GC16ZMP November - Black Friday Breakfast @ Ryan's (Event Cache) in Maryland, United States created by Friends Of The MGS, CVGS, NoVAGO, and HAGS.

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A cache by Friends Of The MGS, CVGS, NoVAGO, and HAGS. Message this owner

Hidden : Friday, November 23, 2007

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Just an excuse to gather the faithful, and those who venture out on Black Friday, together to have fun, talk geocaching, trade bugs, and eat good food.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the holiday season. Most retailers will open very early and usually provide massive discounts on their products.

Although Black Friday is typically the busiest shopping day of the year in terms of customer traffic, it is not typically the day with the highest sales volume. That is usually either Christmas Eve, the last Saturday before Christmas, or Boxing Day, which is the day after Christmas in the United States.

Origin:
The first use of this term to describe the day after Thanksgiving is not exactly known. There are two popular theories as to its origin.

Accounting practice:
One theory is that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss for most of the year (January through November) and made their profit during the holiday season. When this would be recorded in the financial records, common accounting practices use red ink to show negative amounts and black ink would to show positive amounts. Black Friday is the beginning of the period where they would no longer have losses (the red) and instead take in the year's profits (the black).

Stress from large crowds:
Another theory comes from the fact that shopping experience on this day can be extremely stressful. The term is used as a comparison to the extremely stressful and chaotic experience of Black Thursday or other black days. According to The Word Spy:

Earliest Citation:
Christmas decorations around Tampa Bay started going up in late October, and business has been brisk since then. And while Friday--known as Black Friday for the legendary hordes--will be the biggest shopping day for many area stores, others ring up the greatest sales the Saturday before Christmas.
—Marilyn Marks, "Retailers expect good sales this Christmas," St. Petersburg Times, November 27, 1986

There exists an earlier reference, speaking to the Friday after Thanksgiving:

A BLACK FRIDAY.
There have been many Black Fridays in recent history. Most of them have been days of financial panic. There has been none of blacker foreboding than last Friday. And the blackness is not loss or fear of loss in stocks and bonds.
New York Times (1857-Current file).
New York, N.Y.: Dec 3, 1922. pg. 38, 1 pgs
ISSN/ISBN 03624331

Employees of retail stores have for years referred to Black Friday in a satirical way, to note the extremely stressful and hectic nature of the day. Heavy traffic and customer demands added to the long hours make it a difficult day[citation needed].

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The Event:
Now that you've spent the last few minutes reading about the history of Black Friday please take a break from shopping on this hectic day and join us for breakfast.

Time:
Friday November 23, 2007 from 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM

Where:
Ryan's Grill*Buffet*Bakery
17830 Garland Groh Boulevard
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-4440

Why:
Have breakfast, meet geocachers new and old, and talk geocaching.

Cost:
Ryan's is a buffet eatery with prices as follows:

Adults $7.49
Children 4-8 $3.99
Children 9-12 $4.99
ALL drinks (coffee, tea, soda, juice, or milk are NOW included in these new prices.)

Tax and gratuity of 15% (this may not be true in all cases, please be sure to check your bill and take care of te hostess accordingly) will be added to the bill also.
Each person will be responsible for their own cost.

Travel bugs and coins are always welcome, but please be sure to log them out when the event is finished. if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please feel free to contact me.

Hope to see you there!