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Human: Black Friday Hysteria Revealed
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. Anxious shoppers get up early, spend hours in lines, and fight crowds all for the best bargains. Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out the psychological motivation of Black Friday.
Added: Nov 24, 2009
Views: 1980 Views
Runtime: 02:26
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