Black Friday

Ahh… Thanksgiving just passed. I used to relate this holiday to food- lots of it- family, thankfulness, and the start of the holiday season. It was until I moved to America that I discovered a whole new meaning to it. I’m talking about Black Friday. The very intelligent, corporate-created, consumerist contributing annual event for which people go crazy for. Me included. As I prepared for my first Black Friday experience, I envisioned people pushing each other, and fighting for bargains. Thankfully, none of those visions came true. I did see lines that reached ridiculous lengths and endured the annoyance of messy stores after a barricade of people went through, but I did benefit from saving a couple of dollars on my favorite stores.