Happy Thanksgiving & Black Friday
For me, an immigrant to the US at a grown-up age of 29, Thanksgiving was always a holiday I wish we had back home. The older I get, the more the idea of getting together with the extended family appeals to me.
There’s something special about it. Even though there are tons of memes (and even movies!) about the fights over Thanksgiving dinners, I’m pretty sure it’s not true for most American families.
People get together from all over the country to share a meal over a conversation. And I’d like to believe most of them really enjoy it.
As things go in corporate America, this great family holiday was also turned into a celebration of consumerism. Amazing deals, deep discounts, violent fights over TVs at Best Buy.
The “Macy’s Day Parade” song by Green Day captures the spirit of consumerism like no other:
Today's the Macy's Day parade
The night of the living dead is on its way
With a credit report for duty call
It's a lifetime guarantee
Stuffed in a coffin, ten percent more free
Red-light special at the mausoleumGive me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed to you
What's the consolation prize?
Economy sized dreams of hope
Now, Black Friday is such a big part of the culture that I wonder how retailers are able to sell anything throughout the year. People simply wait for the the next Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Prime Day, Labor Day, Christmas, you name it.
After 11 years in the US, I learned one thing — never pay the full price for anything except Apple’s devices. Though, you can get those at a cheaper price too if you have friends at Apple or know someone who qualifies for an educational discount.
This Black Friday, Arnab (our CTO) and I hesitated — should we do a sale for Metacast Premium? What if people never buy the subscription at the full price?
The discussion was short. The decision was simple.
At our scale of under 50 paid subscribers, any paid subscriber, at any price point is a win.
So here we are — Metacast Premium is on sale for first-time users for $10/year (50% off) until end of day Monday, December 2. Simply download the app on the App Store or Google Play and get the subscription in the Settings screen.
The discount will apply to the first year of Premium on iOS and first two years on Android.
Happy Thanksgiving you all (if you celebrate). Please enjoy the time with your families!
xoxo
Ilya & the Metacast team