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James Thomson

So, guess who has two thumbs and was so tired he got the date for Black Friday wrong.

Anyway, yes, I'll do a Black Friday sale, but _next_ week.

@jamesthomson According to Capitalism, Black Friday is now immediately after Halloween, until Christmas eve.

@jamesthomson Don't know about Scotland , but everyday since July 4th seems to have been Black Friday on this side of the pond.

@jamesthomson Black Watch Friday. A special Dice theme for Apple Watch, from the Scottish Borders.

@jamesthomson but it just kinda feels like it should be this week! The only reason I knew it’s not is that my dad told me

@rhl__ This banner on Amazon certainly didn't help!

@rhl__ @jamesthomson is amerisplaining a thing? I’d make it a thing, but I never want to try spelling that word again.

Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of the month, and Black Friday is the day after. Since Nov. 1st was a Friday, Turkey Day is as late as possible (28th) this year.

But we can’t let that get in the way of a good pre-Christmas sales season, can we?

@jamesthomson Thanksgiving really is a week late this year IMO

@jamesthomson Feel free to list it on Indie App Sales! I _think_ we got the date of the sale right 🧐

@jamesthomson Don’t feel bad, Amazon has no clue either.

@jamesthomson You and I both.

I lowered the price and updated the promotional text of Runestone earlier today. Only when I was about to post about the sale on Mastodon did I realize I was off by a week.

@simonbs That makes me feel a lot better to be honest!

@jamesthomson @simonbs Pretend it's intentional, start a trend! Call it "Black Month" or something

@jamesthomson @simonbs

Another view you just joined the trend to have Black Friday pricing last two weeks.

I wanted to buy a 5k monitor for my wife’s soon to be MacBook Air. My price alert of a Samsung S9 just dinged. Down $C500 to $1000. Massive discount. Purchased

@jamesthomson Look it's easy, it's the day after whenever UK Thanksgiving is. When is that, March?

@jsnell The British Empire is thankful to no-one!

@jamesthomson @jsnell not with that attitude. Restore the Stuarts and shake off the English! Or, you know, join the EU. Then every day can be thanksgiving.

@jamesthomson @jsnell We’re quite thankful for everyone letting us nick their stuff

@lexfri You remain consistently younger than me, it's disturbing.

@jamesthomson @lexfri Wait, so I'm older than both you AND Lex?

Well, that's depressing.

@sarahhbickerton @jamesthomson @lexfri Now I feel even older! 🤣

@jamesthomson @lexfri it’s probably imperial math versus metric.

@jamesthomson I was a bit confused as to why it would be ending the Monday before Black Friday but I know they do things differently across the pond... 🤔