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Canadian Home Economics Association

Fake Goods Darken Black Friday

Posted on Friday, November 23rd, 2018
A woman's back is to the camera. Her hair is brown, and shoulder length. She wears a black sweater and a black and white scarf that says Chanel, Paris on it.

By Owen Roberts and Ariana Longley

One of North America’s biggest shopping days, Black Friday, has arrived -- November 23, the day after Thanksgiving Day in the US.

Since the 1980s, Black Friday has taken conspicuous consumption to the max. It started out innocent enough, with retailers offering super prices to kick start the Christmas shopping season.

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