I've never been one of those Black Friday shoppers, but this year I jumped on the bandwagon. I just moved to a new city and will be starting from scratch in a new apartment soon, so I figured, what better day to snag a great deal on a TV and kitchenware?
I didn't camp out at Best Buy, but I went to Macy's at midnight on Thanksgiving night to wrestle over pillows, mattress pads and coffeemakers with throngs of other sleepy eyed shoppers. As I stood in line, I got to thinking about our shopping obsessed culture. Many people anticipated Black Friday as an event and more so this year than in recent years, it seemed.
Retailers clearly have no trouble snagging Gen Y's time and money–perhaps credit unions can take some cues from them.
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