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In reply to the discussion: Can someone explain the lure of "black friday" for me? [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)8. A chance for competitive consumerism...what more lure could an American need?
If you don't feel it, you've got a genetic problem. or maybe NOT
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A chance for competitive consumerism...what more lure could an American need?
HereSince1628
Nov 2012
#8
It is the belief that "things" can replace real human interaction, intimacy, and love.
Fire Walk With Me
Nov 2012
#9
I went to a Best Buy one year. Saw the line that stretched at least a mile. Turned car around, went home
Initech
Nov 2012
#13
Some people go so they can buy things for their families that they couldnt afford otherwise
Lucinda
Nov 2012
#17
It's like Marathon Dancing during the Great Depression. People are looking for deliverance from
leveymg
Nov 2012
#20
some people just like the sense of competition- it's a societal thing, drilled in from an early age.
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#40