全世界的购物者都在为黑色星期五(Black Friday)做准备。有些人甚至在黑色星期五(Black Friday)之前停止购买任何重要商品，导致11 月份(November)大部分时间的销售额大幅下降。今年的黑色星期五(Black Friday)预计会和以往一样疯狂，许多人同时涌入线上和线下商店(online and offline stores)。如果您想知道全球何时庆祝2016 年黑色星期五(Black Friday 2016)、哪些国家正在庆祝以及亚马逊(Amazon)为这一天准备了什么，请阅读这篇文章：
2016 年黑色星期五是什么时候？
黑色星期五(Black Friday)是美国(USA)感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)之后的星期五(Friday)。这意味着，今年的黑色星期五(Black Friday)是 2016 年11 月 25(November 25th)日。但是，并非所有国家/地区都在一年中的同一天庆祝黑色星期五。(Black Friday)这可能会让人感到意外，但例如，在我们的祖国(home country)（罗马尼亚(Romania)），黑色星期五(Black Friday)通常会提前一周庆祝，因为我们最大的在线零售商(online retailer)(eMAG) 在那天组织了他们的黑色星期五(Black Friday)交易，每个人都(day and everyone)否则效仿。这是出于非常务实的原因，因为这些零售商希望在黑色星期五和圣诞节(Black Friday and Christmas)之间有更多的时间来组织他们的交易并更好地为圣诞节购物(Christmas shopping)季做准备。它还帮助他们超越亚马逊(Amazon)和其他国际零售商。如果您知道其他国家/地区在感恩节后的(Thanksgiving)星期五(Friday)以外的另一天庆祝黑色星期五(Black Friday)，请不要犹豫，在下面的评论中分享这个故事。
Amazon.com这个黑色星期五(Black Friday)在做什么？
众所周知，亚马逊在(Amazon)网上购物领域(online shopping space)占据主导地位。他们已经通过一个特殊的在线商店开始了他们的(special online store with deals)黑色星期五 2016(Black Friday 2016)活动，该活动将持续到2016 年 11 月(November 2016)25 日星期五(Friday)的 23:59 。我们越接近黑色星期五(Black Friday)，亚马逊(Amazon)将显示的交易越多。
亚马逊 Prime(Amazon Prime)会员将提前 30 分钟获得精选的闪电优惠(Lightning Deals)。如果您想抢先体验，最好注册该计划。好消息是，亚马逊(Amazon)还将在这个黑色星期五(Black Friday)以每年 79 美元的折扣价提供Prime 会员资格(Prime Membership)。
另一个有趣的活动将是Kindle Books 的黑色星期五特卖活动，通过该活动您将在(Black Friday Deals in Kindle Books)Kindle eBooks上获得大幅折扣。每天有几十个标题，只需 0.99 美元或 1.99 美元即可购买。
他们也在大力推广他们的第二代Echo Dot 设备(Echo Dot device)。它是一款带有小型内置扬声器的免提语音控制设备，可连接到Alexa 语音服务(Alexa Voice Service)以即时播放音乐、提供信息、新闻、体育比分、天气等。即使在播放音乐时， Echo Dot(Echo Dot)也能从房间的另一头听到您的声音。当您想使用Echo Dot时，只需说出唤醒词(wake word)“ Alexa ”，Dot就会立即响应。在黑色星期五周(Black Friday week)，您可以Echo Dot with $10或订购六(order six)台设备，其中一台是免费的。
Amazon.co.uk这个黑色星期五(Black Friday)在做什么？
在英国，亚马逊(Amazon)将迎来今年的第七个黑色星期五，交易从(Black Friday)11 月14 日开始，到(November)2016 年 11 月(November 2016)26 日星期六(Saturday)23:59 结束。该公司已透露计划降低数千种商品的价格，并在整个期间进行独家闪电交易。
Amazon.co.uk推出了“(Amazon.co.uk)黑色星期五(Black Friday)特卖周倒计时”，推出了特卖在线商店(special online store with deals)。
Amazon.co.uk还将在11 月 28 日举办 Cyber (November 28th)Monday(CyberMonday)，在 2016 年 11 月 29 日和12月(November 29th)4日举办(December 4th)Cyber Deals 周(Cyber Deals week)。
什么是黑色星期五(Black Friday)，它什么时候也进入欧洲(Europe)？
尽管黑色星期五(Black Friday)是一年中最重要的购物日之一，但知道它的起源的人并不多。看来这个词最初是在 60 年代在美国(USA)费城(Philadelphia)使用的，用来描述感恩节后第二天可怕的交通状况。然后，零售商店使用这个术语来命名他们获利的一年中的第一天。事实证明，大多数零售店在1 月(January)至11 月的时间框架内都没有盈利，而黑色星期五(November time frame and Black Friday)是他们开始盈利的时间点。
从2000 年(year 2000)开始，美国大多数零售商都将黑色星期五(Black Friday)视为圣诞节购物(Christmas shopping)季开始的日子，他们中的大多数人很早就开门，很晚才关门。
黑色星期五(Black Friday)最初于 2003 年在欧洲(Europe)、英国(United Kingdom)被采用。从那里它已经传播到其他国家，并且它们的数量每年都在增长。
哪些国家庆祝黑色星期五(Black Friday)？
黑色星期五(Black Friday)现在在许多国家庆祝，其中一些与美国文化(US culture)无关。到目前为止，它已在以下国家观察(Spain)到：(States)美国(United) 、加拿大(America)、墨西哥(Mexico)、哥斯达黎加(Costa Rica)、巴拿马(Panama)、巴西(Brazil)、哥伦比亚(Colombia)、玻利维亚(Bolivia)、英国(Canada)、爱尔兰(United Kingdom)、罗马尼亚(Romania)、丹麦(Ireland)、瑞典(Denmark)、法国(France)、挪威(Sweden)、匈牙利(Norway)、西班牙(Hungary)、德国(Germany)、澳大利亚(Australia)、南非(South Africa)、尼日利亚(Nigeria)、黎巴嫩和印度(Lebanon and India)。
这个黑色星期五(Black Friday)你要买什么？
就个人而言，我想购买一台电脑显示器(computer monitor)和一部新的华硕 ZenFone 3(ASUS ZenFone 3)智能手机。我在Digital Citizen(Digital Citizen)的一些队友正在考虑购买新的ASUS RT-AC1200G+ wireless路由器以及一副HyperX Cloud Stinger游戏耳机。你呢？今年黑色星期五(Black Friday)你打算买什么？
When is Black Friday 2016? What is Amazon doing this year?
