7 reasons shopping on Black Friday isn't worth it

Black Friday isn't all it's cracked up to be.

While the day after Thanksgiving has long been considered the biggest shopping day of the year, in recent years Black Friday has lost its luster. And shoppers are catching on.

Last year, Black Friday sales fell 12% to $10.2 billion compared to a year before, according to ShopperTrak. Looking at the entire four-day weekend, brick-and-mortar retail sales fell by 10.4%, to $20.4 billion last year.

Here are seven reasons why you should feel free to kick back and skip the lines on Black Friday this year.