Black Friday

[Turkish]

Surely this is racist? How does selling things at a reduced price = being attributed to a colour? Surely “Black Friday” devalues black and infers that the colour black is inferior to every other colour. I know the lefties would usually be all over this but they’re probably to busy trying to grab themselves a bargain to cause a fuss this time

[Whitey Grandad]

Only a true racist would see racist connotations in any mention of colour. Traditionally it’s when retailers made money and hence ‘went into the black’. 
 

it is a positive.

[Turkish]

I’m speaking for other people obviously which is what us lefties do.

[badgerx16]

But it is never just Friday, why can't Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, or any other day involved get a mention ?

Edited 28 November, 2020 by badgerx16

[Whitey Grandad]

53 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

But it is never just Friday, why can't Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, or any other day involved get a mention ?

It’s another example of American traditions invading our lives. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving which is of course a Thursday and a lot of Americans take the day of and head for the roads which is another suggestion for the origin of the name.

[skintsaint]

Fucking American holidays invading us.....but cheaper stuff so all good?

[Lighthouse]

16 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Fucking American holidays invading us.....but cheaper stuff so all good?

I've been doing Amazon deliveries the last few months, it's great as far as I'm concerned.

[Whitey Grandad]

12 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

I've been doing Amazon deliveries the last few months, it's great as far as I'm concerned.

Yep. Brilliant service especially if you pay for Prime.

 

[Lighthouse]

12 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Yep. Brilliant service especially if you pay for Prime.

 

A fair number of people seem genuinely surprised when I knock on their door, as in they weren’t expecting it until tomorrow at the earliest. It’s little wonder the high street has been dying.

[Weston Super Saint]

6 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

A fair number of people seem genuinely surprised when I knock on their door, as in they weren’t expecting it until tomorrow at the earliest. It’s little wonder the high street has been dying.

You keep telling yourself that  

[whelk]

20 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

I've been doing Amazon deliveries the last few months, it's great as far as I'm concerned.

Is that a furlough thing? Keep thinking what a stress free job it must be. Don’t yo7 have t9 work 16 hour days to get any sort of wage though?

[Lighthouse]

2 hours ago, whelk said:

Is that a furlough thing? Keep thinking what a stress free job it must be. Don’t yo7 have t9 work 16 hour days to get any sort of wage though?

Works out as around £13 per hour. Not spectacular but better than nothing.

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

Works out as around £13 per hour. Not spectacular but better than nothing.

Can you choose how many hours you work?

[Lighthouse]

Just now, Turkish said:

Can you choose how many hours you work?

Yep. There’s an app where delivery slots pop up randomly during the day and you just accept the ones which suit you. It is a bit oversubscribed, in terms of having more drivers than slots, but if you keep the app open and keep refreshing you can get something most days.

[buctootim]

On 29/11/2020 at 00:35, Whitey Grandad said:

Yep. Brilliant service especially if you pay for Prime.

 

I have it too and use it all the time. Perversely I still hate the fact its so good. We're going to end with 20 mega corporations running everything and half the world on minimum wage or zero hours contracts    

[The Cat]

Do you get bored housewives open the door in a skimpy dressing gown with their cleavage bursting out asking if you could bring the package up to the bedroom like what happens in those documentaries on the internet?

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, The Cat said:

Do you get bored housewives open the door in a skimpy dressing gown with their cleavage bursting out asking if you could bring the package up to the bedroom like what happens in those documentaries on the internet?

Not so much as in my previous job as a black, body building heating engineer.

[Mystic Force]

Single best comment I have ever read.