Comments on Want What You Have: What Black Friday Really Means

I've never heard of Black Friday. Where have I be...

2008-12-03T23:03:00.000-06:00

I've never heard of Black Friday. Where have I been? But it sounds awful! I agree, don't bow down to the god of stuff. But, like Carla, if you happen to be there at that time, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!

Wonderful post Heather. I completely agree. I went...

2008-12-02T21:07:00.000-06:00

Wonderful post Heather. I completely agree. I went Black Friday shopping with my Mom once about three years ago. We didn't get there until about 1:00 but still people were crazy and so so mean. I swore I would never again leave the house on Black Friday!

This year I ran out of contact solution the night before. I absolutely had to have it to wear my contacts so I opted to go blind that day rather than run to Walmart!

Carla, please know that I'm not trying to say that...

2008-12-02T11:16:00.000-06:00

Carla, please know that I'm not trying to say that true Christians shouldn't shop on Black Friday, or anything like that. I'm only saying that our boycott of it is one way that we try to set ourselves apart, to protest against the greedy and selfish behavior that seems all too common today.

Now I am a black friday shopper, I do not camp out...

2008-12-02T10:19:00.000-06:00

Now I am a black friday shopper, I do not camp out at night or anything I show up 30 minutes before the sale. But this is a family thing for us it is our tradition, my family that is very spread out and we all are together for thanksgiving we ,my mom, brothers, sisters, my husband all get up to have this fun day, and go out and eat breakfast together and then get home for a nap. We have to drive an hour to get to the town that has any stores, and its a fun filled day for us together.
It must be the area we are in but we have never encountered any fights or even rude people everyone is always helpful and friendly.
I am careful to stick to my list and carefully laid out plan to get the items I want.
But with 6 kids and one income family I need to get items as cheap as possible so I love the sales on that day. Of course I love finding stuff at 2nd hand stuff also for Christmas which I did get some great stuff on wed there.
I don't think its that black friday is bad I think its the attitude and intentions that you go with that can be bad. But the people that have those intentions carry that with them every where they go and don't get things their way, such as sporting events they are probably the same people that are starting fights at football games or yelling ,screaming, acting like idiots at a little league game also.
Same with the thought of buying more and more a person carries that with them all the time not that black friday suddenly brings that out in them.
So I do not see that its any more christian to not go then to go.
When we go and help a lady in a wheel chair find the sizes she needs, or help a lady load a trampoline in her cart,or it is a way I can afford to buy toys for toy drives or any of those things you are setting a christian example while you are there.
We couldn't believe the man in new york, I don't understand it or people and if I ever went and felt like I could be in danger it wouldn't be a fun day anymore and it would be gone forever but so far its a great memory for my family together.

At the nearby town, 2 women fought inside the stor...

2008-12-02T07:25:00.000-06:00

At the nearby town, 2 women fought inside the store and their husbands had guns with them. The other husband was killed. Crazy huh.

Wow, I was absolutely speechless to hear of the ma...

2008-12-02T05:36:00.000-06:00

Wow, I was absolutely speechless to hear of the man being crushed. Stuart read it on the internet news on the weekend, and we were both shocked. We don't have "black Friday" here, and I'm thankful! It sounds manic. Mind you, the sales after Christmas can be pretty busy. It's just unreal how the stores keep luring in shoppers with sale after sale after sale. Incredible, and so sad for that poor man and his family........

I totally agree with you! We NEVER shop on Black ...

2008-12-02T00:14:00.000-06:00

I totally agree with you! We NEVER shop on Black Friday for the reasons you have already stated. This year we spent the entire Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends just giving thanks and enjoying eachother. Thanks for the uplifting message :o)

You couldn't get me out to shop on Black Friday fo...

2008-12-01T20:25:00.000-06:00

You couldn't get me out to shop on Black Friday for anything. I found the cutest gifts for my kids at a kids' resale shop a few weeks ago. As they are ages 3 and 5 they will never know the gifts are second-hand. And they prices were amazing.

Great post Heather. I couldn't agree more! A wise ...

2008-12-01T18:34:00.000-06:00

Great post Heather. I couldn't agree more!

A wise friend once said "Deals come and deals go. There is ALWAYS another deal."

And like you, I was completely horrified by the Walmart death. It makes you wonder...did those guilty of the man's death even slow down? Do they even care? Was the deal more valuable than a human life?

Crazy stuff.

I think it's so sad that that man died. I feel so...

2008-12-01T12:29:00.000-06:00

I think it's so sad that that man died. I feel so sorry for his poor family and friends.

How sad it was to read about that poor man that di...

2008-12-01T11:52:00.000-06:00

How sad it was to read about that poor man that died at WalMart! My friend told me that people interviewed there were upset that they closed the doors and were not allowed to shop after waiting so many hours...HELLO, a person DIED, don't you have any compassion???

We too do not go out on Black Friday...it's insane! You're right...people do not understand what is important...how very, very sad :(

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Janel