{"id":507240,"date":"2022-11-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-is-it-called-black-friday\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T12:00:00","slug":"why-is-it-called-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Is It Called \u201cBlack Friday\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dd84977a3c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dd84977a3c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-black-friday\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Is_It_Called_%E2%80%9CBlack_Friday%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Is It Called \u201cBlack Friday\u201d?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-black-friday\/#Its_Not_About_Profits\" >It\u2019s Not About Profits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-black-friday\/#Its_Always_Dark_in_Philadelphia\" >It\u2019s Always Dark\u00a0in Philadelphia?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Is_It_Called_%E2%80%9CBlack_Friday%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Is It Called \u201cBlack Friday\u201d?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-843349 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK-FRIDAY.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Black Friday\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Joe Fedewa \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The name &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; was first coined by police officers in Philadelphia to describe the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush. It has nothing to do with businesses making a profit during the Holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n<p>The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. has become known as \u201cBlack Friday.\u201d Retailers across the country drop prices to kick off the Holiday shopping season. Where did the name for this wild day of consumerism come from?<\/p>\n<p>Black Friday isn\u2019t really a single day anymore. Retailers have stretched the deals to cover the entire month of November\u2014sometimes even longer. Regardless, \u201cBlack Friday\u201d is still the name everyone uses for this time of year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Make the Most of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Not_About_Profits\"><\/span>It\u2019s Not About Profits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-843397\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/profit-red-chart.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Profit chart in the red.\" width=\"650\" height=\"341\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/stock-market-crash-red-abstract-background-2147154855\">Visuals6x \/ Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you ask someone where the name \u201cBlack Friday\u201d comes from, there\u2019s a good chance you may hear a story that <em>sounds right<\/em>, but isn\u2019t actually true. It\u2019s a common misconception that the name \u201cBlack Friday\u201d is based on financial jargon.<\/p>\n<p>When a business operates at a financial loss, they\u2019re \u201cin the red.\u201d That simply means they\u2019re losing more money than they\u2019re making. When the business is making a profit\u2014making more money than they\u2019re spending\u2014they\u2019re \u201cin the black.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story goes that most businesses operate \u201cin the red\u201d for most of the year, but the big Holiday shopping season\u00a0puts them \u201cin the black.\u201d Hence, the name \u201cBlack Friday.\u201d Sounds good, but it\u2019s not the true backstory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Find the Best Holiday Deals Using Google Shopping<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Always_Dark_in_Philadelphia\"><\/span>It\u2019s Always <i>Dark\u00a0<\/i>in Philadelphia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-843390\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Shutterstock_21143044.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Shopping crowd in mall.\" width=\"650\" height=\"316\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/crowd-mall-21143044\">Dmitrijs Dmitrijevs \/ Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The real origin story of \u201cBlack Friday\u201d takes place in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fstory%2Fwhy-is-it-called-black-friday&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Philadelphia in the early 1960s<\/a>. It was first used by police officers to describe the chaos that ensued when large crowds of people would come into the city to start their Holiday shopping and attend the annual Army-Navy football <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The large crowds caused created an influx in traffic incidents and shoplifting, which meant longer shifts than usual for the police officers. They started to refer to the day as \u201cBlack Friday\u201d in a derogatory sense. If you\u2019ve ever thought \u201cBlack Friday\u201d sounded ominous, you are correct.<\/p>\n<p>Retailers in Philadelphia tried to put a positive spin on it and call the day \u201cBig Friday,\u201d but \u201cBlack Friday\u201d stuck, and it was being used across the U.S. by the late 1980s. That\u2019s when the red and black profit backstory started to take hold.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>There you have it! The origin of \u201cBlack Friday\u201d does indeed pertain to the chaos of the Holiday shopping season. The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is there are plenty of ways to avoid all the madness and snag great deals from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>You Should Never Buy These Amazon Gadgets at Full Price<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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