So as most you too have probably heard of Black Friday…maybe even participated in it? I have, for almost the past 7 years I have been actively involved in Black Friday shopping. Thanksgiving day comes and normally once you finish all your food all you can think about is the awesome deals you are going to score and the fun times you are going to have. No. Actually no, that is not what happens at all.
When I was younger I could never get my mom to go with me, it was alwaysmyself and my grandma. I had fun because I was going shopping more-so to enjoy the hype and watch my grandma buy things. But as the years have gone on I have been the one shopping while my grandma sits back and watches. This year however, it was different because I wasn’t with my grandma in fact I wasn’t even in my home state. So now you have to consider that I am in an unfamiliar town with people I am not used to shopping with.
It started out okay; we had a late start and made our way to the cliche stores, starting with Target. As the day seemed to drag on and I mean DRAG on it just got worst and worst. First of all…. where were all the people this year?! I don’t know about you, but some of the stores we went to were dead. As the day went on I realized more and more that Black Friday isn’t what it used to be when I was younger. The deals start earlier, the stores open earlier, and the excitement fades faster than ever before.
I learned this year that unless you have something particular you want/need and you know the store, the price, and all the small details than Black Friday simply isn’t worth it anymore. The deals aren’t how they used to be. And I’ll admit some deals are still great, but it is only on particular items and you have to know about them before hand. The problem with that is, if you aren’t looking to buy those items than Black Friday probably isn’t for you. The bigger stores like Target and Walmart were a waste of time to us…half of the stuff you can get for cheaper when it goes on clearance. The only thing worth my time anymore would be the smaller clothing stores such as American Eagle who had 50% of the entire store.
Beauty and fashion is something that can so easily be made simple and you would think that Black Friday and the reputation it holds would be there to aid you and help you be the fashionable person you want to be and afford the high-end make-up and beauty products that are normally highly-priced, but the truth of the matter is…the best place to find all of that is a storeI like to call my favorite…TJ-Maxx. Because Black Friday is dwindling in my eyes and the amount of time and energy it takes just to buy a few things and not even get a stellar deal is just not worth it.
Stay simple, stay classy, stay YOU!
-C
Beauty made simple 