Black Friday...

… is ridiculous. The day after Thanksgiving, now known as Black Friday, is unquestionably the biggest shopping day of the year. What I don’t understand is why people get up and wait in line, in the cold, to save a few bucks at midnight. But are they really saving all that much? Probably not. I have never worked retail but I have friends who have and an ex-boyfriend you still does. From what I was told the stores slowly inch up the price above its suggested retail price and then “discount” it back down to the price they were selling for in the first place. I noticed this the other day while in Macy's. I knew what I was looking for and found it. The product was “on sale.” I had already done my research and I knew what all the other stores were selling them for. But this store I was in was selling it for $30.00 more and then had placed it on sale for the regular price it should be in the first place. This made me mad and when the sweet associate approached me soliciting help I decided that I would question her about this. I asked her why this product was “originally” 160.00 and now it is on sale for 129.95. She responded back that 160 is the original price and that it was a good deal at the sale price. Then I said, “But why are all the other stores in the area and online selling this product at an original price of 129.95?” Her pupils enlarged and her breathing quickened. All of a sudden she was trying to walk away and I prevented her from doing so. She said that she could not comment on other store’s prices. I then asked her to comment on her stores prices and she was seriously trying to get away from me. It was like there was an alarm and a red light going off in the store—“Informed shopper in aisle 5! All associates must evacuate!” So, needless to say that I will not be making that purchase at Macy's.