Black Friday

I choose not to participate in the consumerism driven "holiday" that is Black Friday. I may not have a lot of money to spend on gifts and necessities but I would rather spend a few more dollars on any other day of the year than go out and get trampled by the masses of crazed bargain hunters. I like online shopping too, if I am feeling especially demophobic, because sometimes I can get the same great deals and not have to worry about finding a parking space in an overcrowded parking lot or waiting in a line that stretches a mile long just to pay for the unnecessary items that I may have been compelled to buy because of the tempting displays or just from the adrenaline pulsing through my body. Black Friday does not do any good to society. People should be spending time with their families while they all have the time off. The people working in the stores on Black Friday should have the day off too so they can spend time with their family. Black Friday is an unofficial holiday made only for the benefit of the big corporations. Getting up at ungodly times in the morning does not do anyone any good either because then everyone is either tired and grumpy or on a caffeine high which can make people act out and the stores can become dangerous places. I do not participate in Black Friday now, nor will I ever.