Black Friday After Thanksgiving Day Sales in Chicago

Black Friday After Thanksgiving Day Sales- Chicago

Everyone knows the Thanksgiving story of the pilgrims and the Mayflower, of the Native Americans and the corn planted with a dead fish; we all have heard about the shared dinner of wild turkey and harvest grains, the pumpkin pie milkshakes, Coca-Cola and the tall black hats with buckles, the long-running argument over “stuffing” vs. “dressing” between Goody Smith and Reverend John. America knows the story of the first Thanksgiving Day like we know how to draw a hand-outline turkey with orange and brown crayons. We know.

But have you heard the tale of the day AFTER the first Thanksgiving? The pilgrims woke up that morning and decided that Thanksgiving was enough fun and pleasure for one year and thus Christmas should be cancelled. The Puritan children did not like the sound of this at all and loaded up the Mayflower to head right back to England where they had plum pudding and Yule logs, new continent be damned. Their parents were horrified and ran out to the dock, promising the children tons of toys and candy for Christmas, not just this year but every year to come. The bratty kids agreed, got off the boat, and the parents realized they better start shopping and hit the mall to placate their offspring with Tickle-Me Elmos and XBoxes.

And thus one of our finer traditions was born: Black Friday, and to this very day many Americans go out shopping like mad the day after Thanksgiving to buy piles of presents for their children, just as our ancestors did so many years ago. American shops, stores, and Walmart get in on the fun and host HUGE sales, the biggest all year, on all kinds of goody goods from American-made cotton underwear to lead-based toys from China.

Here are THE VERY BEST of BLACK FRIDAY SALES EVENTS for the whole family! Many of these sales actually start midnight on Thanksgiving Day, for the people who can actually move after our National Day of Feasting. Just click on the store name find sale items, pricing details, maps, store information, and more!

Happy Thanksgiving and moreover, HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY! Now do your patriotic duty and get out there and spend some money! Afterall, Christmas is just around the corner, and you want your friends and family to know you love them, right?

Here’s where you can buy that love:

1. TARGET (S Clark Street): Pronounce it right! TAR-ZHAY.

2. SEARS (N State Street): Selling Americans mid-range items since 1893!

3. TOYS R US (N Western Avenue): More games, more toys, OH BOY! Does ANYONE out there want to grow up? Didn’t think so.

4. KMART (Ashland Avenue N): Or “Big K” as it is known down south.

5. CIRCUIT CITY Lincoln Park: For Dad.

6. WAL-MART (W North Avenue): The mother of discount shopping.

7. MACY’S State Street: Of Thanksgiving Day Parade Fame.

8. JCPENNEY @ Riverside Mall: Or just “Penney’s”. The ‘C’ stands for Cash, no kidding.

9. BEST BUY (W Roosevelt Road): Matches any competitor’s price!

10. Chicago PREMIUM OUTLETS: Americans have a strange fascination with outlet malls and name-brand clothing; this is the Louis Vitton of outlet malls.

HAPPY EATING AND SHOPPING, AMERICA!