ALTERNATIVES TO SPENDING BLACK FRIDAY IN A TWO-HOUR LINE AT BEST BUY:

• The Real Black Friday hosts a database of black-owned businesses to support on Black Friday.

• Romper.com (of course) has a great roundup list, including

  • Volunteer at your local Food Not Bombs

  • Read this Reddit thread (!!!!) about the classism of Black Friday shopper hate

• REI (arguably kind of a Big Box store) encourages people to #OptOutside and is closed on Black Friday. If it’s not colder than the dark side of the moon, totally go outside.