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Black Friday is one of those imported things we could do without. Did you know shops in the Netherlands are now massively participating in Black Friday? We didn

Black Friday is one of those imported things we could do without. Did you know shops in the Netherlands are now massively participating in Black Friday? We didn't even have this 'event' ten years ago. Because of our Sinterklaas gift giving event on 5 December people would have been out shopping for presents in any case (like Xmas presents, just earlier and with the OG Santa instead of the Coca Cola dude), so in terms of footfall it doesn't change much, but it was just too good of an opportunity to pass up I guess. Refreshingly, one national household items chain (Dille & Kamille) closed its store in my town today, with a notice stating the staff was out picking up litter around the city centre instead of submitting to the consumerist Black Friday phenomenon. Interesting, but on-profile for their brand. Good deeds are a marketing opportunity too of course.

nicbou 2y ago
In Japan too. Black Friday has become a meaningless global sales event.
- prokopton 2y ago
  Is it any worse than Singles Day?
  - nicbou 2y ago
    It’s a lot bigger than Singles Day. In Germany if you work in e-commerce it’s the busiest time of the year.
azaras 2y ago
Spain too.
alecco 2y ago
In many countries the new tradition is slowly raising prices for a couple of months and then do the discount. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all the stupid global corporate propaganda deception campaigns.
Vinnl 2y ago
Seriously, we import all the hyper-commercial "holidays" from the US, and then skip the one fun one (Halloween). (Yes I know (I think) that it did not originate in the us.)
penguin_booze 2y ago
What happens in America, doesn't stay in America. Say no to drugs, say not to America(n cultural exports).