyber Monday is becoming the busiest day for online sales. Review these Internet shopping tips to keep online crooks at bay.

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