Black Friday Insanity–A New Perspective

Ronie Black Friday 4 Comments

Wow! I can’t believe we’re a mere four days from December! Unbelievable. How did this year sneak by so fast??? Anyway–the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, came and went with a roar (see the photo from MSNBC?). And an aching back!!! This was my first time since I was teen that I worked the retail floor on this notorious day. And I have to say, it was the most disconcerting day I’ve experienced in a while. I stood behind the register in a large department store, checking out one customer after another, for SEVEN HOURS STRAIGHT! I’m not kidding. I couldn’t even dash away for a 15-minute break to wet my hoarse throat because the line constantly replenished itself (kind …