![]() ![]() (Image is from this blog post announcing the Black Friday sale) This year, we have a number of different sales ongoing until at least November 30th, with some extending to December 3rd. ( That’s not how it originally came to be, but it’s been this way since the late 1980s, so that’s at least 30 years of a specific usage so we’ll go with it). Thus, “Black Friday,” is usually the day after Thanksgiving in which a business can tell if they’ll have a good year (black ink) or bad year (red ink), usually signifying one of the last big selling pushes of the calendar year. ![]() If they end up with more revenue than expenses, they’d move, “into the black,” meaning they’d use black ink to show the positive results (like Profit). If a businesses finished a period/year with less revenue than expenses they’re, “in the red,” which meant you’d use red ink to record those negative balances (some Spreadsheet programs default negative amounts to red text). The color part comes from old accounting practice when accounting ledgers were kept on paper with either red or black ink. Businesses will put steeper discounts than normal on their goods and/or services to kick off the holiday shopping season, luring customers to buy (and perhaps buy more than they need, but that’s an overall marketing thing and not specific to STO). Because Thanksgiving occurs on the last Thursday of November, “Black Friday” could happen almost in the middle of the month all the way to nearly the month’s end (like it does this year, happening within 1 month of Christmas).įor businesses, this tends to be one of the biggest days that sets the tone for how their year goes. We have a 10-day slate of Black Friday sales in STO, so I wanted to hit some of the highs (and lows) along with at least one thing to possibly potentially keep an eye out for as we approach the actual Black Friday.įor non-US readers or for those who do live in the US but aren’t familiar, “Black Friday” is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. The New Items tab lists recent additions to the store.Hello, and welcome back to Joe and STO after a looooong hiatus! I hope everyone has done well and is ready to get back to reading some random person’s internet opinions about Star Trek Online. The On Sale tab lists all items currently at a discounted price. Click "Buy" to purchase the item or "Claim" if it's a previously purchased or free item.Select one of the Tabs on the left hand side to see the appropriate available items.Underneath the Search Bar is a drop down menu which can be used to filter between "Purchased" and "Not Purchased" items.A Search Bar will appear, as well as a button to Reset the field to the right of the Search Bar. ![]()
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