A Foolish Take: Over a Third of American Shoppers Will Skip Black Friday

Americans will spend $40 billion on Black Friday this year, according to Decluttr's annual holiday survey of 2,011 adults. That's an impressive figure, but the study also found that 36% of respondents don't plan to buy anything on Black Friday.

Moreover, 66% of survey participants stated that shopping on Black Friday wasn't "worth the hassle," and 26% claimed that they witnessed "outrageous" adult behavior -- including fights and stampedes -- in stores.

Data source: Decluttr. Chart by author.

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