Black Friday

I will never understand the Black Friday craze in Richmond. I have been out on it in New York during the day but its not as bad as what goes on here. Nothing is wrong with wanting to take advantage of the excellent deals offered by various stores. But to me sleeping in my warm house is more important than camping outside a store for the whole night. I have friends that camped out from 4:00 on Thanksgiving night till the stores opened the next morning. They ended up getting everything they wanted, so I guess it was worth. Personally i think that it ridiculous, maybe the right item is going to have to come out to change my mind. I was also wondering who came up with Black Friday? It is a very good, profitable idea, but who decided when it should be? I'm probably the only person that thinks about these things, but I just wonder about different things.