Black Friday Shopping, Yea or Nay

Black Friday approaches, it sounds more like the sound of cash registers ringing up sales to retailers.
Black Friday Shopping, Yea or Nay
Roben-Ann Meyer, 26, textile designer, Brooklyn. 'I already did my Christmas shopping so I could avoid the crowds.' The Epoch Times
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Kim Cichelli, 24, actor, Midtown. 'No- I wouldn't brave the crowds, Times Square is annoying anyway. I'd rather shop online.' (The Epoch Times)

Black Friday approaches—as ominous as that sounds, it is, of course, more like the sound of cash registers ringing up sales to retailers—hopefully.

With promises of big reductions to lure holiday shoppers out to stores in the wee hours this Friday, retailers hope to go into the black and make a profit for the year. What was once a fun kick-off to the holiday shopping season has now become something of a blood sport, however, with frenzied deal-seekers trampling over each other to save a few bucks on the season’s hot buys.

The Epoch Times wanted to get your opinion: will you brave the crowds to get in on the Black Friday deals? Or will you run the other way?