What is Black Friday & why is it important?

Black Friday is a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving.

What is the Black Friday deal & how much does it cost?

The Black Friday deal offers discounts across the full range, with $200 off all sizes of the Purple Plus, with a queen coming in at $1,699. The original SE isn't as good as the Series 8, Ultra, or the updated SE from a hardware point of view, but there's still a lot to love here for $199.

Is Black Friday a federal holiday?

Black Friday shoppers in the morning at Walmart store in Durham, North Carolina Black Friday is not an official holiday in the United States, but California and some other states observe "The Day After Thanksgiving" as a holiday for state government employees. It is sometimes observed in lieu of another federal holiday, such as Columbus Day.

Is Black Friday just a 24-hour event?

Black Friday is finally here, but the shopping holiday is not just a 24-hour event anymore. Black Friday has turned into Black November, a month of doorbuster sales and deals that often begins as early as October, said Katherine Cullen, senior director of industry and consumer insights for the National Retail Foundation, or NRF.