November 25th is Shopping Reminder Day #ShoppingReminderDay. I don’t about you but a lot of stores around me are having sales. I need to go pick up Christmas Lights and a few Christmas decorations. Would you like to go shopping with me?
Shopping Reminder Day is held annually on November 25th, and we won’t let you forget it. On your marks, get set, shop! After you’ve enjoyed the Turkey and Cranberry Sauce on Thanksgiving, or what ever your family is having for dinner it’s time to make sure you are fully prepared for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa and finish any last-minute shopping.
We’re not 100% sure about the origins of Shopping Reminder Day, but it’s likely linked to Black Friday wouldn’t you think so? Did you know the first recorded use of the term ‘Black Friday’ was applied not to holiday shopping but the financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869.
Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, two notoriously unmerciful stockbrokers on Wall Street, worked together to purchase up as much of the U.S.’s gold as they could, hoping to drive the price as high as possible and sell the gold for staggering profits. On that fateful Friday in September, the scheme was finally brought to light, causing the stock market to spiral downward and bankrupting everyone from farmers to Wall Street tycoons.
The most well-known story behind the Black Friday tradition following Thanksgiving connects it to retailers. After a whole year of operating at a loss (or being “in the red”), on the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers splurged so much on marked down products that stores actually made a profit (or went “into the black”).
Though retail companies indeed used to record losses in red and profits in black when doing their accounting, this version of Black Friday’s origin is the officially sanctioned but inaccurate story behind the tradition.
By the late 1980s, Black Friday had stuck and became something positive. If you have holiday shopping to complete, Shopping Reminder Day is here to remind you: today coincides with Black Friday, so you can get great deals on your last-minute shopping.
- There are 30 days until Christmas.
- There are 31 days until the start of Kwanzaa.
- There are 30 days until the start of Hanukkah.
Shopping Reminder Day Activities
- Shopping Reminder Day is reminding us to go shopping and why go by yourself when you can grab friends and head to the mall to grab last-minute gifts or indulge and treat ourself.
- Remind a friend because they might missed the memo which is okay because you can remind them which means we would leave no friends behind.
- Instead of shopping for yourself, you can take the opportunity to give back by grabbing a few gifts to donate to a shelter or organization in need.
Facts About Christmas
- Did you know burning Christmas Trees caused 170 U.S. house fires in 2015?
- Christmas wasn’t really on December 25th and most historians point out that Jesus was born in the Spring. Did you know when Jesus was born because I’ve never thought about that. Have you?
- “Jingle Bells” was for Thanksgiving which was written by James Lord Pierpont who wrote a song called “One Horse Open Sleigh” for his Church’s Thanksgiving concert.
- Christmas was illegal from 1659 to 1681, and anyone in Boston caught making merry would face a fine for celebrating.
- X-mas‘ Christianity’ was spelled ‘Xianity’ as far back as 1100 — X, or Chi, in Greek, which is the first letter of ‘Christ’ and served as a symbolic stand-in.
Why People Love Shopping Reminder Day
Most people know shopping for gifts is a good way to get you in the holiday spirit because for a lot of us it’s ’Tis the season for walking around the mall, watching Ice Skaters, and smelling the freshly baked goods.
My question for you is. Who doesn’t love shopping? Even if you hate physical shopping, you can do shopping online from your couch. and to make it more fun make your favorite beverages and invite a friend or two to shop with you.
Since Shopping Reminder Day coincides with Black Friday, we should all be excited because there should be great deals to be found. Gab your scissors and get to clipping coupons. Or do whatever it takes to find those amazing deals stores are hosting today.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
