I think it got its name from when a business could finally show a profit (BLACK ink in the accounting books), as opposed to losses (red ink). The time & day of the year, when a business can usually make the most money in a single day.
Sales and online shopping since Hallowe’en, then the ‘insane’ cuts today. Add to that the days of deep reductions in the next week or so. Early cuts and generally poor timing. Big biz has been complaining about ‘red’ Decembers for years. They don’t have to look far to find the reason.
President Roosevelt (Franklin, not Theodore) tried to get Thanksgiving moved to earlier in November to extend the Christmas Shopping season. He failed. However, businesses have now prevailed and the Christmas Shopping season now starts the day after Labor Day.
somebodyshort almost 8 years ago
The turkey and the ham, checking to see if the other made it to today
Adiraiju almost 8 years ago
Black Friday. Clever. Kinda.
Farside99 almost 8 years ago
Hiding from the fake “sales” of leftover and MSRP overvalued merchandise?
Jerry almost 8 years ago
Black Friday!
Watcher almost 8 years ago
I always thought it should be green Friday because everything you buy is paid in green.
charliefarmrhere almost 8 years ago
I think it got its name from when a business could finally show a profit (BLACK ink in the accounting books), as opposed to losses (red ink). The time & day of the year, when a business can usually make the most money in a single day.
tom_wright almost 8 years ago
Looks like Geech with talk balloons
Plods with ...™ almost 8 years ago
…and it’s an easy draw for the cartoonist.
Kaputnik almost 8 years ago
Took me a moment. I have no intention of going anywhere near a store today.
sandpiper almost 8 years ago
Sales and online shopping since Hallowe’en, then the ‘insane’ cuts today. Add to that the days of deep reductions in the next week or so. Early cuts and generally poor timing. Big biz has been complaining about ‘red’ Decembers for years. They don’t have to look far to find the reason.
amxchester almost 8 years ago
Maybe the turkey and pig in a cave ’Cause they survived another Thanksgiving?
pcs1223 almost 8 years ago
Not ‘Green Friday’, it should be called ‘Plastic Friday.’
e.groves almost 8 years ago
At first, I thought I was in “Geech”.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member almost 8 years ago
What a clever way to take the day off! :-)
Krazgamer almost 8 years ago
Punny!
ianjohnsoncartoonist Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Good one!
neverenoughgold almost 8 years ago
Staying home today…
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Just like most days!
dflak almost 8 years ago
President Roosevelt (Franklin, not Theodore) tried to get Thanksgiving moved to earlier in November to extend the Christmas Shopping season. He failed. However, businesses have now prevailed and the Christmas Shopping season now starts the day after Labor Day.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 8 years ago
I thought Local Saturday was tomorrow.
I’m so far behind, still haven’t done my shopping for five year ago!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
A visual joke. Black as pitch Friday. Also reminds me of an old TZ about the day the sun never rose, in preparation for a hanging of a prisoner.
albreit almost 8 years ago
2 E Z