Did you notice that "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" are now an amorphous mass of several days before and after Thanksgiving? I love commerce as much as the next guy, but constant bombardment by apparently desperate retailers kind of ruins the party, don't you think? Especially when the "blow out" deals are just normal sales discounts. Ah, well. We are here at Giving Tuesday - please make a donation to your favorite organization. Let's help people and feed our souls.
Yes. I guess part of it is the advertising dollars.