Tell us about your most wild Black Friday experience 🛍️

[maxpete]

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! 

[maxpete]

Tagging some members to get the conversation started 😊

@homeprogreen, @Abigails_stl, @JUYBoutique20 & @cashaber

[homeprogreen]

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 🤣🤣

[maxpete]

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

[KGkrafts]

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!

[maxpete]

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

[Doran]

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.  

[maxpete]

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

[JUYBoutique20]

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.

[maxpete]

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

[JUYBoutique20]

It was definitely wild.