Show Notes
Black Friday might be the biggest shopping day of the year… but it didn’t start that way. In fact, the real origin of Black Friday has nothing to do with bargain TVs or midnight queues it began decades earlier, in a way almost nobody knows.
In this Money2Byrne Pocket Change Special, David W Byrne breaks down the wild true story of how Black Friday got its name, why police invented the term, why retailers originally hated it, and how it somehow transformed into a global shopping event worth billions.
You’ll hear: 🕵️♂️ The forgotten 1950s story behind the name 🚗 How crowds, traffic, and football fans created the first Black Friday 💰 The moment retailers flipped it into a profit machine 🛍️ The strangest early Black Friday promotions 🌍 How it became a worldwide phenomenon (and kept getting bigger)
Whether you’re bargain-hunting, avoiding the shops, or just curious how Black Friday became what it is today this episode delivers a fast, funny, true story to kick off the weekend.
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