7 Tips On Surviving Black Friday In The Netherlands
Samudraki's Saturdays Black Friday is originally the day when the American Christmas Shopping season starts dating back to 1952, right after Thanksgiving (Thursday). However, for millennials Black Friday is THE day of retail blitz! Not just the Friday, but the whole weekend is a whirlwind of highly promoted sales that makes it impossible for anyone to avoid. This American shopping craze has now infatuated Dutch shoppers a whole ocean away! How did this happen you ask? To be very honest, I don't know. However in the few years that I have lived in Groningen, I have observed that getting great deals resonates very well with students and families here. The Dutch shopping culture was never like this before, in fact the Dutch are known to be thrifty and are definitely not over-spenders. As students, we are financially dependant on our parents so luxuries like unlimited shopping are only done on special occasions like birthdays and trips back home. However, there are so