OPINION ESSAY- SOFIA MIRPURI

Black Friday- Sofia Mirpuri

It started in the USA and at the begining was just one Friday afternoon where everything was cheaper. This trend has arrived to our countries thanks to the internet and has evolved to a longer period of sales. However is it really necessary? Or it is just another technique to make us buy much more, to promote our consumerism?

Actually, Black Friday is the last week of November which is before Christmas. If we think about it, we buy a lot in Black Friday, then we buy a lot for Christmas presents and finally we buy more in January sales. Is it really necessary to spend three months buying things? It isn’t, it just promotes consumerism and makes big enterprises richer as they manipulate us and make us consume as fools. What’s more, it is tested that before Black Friday prices increase to decrease during the sales, that means that it is everything a lie.

On the other hand, it may be useful for those people who start buying Christmas presents really soon, these people are able to find some good sales and it is less work to do on Christmas.

In conclusion, Black Friday, a part from being a lie, is unnecessary as we don’t need that amount of things. We should stop celebrating it and try to be happy with what we already have.