Why Black Friday Still Pulls Me In Even When I Pretend to Hate It

And what I bought...

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Black Friday is one of those things I pretend to dislike, a bit like small talk or cardio.

Well… I do dislike all those often…

But sometimes I give in.

First, I complain, shake my head at the chaos, act like I’m above it. I am not.

Then I open Amazon during black week, and suddenly I’ve become a completely different person.

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