Shopping

I have never understood the Day After Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. People are willing to wait in line overnight, then risk getting trampled when the doors open, just for the chance to buy a cheap plasma TV or a junky laptop? The whole ritual seems very degrading to me. The stores are largely to blame. I observed the same phenomenon in England the year I was living there. There's nothing wrong with bargain hunting. But Black Friday mania seems to bring out the worst in people.