Remember when getting trampled while Black Friday shopping for a TV deal was an actual thing?

In 2025, you can get a $2,000 50″ smart TV from Walmart for only $258, and you don’t even need to leave your couch to do it.

No waiting in lines. No leaving the Thanksgiving table early to start shopping. All you need to do is hit ‘Add to Cart’ and it’ll be on your doorstep in two days.

If you feel like Black Friday is nothing like it was 25 years ago, you’re not alone. More people shop online in 2025 than they do in stores.

In fact, sales happen so early now in November, a breakout term in Google Trends was “ Is today Black Friday? ” on Nov. 21 – a week before Black Friday’s actual date. In 2005, no one would ever have been confused about when Black Friday is .

So, what the hell

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