We thought Black Friday (November 27) was something that only operated in big stores in cities and sizeable towns.
However, the other day we heard staff in a Brigg town centre shop talking about getting ready for Black Friday tomorrow. We didn't get the impression it was being said it jest.
As we understand it, this craze started in the USA about 15 years ago and saw shops offering discounts to capture lucrative Christmas shopping trade.
In recent years it has spread to the UK, with thousands of bargain-hunters crowding shopping centres.
This all seems a million miles from shopping at your leisure in Brigg - one of the main attractions our town offers the consumer.
We will be pleasantly surprised if queues form in Brigg shops on Friday and amazed if people start jostling each other to grab items off the shelves.
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