Blessings to Those Who Rushed Out on Black Friday to Spend Money While They Still Can
Posted by Richard S. on November 25, 2007
The news reports indicate that the shopping malls were fuller than expected for this Black Friday, higher than last year. How could this be when the economy is crashing? My only answer is that maybe people are rushing to spend money while they still can. And let’s not forget that many people rush to join in on Black Friday to find the much-advertised sales. With the high-anxiety-producing convulsions of the stock market and the sinking of most economic indicators, those seem to be pretty good motives for joining the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush.
Personally, I can’t stand crowded malls and big shopping days. But this Friday, the issue was a moot point for me anyway, because I was pretty much house bound with a generally run-down body and some kind of recurring one-eyed conjunctivitis, wishing that I could go out right now and buy health insurance. (And if I could buy such insurance in one lump sum, now would probably be the time for me to do so, since a forecast cutback in my work hours might mean reduced wages pretty soon, once again.) But even though I did stay at home. egaging in far more constructive activities like starting on future blog posts (and watching lots of music videos and hot dancing clips on YouTube - with one good eye), I’m not going to blame or criticize anyone for running out to buy that one last batch of consumer items and search for much-needed bargains - while they still can. In fact, if I believed in God, I would even say, bless them!
And those who piled up purchases on their credit cards, bless you too. Be thankful that you were able to get a few more things on those credit cards before you default and declare bankruptcy.
And to anyone who got into fist fights and wrestling matches to grab that last sale item, good for you. This might be good training for grabbing the last slice on the bread line sometime down the road. It also might be good training to keep yourself in the game if and when the looting starts.
