Is it a U.S. thing? I live in Canada.
2007-11-23 11:21:34 · 15 answers · asked by Lori F 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I don't see anything black about it, except it gets darker earlier!
2007-11-23 11:22:24 · update #1
The Friday after Thanksgiving has become known in the last few decades as one of the busiest of the year for retailers, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. One of the names used for this day is Black Friday, which some say comes from the fact that it is the biggest shopping day of the year, putting stores firmly in the black. This is false, as the days closer to Christmas generate more in sales. For the true origins of the term, we have to dig back a few decades.
I hope this helps?
2007-11-23 11:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by kat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No not just a U.S. thing i live in Australia and we call firday the 13th black friday too
it just superstition cause 13 is an unlucky number and friday is meant to be a day of dark proportions so when u put the two together thats the result
2007-11-23 11:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The day retailers make a profit, sometimes for the entire year. Black Friday is referring to black ink showing a profit on their financial ledgers. Fact.
2007-11-23 11:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by WooleyBooley again 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is the day that the reatailers first start to make money from the whole year. They were in the red and now they are in the black
2007-11-23 11:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by hawksup2 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
cuz u go under dark of night some say its like the black market the acual reason is unknown there r a lot of therorys though no one knows for sure it sure is fun tho lol
2007-11-23 11:32:01 · answer #5 · answered by ♥♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of stores go into "the black" or just make millions of dollars, whereas if they were in "the red" they would be broke or bankrupt.
2007-11-23 11:28:51 · answer #6 · answered by nobodyd 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it is supposed to put the books of retailers in the black...meaning a good profit.
2007-11-23 11:24:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
friday end of week relax
sit down in front of the telly & drink black vodka!
2007-11-23 19:20:30 · answer #8 · answered by solosailor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been told that they call it that because it's the day their budgets go into the black.
2007-11-23 11:24:10 · answer #9 · answered by JustN45 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because of all of the holiday sales, companies and businesses make wayyy more money than normal, so instead of in the red, they are in the black
2007-11-23 11:25:26 · answer #10 · answered by emilyann 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