Thomas Doyle, a business reporter at the Victoria Advocate in Texas, took an unusual approach to his Black Friday shopping coverage: He gave his perspective.
Doyle wrote, “Every year, in every town there stands a lonely figure in the midst of the chaos observing and recording the entire event. He is the business reporter, the information wage slave who drags his body out of a turkey-induced coma to speak with those souls who shun the warmth of their beds in favor of shopping.
“For the last seven or so years I have been that lonely soul taken away from my dreams to cover the chaos. I can’t tell for certain exactly how many times I’ve gone out there, as the memories seem to blur together over time like the dreams I’m not having.
“Despite what non-participants might think, I’ve only encountered a few people I actually consider crazy.
“Some shoppers brave the early morning cold because they can’t pass up a good deal. The early morning hours are just another price that has to be paid to stretch that Christmas dollar a little bit further. For a few it’s the only way they can afford things, like a new computer for a child in school.
“For others it’s a grand adventure, a chance to go out and have a wild experience with close friends and family, and then regale one another with war stories over coffee and breakfast at a restaurant afterward.”
Read more here. I’m looking for odd and unusual Black Friday coverage, so if you see great stories, send them my way.
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