By JACOB LOPEZ
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com
At this point, you’ve likely already enjoyed your Turkey Day feast. You’ve had at least a few leftovers, which some would argue is the best part of Thanksgiving.
Then there’s the busiest shopping day of the year, which many partake in on the day after Thanksgiving. A Friday — Black Friday.
Jacob Lopez
As it is, pushing your way through a holiday shopping crowd, finding a parking space, and waiting in checkout lines are just a few of the factors that can make brick and mortar shopping an unpleasant experience.
That’s especially the case on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. What used to be part of the Thanksgiving weekend when families enjoyed leftovers and relaxed together has become an excuse for people to trample and punch each other in hopes of buying a cheap, low-quality laptop that’s been marked down to $100 because in reality, it probably wouldn’t have sold otherwise.
Sure, discounts and deals are nice, but I feel ashamed of the human race every time I see the news of people flooding the doors of their nearest department store because they just want a reason to act like stampeding wildebeests. Their prize? An off-brand HDTV that’s been sitting on the shelf untouched for the past four months.
That’s why most of my shopping these days happens online. Almost anything I could ever want is available through a handful of websites: Amazon, iTunes, Newegg, ThinkGeek, eBay and MacMall. There are plenty more, but those are quite easily the most popular and respected of the sites I shop from.
Online retailers definitely cash in on the Black Friday sales, too. You’re definitely not missing out. They also follow up with Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday is popular amongst geeks and gadget lovers because it offers an extra day of deals, especially on electronics and for online shoppers.
The limitation right now of course is that going to the store is still necessary for the most part when buying groceries. Even that usually involves little more than a quick run to HEB to pick up a few necessary items. This is changing as online retailers like Amazon are starting to sell more food items.
Of course, it will be a while before online shopping completely replaces brick and mortar.
Then there are always the people who prefer more traditional means of shopping, but even some of those people are becoming more comfortable with the idea of having their goods shipped directly to their home. It’s a convenience everybody starts to enjoy once they do it a few times.
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