What’s the Real History of Black Friday?

One special day that every price goes down and people buy everything cheaper. But was is the background of it? How did that Black Friday day even start?

Shopping… Isn’t it satisfying? It has always been a pleasure to get new stuff, when you’re happy, depressed, bored… It just feels good, isn’t it? Also, if there is sale, sometimes we get out of control and our bank accounts tend to suffer a bit. But still, it is fun. Addictive as well.Thus, have you heard of Black Friday day? That one special day that every price goes down and people buy everything cheaper. But was is the background of it? How did that Black Friday day even start? What means Black Friday sale? Let’s find out.

 Black Friday Origin

In 1950’s, in Philadelphia, between the times of Thanksgiving and Army-Navy game, dozens of people were going to the city to shop. And it there is crowd there, what else is there? Chaos and traffic. This is the reason why they gave the name “Black Friday”. It was a bad day for cops because they had to work much longer compared to the other days.

The recorded use was different, though. The story was a bit different. In 1869, the reason why they were using this name was not because of a shopping spree-it was because of an economic crisis in US, specifically when the gold market crashed. So, the actual story behind the famous “Black Friday”, is this.

whats the real history of black friday

Considered Dangerous

This day shoppers may have a potential to become a bit aggressive about what they want to buy. And due to this, some accidents may occur within them. There have been people fighting over a TV in last years, so there is a chance that you might get hurt. But anyways, who doesn’t like shopping right? So maybe considering online shopping could be a good option if you catch the product that you want, earlier than the other online shoppers. The stocks could run out pretty fast.

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Ece Çolphan

Ece Çolphan

Hello, my name is Ece. I am studying at Bahçeşehir University Public Relations Department. I am waiting you to my corner in Moblobi.


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