Apparently, it had already moved on.
Right there, above the picked-over remains of whatever Halloween cards were left, was a Santa hat. A Santa hat, peeps. Did we mention this was October 30th?
She filed away this disturbing observation and it was all-but-forgotten until she read this article in Advertising Age.
K-Mart has announced that it is moving "Black Friday" to November 2nd. That's right, two days after Halloween.Now it was one thing when retailers could barely wait for turkey to digest before displaying their flashiest new toys. But right after Halloween? Aside from being just wrong, it reeks of desperation. I mean, this is K-Mart, for chrissakes! One of the countries largest retailers! Millions of Americans shop there. It's not like they'd ever be in danger of having to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy or anything...
Oh. Right. Well then.
But still. C'mon, peeps. Buying Santa hats right after Halloween is not going to help. Trust us on this one.
1 comment:
Can they do that? Can they just MOVE Black Friday?
Also, I'm not entirely comfortable with the term "black" Friday." It used to reference a day that would take businesses from being in the "red" to being in the "black," but with the economy as it is I think we need to find a more appropriate and PC term.
How about "no-piece-of-crap-is-worth-getting-out-of-bed-at-3am-Friday-morning-you-loser" Friday?
Just a thought.
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