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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 02:58 PM Original message |
I Don't Get It - Black Friday Sets A Record..... |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't know the full yer's economic records but |
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Stargleamer (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Remember that on Black Friday, prices are deeply discounted |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Also, a strong holiday shopping season can be a sign of an economy growing stronger. |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Yes, one interpretation might be massive discounts. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Also, US exports set an all time record, corporate profits at an all-time high |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. What you make and what you spend are two different things. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. Crazy fuckers and their rush on junk. Nothing more. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Bull shit! It's working class people looking to buy things they want/need and can afford. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. "anti-working class" - oh the irony! |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Amen, Hugabear. Killing the fucking planet at the same time. |
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Tallulah (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Imagine |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Cheap plastic Chinese krap. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Old navy had some great sales. |
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Tallulah (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Old Navy |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's my impression that the retailers always run a story that spins |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. Yes, isn't that what happened last year |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Those are preliminary numbers... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. They're "saving" money by spending money until they're broke. |
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CaliforniaHiker (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Psychology of "saving" |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. If you need something that normally costs $800, and you buy it for $500... |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I'm sure that you, Tierra_y_Libertad and I know that |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Because a lot of people here have a grudge about the entire idea of holiday shopping. |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Tierra_y_Libertad said nothing about holiday shopping in that post. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. People are more desperate & more driven to go for the big discounts. |
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Huey P. Long (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Everything is fine. Go back to sleep. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. Black Friday always sets a record |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I believe they were reporting sales up 6% |
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Tallulah (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. believe it or not |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Deposits rose hugely this year at banks - people are going cash |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I'm not sure that I really believe the corollary. |
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Tallulah (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. If you have cash in your checking account |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. I did, for one. I bought myself a new set of boots thursday, on line. |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I save all year to shop heavily on black Friday and Thanksgiving weekend |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. Take a look at the parking lot in any restaurant especially |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. That just warms my heart that they are all fine. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
20. when you add 25% more shopping time you had better show increases. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
31. The idea of Black Friday is to have insanely low prices on sales |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. I get it...wait for the numbers to be modified downwards |
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nobodyspecial (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. Even if you're broke |
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Tallulah (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I thought the same thing |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. True n/t |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. That's what I did. Almost all Christmas shopping is done now. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
38. They're LYING for their CORPORATE OWNERS. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. Hard economic times + cheap sales=Big crowds. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
42. Denial. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. Even with high unemployment,, a huge majority do have jobs. |
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