Hunting and Gathering at The Mall

I was going to write something erudite and pithy on how we have progressed as a species. Something about the socio-economics and behavioral roots of our shopping patterns. And how our culture has achieved unprecedented ascendency.

Why bother? I believe this says it all.

Homo Shopian

The Evolution of Black Friday

Black Friday 2011

Black Friday 35,000 BC

Grab your elbow pads, mouth guard and pepper spray--only a few shopping days left until Christmas. Your primitive feeling brain loves it . . .

Money Makes Me Crazy -- Ted

The Spending Season Is Here

Black Friday

It’s here! Can you feel it? Are you ready?

We are in the spending season. It started a few weeks before Halloween and won’t end until sometime after the Super Bowl. That’s almost four months of guilt induced, credit card loading, and savings account depleting spending.

This is as American as apple-pie which, by the way, is on sale -- with a coupon, order now for free shipping, open a store card and save 15%, second one half price, earn bonus points, and when you sign up for “pie of the month” receive a $10.00 gas card and a 50% discount on a cruise.

 Wow, is this a great country or what?

Truth is, humans are better spenders than savers. It’s in our biology, our beliefs, and our culture.

Money Makes Me Crazy--Ted