>Black Friday is spreading internationally despite these still being normal working days for the rest of the world. //
My feeling, in the UK, is that it's not stuck. Peak seemed to be 2 years ago, last year was big but more organised to avoid the violence (!) of the previous year. This year ... some kids in my city had the day off school, other than that it seemed calm, some companies definitely avoiding it, perhaps it's moved primarily online?
A UK consumer rights company "Which?" published price comparison info showing most items are cheaper at other times of the year. I think this realisation may in part be why the super-hype is not working.
Yeah honestly I completely forgot about it till I went to buy something from Amazon and saw their banners everywhere (UK). Got a decent enough discount on the item I wanted but not going to remember it next year either.
My feeling, in the UK, is that it's not stuck. Peak seemed to be 2 years ago, last year was big but more organised to avoid the violence (!) of the previous year. This year ... some kids in my city had the day off school, other than that it seemed calm, some companies definitely avoiding it, perhaps it's moved primarily online?
A UK consumer rights company "Which?" published price comparison info showing most items are cheaper at other times of the year. I think this realisation may in part be why the super-hype is not working.