Black Friday

Awesome! My very first black friday in US. I was at the NYC times square area on Thursday Night (sadly I didn't join the midnight madness because I don't think that it's worth the time I spend on waiting in the line.) It leads me to think, is there something as a discount/ sale? Does the thing actually become cheaper on Black Friday? From my point of view, on Black Friday the thing does not get cheaper because it costs you a lot more things in reality. You spend the whole night waiting in the line to get the deal. You can be spending that time to be with your love one which is even more productive. You need to fight to get the deal that you want! In fact I saw an article saying that in LA a woman used pepper spray on her competitors in order to stand advantage on the other buyers!
woman pepper sprays others

So instead I went to shop in the afternoon at a mall called Roosevelt Mall somewhere in the long Island. I found that there's less people as compared to the midnight madness. There's still some great offer but less than midnight madness. Most of the great deals are off the shelves, what's left is just some ugly stuffs on the shelves with less discounts. I still think that there is actually not a big difference because you have less attentive care from the salesgirls. you lack the convenient and comfort while shopping. I can't even find a place to try my new shoes. The line to pay is like crazily long. We can't find a seating while having our lunch. When we eventually found a seat to enjoy our meal, at the very right moment when I stood up just to get a new drink, a Chinese Old guy sitting next to me just literally grab my chair behind me, pull it towards him and put his leg onto the chair, and stared arrogantly to the sky pretending that nothing had happened!

Maybe the price is cheaper, but overall cost? It could be even higher than usual.