Shouldn't every Friday be "Black Friday"

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Here, people are up in arms about this Black Friday nonsense as several firms have been unmasked as having put up their prices just before this imported event only to 'lower' them by making faux offers of reductions :( Not surprising ...

Black and Micarta are timeless though ;)1764331052422.jpeg
 
Here, people are up in arms about this Black Friday nonsense as several firms have been unmasked as having put up their prices just before this imported event only to 'lower' them by making faux offers of reductions :( Not surprising ...
Will….! 😮

How could you possibly say such a thing about lovely retail people, especially the onliners 😄
 
Here, people are up in arms about this Black Friday nonsense as several firms have been unmasked as having put up their prices just before this imported event only to 'lower' them by making faux offers of reductions :( Not surprising ...
That's interesting, Will, and as you indicate, not surprising. Some relevant data I'm quoting from a daily email called "The Morning" sent out by the New York Times:
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BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

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You’re going to be bombarded with sales today. Many of them are balderdash.
According to Wirecutter, most Black Friday deals are overhyped discounts on mediocre products. What gives? Well, retailers often manipulate the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, or M.S.R.P., to exaggerate discounts, especially during Black Friday. Wirecutter journalists track prices all year so they can compare today’s “deal” prices against what you would pay normally, without price manipulation.
They have already scrutinized nearly 185,000 supposed Black Friday discounts, and only about 1,700 — that’s less than 1 percent — have gotten the seal of approval.
- GT
 
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