It’s almost that time again – when shoppers will set their alarm clocks for ungodly hours or leave the Thanksgiving table early to stand in line outside their favorite retailer, hoping to get their hands on the best deals in town. Black Friday has become a cultural staple, serving as the official kickoff to the holiday season. Every year it seems to get bigger and bigger, with businesses large and small summoning their troops (well, employees) to handle the massive crowds and checkout lines.
Some argue that Black Friday has gotten to be too much, taking all of the fun out of waking up early and hitting the stores. From retailers choosing to open on Thanksgiving Day to headlines of someone being trampled by a crowd or getting into a fight over the last TV, this “holiday” is starting to get a bad rap…
