Christmas Spirit, Or Grinchy Outlook?
Millions of shoppers stormed retail stores across the country on Black Friday leaving one Wal-Mart associate dead, which leaves people wondering if the spirit of Christmas is gone.
Ryan Thompson, a Wal-Mart associate, stated “Black Friday was scary. It felt like I was down in Chili running with the bulls.” When asked his feelings on the Wal-Mart associate that was killed Ryan stated, “It’s amazing what people will do to save a couple of bucks, nowadays its seems that people only want the best price for the perfect gift and they forget what Christmas is all about. It’s all about the gifts and not the thought” This is Ryan’s first time working at Wal-Mart for Black Friday. Ryan goes on to say “I will never work on Black Friday again. [The customers] had no consideration for anyone, but themselves. They didn’t care if they stepped on someone, or took things out of someone else’s cart. It was a mad house.”
Many Customers feel the same way as Ryan. Julie Heim a single mother of two stated “I like to go to Shopping on Black Friday because of the deals that I can get on presents, but this year seemed to be worse than last year. Money is tight with the economy the way it is so everyone is trying to get a good deal and so they will fight tooth and nail.” Julie later admitted “I am guilty of pushing someone out of the way to grab a movie or two that everyone is going for.”
It seems many people have lost the sight of Christmas when it comes to a good deal on a gift, but Julie and Ryan both agreed on one thing. That Christmas is something that has been commercialized, but in the end when you go home to your family and sit around opening gifts with each other nothing can beat the feeling you feel when the real Christmas spirit is there.
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