Dear British retailers,<\/p>\n
What the hell, guys?<\/p>\n
It should be obvious what I’m talking about. But in case you’re not aware, I’m super annoyed about this Black Friday<\/em> thing you’re suddenly doing.<\/p>\n “Black Friday” is a retail ‘holiday’ of dubious legitimacy, wherein on the Friday following Thanksgiving shops will do big sales. In other words, it’s an American thing.<\/p>\n So why on earth are we suddenly doing it over here? I don’t remember it being around last year, apart from a few places online.<\/p>\n We’ve had Boxing Day sales since forever and ever, and they’re unbearable enough. Do we really need another<\/em> horrific commercial rampage?<\/p>\n And “horrific” is the only word for it. The Black Friday Death Count<\/a> website puts the number of fatalities at a tragic 7<\/strong>. That’s seven more than there ever should be for a bloody SALE.<\/p>\n Just look at these scenes from the store opening of an ASDA in Wembley:<\/p>\n