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Patch Poll: Has Black Friday Gone too Far?
This year, Black Friday was marred by violence and crime. Is it time for retailers to dial back the hype and promotion?
Should Black Friday be renamed Bloody Friday? Insane Friday? What-Has-This-Country-Come-To Friday?
For some shoppers, Black Friday is all about the hunt for a good deal, and even a fun night, or early morning, out. However, in addition to a good deal on the latest electronics, Black Friday brought incidents involving pepper spray, shootings, looting and beatings.
“Instead of a nice sweater, you need a bulletproof vest and goggles," Betty Thomas, 52, told the Associated Press Saturday while shopping with her family at a mall in Raleigh, N.C.
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Has this sales strategy gone too far? Should retailers be encouraged to dial back Black Friday hype and promotion?
In addition to Black Friday, football is part of the Thanksgiving tradition, according to the latest . Eighty-five percent answered that football should be allowed to be on the TV during the Thanksgiving celebration.
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Fourteen percent said no, it distracts from the meal and conversation.
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