What is Black Friday?

With the holidays fast-approaching, talk of Black Friday deals has begun. There are multiple early Black Friday ads being released.

If you are not familiar with the shopping phenomenon known as Black Friday, it is the Friday after Thanksgiving and is the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. It's called “Black Friday” because this is usually the time when many stores start to make money and go into the black, as far as accounting is concerned.

There are a number of websites dedicated to getting Black Friday ads from retailers. Often, these ads show up on Black Friday websites before the retailers even officially release them, which usually does not amuse the retailers.