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[labellementeuse]

*revelation* Ah-hah! Americans do have Boxing Day! They just call it Black Friday and shift it to after Thanksgiving. I just knew no developed nation could be content without a holiday appointed solely for the torture of people working in retail.

In other news, wireless crapped out on us a few days ago!!! argh, so I am not really around much - skimming the flist whenever I can, but that's it really. :-/

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[delicatelight.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Black Friday is a miserable day. I went out one time, several years ago, to a huge electronics store and I swore NEVER to go out again. I don't care how many sales there are and that you can save a ton of money, no amount could be worth standing in line for over an hour just to buy a frickin' wireless mouse.

Oh, and I'm sorry about your wireless! Mine does that every once in a while, it's a pain in the ass.

[lady-larla.livejournal.com]

I miss you!!! How far away is Feb again? Any chance for a natter at some time?

I'm here to help.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

February is three miles away.

Re: I'm here to help.

[lady-larla.livejournal.com]

But thats forever away, its even further than the 2nd star to the right!

Still helping.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

Never never! At least it's not FIVEever away or you'd really be in trouble.

Re: I'm here to help.

[bad-mushroom.livejournal.com]

Sorry, random, but that icon is pure genius.

Re: I'm here to help.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it? I wish I remembered where I got it.

Re: I'm here to help.

[bad-mushroom.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, you should really look into that. Icon makers can be very strict about credit (I know, since I make icons myself--so sorry for the lecture, but I hate it when people don't credit).

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

Nonononono, Black Friday cannot possibly compare to Boxing Day! Why, no-one has gifts to refund! It's not a true Retail Day of Torture unless there's a queue about twenty people deep just for people who want refunds on their Christmas gifts and are prepared to argue to the death about whether they should get a full refund despite not having the receipt.

I agree that such holidays are the hallmark of civilised nations, however. :P

Sucks about the wireless. :( I may be driven to actually ring you sometime!

[lemony-purple.livejournal.com]

So that's what Boxing Day is. Honestly, no one in my family had any idea at all, I used to ask every year when I saw it on the calendar. I always thought it meant something like the day that everyone put all the stuff they got for Christmas away and cleaned and stuff like that. Apparently mom thought it was like Superbowl Sunday only for boxing instead of football... :P

Anyway, I explained it to my mom earlier; she says it makes no sense whatsoever having a day like Black Friday after Christmas, because you're supposed to be going out and getting things for people- the beginning of the holiday shopping season and all that. I dunno.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

No, you're going out and spending your gift money/vouchers. And the shops are getting rid of whatever excess stock they had. And whatever stuff they got in for all the sales. And returning the gifts you don't want for credit on something you do want.

It's the perfect way to get rid of all the crap that grandma gave you and get something cool!


My mum, sisters and ex once took me shopping on Boxing Day from 8.30am til about 6pm. I was a grouchy boy.

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

Those of us not so shopping minded usually spend Boxing Day sunbathing and polishing off the left-overs from Christmas, and mucking around with our presents. It's also the traditional day to visit family and friends if you had a nuclear-family-only Christmas Day (sharing that function with Christmas afternoon.) Associated with cricket, too; there are usually test matches starting on Boxing Day. Bit of a multi-purpose holiday, really.