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A Brief History of Black Friday

By Miss Cellania in Christmas on Nov 27, 2009 at 12:16 pm


The Christmas shopping season began when stores opened early today to draw in bargain-hunters. When did the day after Thanksgiving become such a milestone? And where did the name Black Friday come from? The answers to these questions and more are at mental_floss today. Link


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  1. felixthecat
    Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    I knew it! When I was in college and worked at a department store, we called Black Friday "black" because it was a miserable day filled with greedy miserable rude people. Everyone insists that it is called black because of the profits.

    Nevertheless, Black Friday has become a disgusting pseudo-holiday, where the stupidity and greed combine to trample people, spend money that one does not have, and to spit in the face of human decency.

  2. pwscott
    Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    I never had a bad experience with Black Friday. I do see that Old Navy has started opening at 3am to beat back the usual crowd. :p

  3. Moe
    Dec 4th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Great article!

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