Thanksgiving Break

Over the break, I expected to be bombarded with advertisements pertaining to the current holiday at hand, Thanksgiving. Much to my surprise I didn't see a single commercial pertaining to food or how to provide the perfect family setting. All ads were hellbent on convincing me to attend the Black Friday shopping events. I only go if there's something specific on sale that I know a family member or close friend would like to receive as a gift. The exception this year is that a friend invited me to come along as they shopped for a deal at Best Buy. Knowing my sister would enjoy a decent pair of headphones, I accepted the invitation.

The biggest let down of the "Black Friday Sales" was that nothing was actually on sale. Once in the store, I made my way through the crowds towards the sale event signs and was disappointed by what I found. Each set of headphones was listed at $20-30 below the regular sale price, but Best Buy always offers those prices because they're exclusively an electronics wholesale store. By listing the retail price they create the illusion that you're saving money, but their prices were no different than usual.