Thanksgiving brings food while the day after, called Black Friday, brings shopping. No interest? You are clearly not a "sport shopper", someone who is on a quest to get the best deal and is willing to trample others to get new stuff a day after they gave thanks for the stuff they already have. If you have ever been in a store on Black Friday you know first hand the frenzy that ensues. Why do some seem to thrive in that setting? Scholars from San Francisco State University developed the "Sport Shoppers" term for them. They used surveys, interviews and closet inventories and concluded that sport shoppers are analogous to athletes in that they view shopping as an achievement and working at their skills result in economic benefits and positive self-esteem. No one wants to overpay, so what really sets them apart from other shoppers? They shop with a goal in mind, namely to get exceptional bargains on specific items. Their purchases are not compulsive, nor are they recreational. They are not motivated by financial constraints but they do want to save the most amount of money. They'll buy a designer handbag for $750 and take pride knowing a friend purchased the same one for $1,195.
