For the opulent folks, sure. However, I grew up poor, and Black Friday was one day my family would "splurge" aka buy stuff we waited a long time that we needed

For the opulent folks, sure. However, I grew up poor, and Black Friday was one day my family would "splurge" aka buy stuff we waited a long time that we needed (new clothes etc.). Especially with inflation these days, Black Friday and the like are very useful for poorer folks. Sure Black Friday creates a lot of waste and results in impulse buys, but it's a good thing for 11.1% of Americans who are poor. I use r/buyitforlife to select long lasting stuff to buy during BF etc and from companies with lifetime guaranties such as Darn Tough and Patagucci. I'm all for preventing companies from manipulating people to buy junk.