I had never heard of ‘Black Friday’ until I came to the US. It is not remotely as ominous as it seems - very much the opposite. It is when several of the major retail chains sell a mass of stuff at ridiculously cheap prices during the night of Thanksgiving. “Get me an iPad, will you?” asked Zack. “Come along and you can get anything you like, Zack,” I answered magnanimously. “I’m not coming. I’m not going to stand in line for hours that’s lame. Can you get me one?” “I want to get an Apple computer for work.” “You can get that anytime and put it against your taxes. I’ll pay you.” “With what?” “You already owe me $50, and the iPads are $99, Mom says.” “And what about the other $50?” “$49.” “$99.99, so $49.99.