Is Black Friday A Total Bust?

Is Black Friday A Total Bust?

“Personally, I consider the monster crowds we call black Friday to be little more than a pick-pocket’s dream come true, but that’s just me.”


By Dell Hill

So far, every report I’ve heard from black Friday shoppers has been “blah”!  And Glenn Reynolds - better known in the blogosphere as the Instapundit - is asking this serious question:

               
“RETAIL SUPPORT BRIGADE SITREP: So the InstaDaughter and a cousin braved Black Friday at 5 am this morning. They reported lots of people at the mall, but said that not many were buying anything. They also reported that this may have been because the stores weren’t offering much in the way of good deals. They decamped for breakfast at IHOP having not bought much of anything themselves.
Has the Retail Support Brigade become a “hollow army?” We’ll see. Perhaps too much as been asked of the troops, for too long.”

So, what’s the story here boys and girls?

Are the “big sales” not so big?

I’ve seen scads of advertising; all suggesting that if I don’t drop what I’m doing and get right down to (insert store name here) I’ll miss out on the lowest prices EVAH!

Personally, I consider the monster crowds we call black Friday to be little more than a pick-pocket’s dream come true, but that’s just me.  And the lowest prices of EVAH almost always happen the day AFTER Christmas, so what’s up with that?

If you’ve been in the trenches, let us know what you think.