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 Review #4035604 |
 | Black Friday  [13+] Christmas Madness  |
| (5.0)  I found your story listed on the "Hub Page " under the "Recent Review Requests." I am so happy I did decide to read this item. I saw it was about "Thanksgiving's day after," dubbed, Black Friday. I also hate that day, and believe it's some evil plot derived by a group of marketing agencies, who meet and greet yearly at some wild convention and place bets on which company can draw the most blood and dollars from the consumer on that one specific day per year.  My experience with such nonsense began about the same time as yours -- yes, the dreaded "Cabbage Patch Kids," fever. I had four young daughters at the time, thus my needs for the item were quadrupled! Good luck with that, right?I abhor being packed like cattle to slaughter in some line in front of a door. Thus, as you discovered, none of that is worth it for some prize dangled in front of hundreds of pairs of eyes about to push through the same narrow space. It is totally dehumanizing and turns the sweetest mother or aunt, into a famished coyote on a hunt.  Thank heavens for online shopping! You bring the reader through this experience, from the cozy nostalgic Thanksgiving to the near riotous day after, in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Very good imagery! It felt like being right there, each moment from the kids' table to the adult one and on to Black Friday. I will never put myself through something like that ever again. I don't even know if my grown daughters still kept their Cabbage Patch Dolls. They should have, to point them out to their children and say: "You know, years ago, your grandmother put life and limb in line to get this old, raggedy looking doll for me and one for each of your aunties. Can you imagine that?" Probably the child would respond by laughing and stating such a thing is ridiculous, "and mom, don't forget to get in line on Black Friday at the mall, for the new cell phone that is to die for!"And so the generational story shall continue -- new "toy" same old greed.   I enjoy Thanksgiving, and the day after, because I am so out of all the circus on parade. (I had to change the rating on this item due to the fist-fights resulting in a moderate level of violent acts. )  Well told, clearly imagined and hit a spot that many readers could identify with. I'm returning your auto-reward GPs!Until next time--write on! Regards,        WebWitch  My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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You responded to this review 09/05/2014 @ 3:18pm EDT