Yeah! Black Friday & Cyber Monday, LOL! With all the economic problems, guess they decided 2 days were better than one! As for the 12 days of Christmas, I think it works like some restaurants & cafes. They just shutdown to keep labor & utility costs from bein larger than profits cause eveyone's already spent all their money during the rush. Anyway, that's what a shop owner here said.
That's why I think it's a good idea never to let holidays become dependent on stores. I mean, people can still sing & give presents till the Epiphany, stores or no stores
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