Afternoon Poll: Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?

Holiday shoppers at Tysons Corner/file photo

Friday (well, really Thursday at some big box stores) kicks off the holiday shopping season.

To some, Black Friday is the best day of the year, where bargain hunters don their running shoes for a day of bargain shopping.

For others, its is an example of crazed consumerism and a day to avoid retail at all costs.

What’s your opinion of the day?

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