Original Commentary
This idea was originally planned for a .net bonus comic... I was going to do a couple "What are you grateful for" comics, and Black Friday was what Emily was to be thankful for... but I think it worked better as a regular comic.

It's been about five or more years since I've braved Black Friday... I could never find any of these wonderful deals that are supposedly out there. Oh well... at least Emily is happy. -Isabel

Modern Commentary
Yeah, back in the day folks would camp out for Black Friday deals. You'd get your crazy sales buy a $500 TV for $200 or something. Except they'd only have four of those TVs in stock (assuming the assistant manager didn't hide them in the back so his brother-in-law could buy them) and if you weren't at the front of the line, you could either buy something else or go home empty-handed and admit defeat.

Nowadays, you can just get it online, and the $500 TV is marked up to $800 then back down to $450. It's not the same - Terrence