Did you know…
- In 2006, on the Friday after Thanksgiving (Black Friday), 140 million of us went shopping.
- On average we spent $360.15, up 18% from 2005.
- Total sales for Black Friday 2006 came to $8.9 billion. (CNN Money)
Just thought you might want to know.
The folks at Buy Nothing Christmas have gotten really sick of Black Friday.
Update:
Eugene Cho has some thought provoking reservations about Buy Nothing day.
David W. Swanson 
“Black Friday” illustrate the extent that business interests have interlarded themselves in our society. Some stores have even begun Wed Xmas sales before Thanksgiving. I recommend the following post: http://deligentia.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/black-friday/