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When is Black Friday 2016?
Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the USA. This means that, this year, Black Friday is on November 25th, 2016. However, not all countries celebrate Black Friday in the same day of the year. It might come as a surprise but, for example, in our home country (Romania), Black Friday is generally celebrated one week earlier, just because our biggest online retailer (eMAG) organizes their Black Friday deals on that day and everyone else follows suit. This happens for very pragmatic reasons, as these retailers want to have more time between Black Friday and Christmas to organize their deals and better prepare for the Christmas shopping season. It also helps them get the jump on Amazon and other international retailers. If you know other countries where Black Friday is celebrated in another day than the Friday following Thanksgiving, don't hesitate to share the story in the comments below.
What is Amazon.com doing this Black Friday?
As we all know, Amazon dominates the online shopping space. They have already kicked off their Black Friday 2016 campaigns with a special online store with deals and it will last until until 23:59 on Friday, 25th of November 2016. The closer we get to Black Friday, the more deals Amazon will display.
Amazon Prime members will get a 30-minute early access to select Lightning Deals. If you want early access, it is a good idea to sign up to this program. The good news is that Amazon will also be offering Prime Membership at a discounted rate of $79 per year, this Black Friday.
Another interesting campaign will be Black Friday Deals in Kindle Books through which you will get heavy discounts on Kindle eBooks. There are dozens of titles each day, that can be bought for as little as $0.99 or 1.99$.
They are also pushing heavily their second generation Echo Dot device. It is a hands-free, voice-controlled device with a small built-in speaker, that connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more—instantly. Echo Dot can hear you from across the room, even while music is playing. When you want to use Echo Dot, just say the wake word "Alexa" and Dot responds instantly. On Black Friday week, you can purchase Echo Dot with $10 or order six device and one of them is free.
What is Amazon.co.uk doing this Black Friday?
In the UK, Amazon will be back for their seventh Black Friday this year, with deals starting on the 14th of November and ending on 23:59 on Saturday, 26th of November 2016. The company has revealed plans to cut prices on thousands of items, with exclusive lightning deals taking place during this whole period.
Amazon.co.uk kicked off its "countdown to Black Friday deals week" with a special online store with deals.
Amazon.co.uk will also organize CyberMonday on November 28th and the Cyber Deals week during November 29th and December 4th, 2016.
What is Black Friday and when did it also get into Europe?
Even though Black Friday is one of the most important shopping days of the year, not that many people know about its origins. It seems that the term was used initially in the 60's in Philadelphia, USA, to describe the horrible traffic on the day after Thanksgiving. Then, this term was used by retail stores to name the first day of the year when they struck a profit. It turns out that most retail stores did not turn a profit in the January - November time frame and Black Friday was the point when they started to turn a profit.
Starting with the year 2000, Black Friday was seen by most retailers in the US, as the day when the Christmas shopping season starts and most of them opened their doors very early in the morning and closed very late at night.
Black Friday was initially adopted in Europe, in the United Kingdom, in 2003. From there it has spread to other countries and their numbers grew each year.
Which countries celebrate Black Friday?
Black Friday is now celebrated in many countries, some which have no connection with the US culture. So far it has been observed in: the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, France, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, Lebanon and India.
What are you buying this Black Friday?
Personally, I want to buy a computer monitor and a new ASUS ZenFone 3 smartphone. Some of m y teammates at Digital Citizen are thinking of purchasing a new ASUS RT-AC1200G+ wireless router as well as a pair of HyperX Cloud Stinger gaming headphones. What about you? What do you plan on buying this year, for Black Friday?
