Green Thursday or Black Friday?

We've all heard about Black Friday - the American imported opportunity for retailers to clear out their old stock at risible prices. 

Stories of fist-fights over bargains and camping out the night before don't really add to the glamour of the occasion. 

Green Thursday -  a UK invention - is an attempt to encourage nice customers to buy their presents from local businesses with a green angle and environmentally-friendly products. 

Each year, Green Thursday falls on the Thursday before Black Friday, which the Americans celebrate as Thanksgiving. 

That's not really a festival here, although we have pinched the turkey idea and now eat ours at Christmas. In the past, Wild Boar, or Goose was often more common (and probably tastier.)

It should be a lot more civilised, with less need to arm-wrestle your fellow shoppers, and your conscience will be smugly aware that you are doing your bit for the environment as well as your purse, because there are still bargains to be had, but they won't cost the earth - financially or literally

At my Green Thursday event this year,  I'm running lip-balm making sessions, so you can take home your own little pot of pleasure. Either keep it for yourself or give it to someone as a charming homemade present.

Text the Pamper-Line to book your session 07961224560