So today is Black Friday, why no TV grappling?

TheMightyTen

TheMightyTen

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So we're British and not yanks and today is OUR Black Friday (No we aren't going to ****ing call it Mad Friday so **** off :p), why aren't there any big sheeple herding sales on TVs and flash'n'grabs from online retailers for tat we don't need????:rolleyes::p;)

On a more serious note, stay away from your city centres after the sun goes down, tonight will be hell :eek: Just been chatting to some of the ambulance crews taking a breather in the Hospital canteen and they have pretty much everyone on tonight and are still expecting to be completely overloaded. The planners have warned them to expect the worst Black Friday on record :(
 
Our 'Black Friday' was traditionally the Boxing Day sales, which were/are(?) generally as bad as the US Black Friday. Shops like Next turn into jumble sales.

I've never heard of a Black Friday in the UK before Christmas (well, excluding the recently adopted US Thanksgiving one), just the usual last minute rush without any sales.
 
Em3bbs said:
Our 'Black Friday' was traditionally the Boxing Day sales, which were/are(?) generally as bad as the US Black Friday. Shops like Next turn into jumble sales.
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Our Black Friday is the name given by the emergency services to the last Friday before Christmas because of the absolute mayhem that occurs due to the large number of office parties/partying idiots who think it's a great idea to overcrowd already overcrowded bars and pubs ;)
 
TheMightyTen said:
Our Black Friday is the name given by the emergency services to the last Friday before Christmas because of the absolute mayhem that occurs due to the large number of office parties/partying idiots who think it's a great idea to overcrowd already overcrowded bars and pubs ;)
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What has that got to do with grappling TVs though. ;)
 
Em3bbs said:
What has that got to do with grappling TVs though. ;)
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Perhaps the name and the increasing Americanisation of our culture and people's apparent lack of ability to remember that before Amazon and Walmart ruled our retail industry another day was actually called Black Friday and not the stupid yank one which bears no relevance to our festival calendar but thanks to that increasing Americanisation of Britain you seem to have the American problem of the literalisation of every statement made and fail to grasp the nuances of sarcasm :p
 
TheMightyTen said:
Perhaps the name and the increasing Americanisation of our culture and people's apparent lack of ability to remember that before Amazon and Walmart ruled our retail industry another day was actually called Black Friday and not the stupid yank one which bears no relevance to our festival calendar but thanks to that increasing Americanisation of Britain you seem to have the American problem of the literalisation of every statement made and fail to grasp the nuances of sarcasm :p
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Oi, Grandard, Some people aren't as ancient as you!
 
Boxing Day morning I have a nice lie in, get up for a late brunch of leftovers and something mildly alcoholic for hair of the dog. Then sit down with a new book or toy I have and a film on in the background, possibly a snooze....

The idea of getting up at 5am to stand in a queue outside NEXT just does not compute with me at all. I don't care how good some of those bargains are....I would pay you not to be there.
 
never known it as black Friday, it's always been 'Builders Friday' (no, I'm not a builder either!)
 
Today's not been about sales etc, it's about getting smashed generally the last day of work before Christmas. :)
 
spoffle said:
I can't even remember there being another Black Friday before the Americanised one. I can barely remember the time before Amazon as well.
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In the years BA we lived in caves, wore furs and hunted for our retail bargains in the dense, dark arboreal morass of the High Street, we also bought our Pick'n'Mix at Woolworths and ate burgers from Wimpy :p
 
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