I'd never heard of Black Friday until this time three years ago. We were staying in London for a couple of nights, (the main purpose of the visit escapes me), and thought it would be nice to take little Joe to Hamleys toy shop on Oxford Street, completely unaware of not only the existence of Black Friday but also that it was Black Friday.
Horrendous only goes half way to describing the scenes in the shop and the wider area, the little guy had to spend the whole time on my shoulders just to avoid getting trampled or suffocated. If Black Friday is the best that the High Street can do to attract shoppes then no wonder its failing.
I'm not a fan of shopping at the best of times and how anyone can regard it as an enjoyable leisure activity is totally beyond me1.
1Statement naturally excludes bike shops stocking everything the mainstream stores don't; recumbents, cargo bikes, tandems, dutch bikes, touring bikes etc.