SYSK Selects: How Black Friday Works

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 24 November 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On the day after Thanksgiving, Americans go kind of crazy for the deep discount sales that kick off the holiday shopping season in stores. So crazy, in fact, at least four people have lost their lives and as many as 63 others have been injured during Black Friday sales. But as profitable as Black Friday is, some retailers are thinking about discontinuing the tradition to find ways to make even more money. Learn all about this bizarre, uniquely American holiday custom in this episode.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hello everybody, it's me Josh.
0:33.4	And to get you in the holiday spirit, I've selected for this week's S.Y.S.K.S.
0:37.6	Selects our episode on Black Friday, classic episode that I'm hoping you'll enjoy because
0:44.1	it's apparently the most deadly time of the year.
0:47.1	Get in the Grinchy spirit and listen to us basically demolish the most made up, sub-holiday ever
0:54.0	invented.
0:55.0	It's as good as the day it dropped.
0:57.3	Enjoy.
0:58.3	Welcome to Stuffy Should Know from Howstuffworks.com.
1:07.3	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:11.7	I'm Josh Clark and with me is always this Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
1:15.2	Jerry's over there.
1:16.4	And that makes this stuff you should know.
1:19.3	That's what he just checked.
1:20.4	Make sure Jerry was there.
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