thread Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️ in Retail & eCommerce

Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

maxpete — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:45:02 GMT

With Black Friday happening this week, we're wondering if you have a memorable Black Friday experience that you would like to share with the community here!

Also in case you missed it, here is a resource on how to prepare for Black Friday and a previous discussion question around how you handle Black Friday!

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

maxpete — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:56:03 GMT

Tagging some members to get the conversation started 😊

@homeprogreen, @Abigails_stl, @JUYBoutique20 & @cashaber

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

homeprogreen — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:48:54 GMT

I don’t participate in Black Friday. It’s just never made sense as a business owner to blow out a bunch of products at steep discounts then have to turn around and restock them. I always laugh when I hear other shop owners talk about how they doubled their sales numbers with a Black Friday sale where they were marking stuff down 50%. Then I explain that while they doubled the work they made the same amount of profits as they would have on a normal day 🤣🤣

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

KGkrafts — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:30:29 GMT

Black Friday is usually busy but unmemorable for us. I have feeling that this year the whole weekend is going to be super busy and special! can't wait!

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

maxpete — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:49:15 GMT

That is exciting!! Keep us posted on how the weekend goes!

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

maxpete — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:49:57 GMT

Yes, sometimes the extra push isn't worth it if it doesn't increase $$ all that much!

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

Doran — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:24:02 GMT

Black Friday is pretty uneventful as a small business owner. It is busy and sales are usually really great. But, I've never had any craziness like you see on the news at big box stores.

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

maxpete — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:31:16 GMT

I can definitely relate! All though this year we did have a nice influx of Small Business Saturday shoppers which was nice to see 🙂

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

JUYBoutique20 — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:23:50 GMT

The craziest Black Friday I ever had was when I was working at a big box store and had two women get into a fight over a handbag. I told them if they kept it up, I wouldn't unlock the fixture so they could get the bag. Needless to say, I left it locked and when they left my area, I unlocked it and took the bag off the rack and put it in my stockroom.

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

maxpete — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:56:17 GMT

@JUYBoutique20 Woah that is wild!! Good on you for controlling the situation too 👏

Re: Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

JUYBoutique20 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:14:39 GMT

It was definitely wild.