Black Friday.... wow

Wolfehunter · 11-27-10, 03:49 PM

http://beta.ca.news.yahoo.com/black-...r-stories.html

All I have to say is wow.. all for the sake of sales.. WW3 going to start soon me thinks... but its not terrorist that will cause it... Its the crazies shoppers..

Jimbuna · 11-27-10, 03:56 PM

Legalised madness

FIREWALL · 11-27-10, 04:02 PM

Local news reported not that great of deals. Stand in line at 3am just to save $20.00

They deserve the savings they didn't get.

Wolfehunter · 11-27-10, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Legalised madness

No kidding hey..

GoldenRivet · 11-27-10, 05:35 PM

I went to a local department store last night looking to buy a sweater.

I am not kidding you, the place looked like it had been the target of a riot.

walking down the aisles there was merchandise all over the floor everywhere... pillows, clothes, boxes, lamps, umbrellas - if you can buy it - it was laying on the floor in the lanes.

there was literally only a few places where you could walk without having to step over the stuff laying everywhere.

I was disgusted.

it was surreal to be quite honest. i can only compare it to the condition of the landscape

krashkart · 11-27-10, 05:50 PM

There's a reason I wait until after Christmas to do my shopping.

Armistead · 11-27-10, 06:29 PM

There's a reason I don't shop......

Jimbuna · 11-28-10, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

No kidding hey..

Much prefer to shop online...provided I know exactly what it is I am after.

Betonov · 11-28-10, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

There's a reason I don't shop......

there's a joke hidden here about you having a cow in your living room, a coffee plantation in your backyard and a rock hammer to grind the beans, not to mention how you made the computer when you never go shopping

DarkFish · 11-28-10, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

there's a joke hidden here about you having a cow in your living room, a coffee plantation in your backyard and a rock hammer to grind the beans, not to mention how you made the computer when you never go shopping

There's a difference between "shopping" and "shopping"

Gargamel · 11-28-10, 08:31 PM

Nah guys you got it all wrong.... there's the internet.. for online retail browsing and purchasing... that's not shopping..... And there's the personal assistant.... or wife.

That's what he meant by not shopping

Reece · 11-29-10, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Much prefer to shop online...provided I know exactly what it is I am after.

So do I, problem is eBay and the like is killing the retail industry,

also the stores of a shopping center are costing the retailers around $5,000 to $10,000 per week rent, I don't know how they can afford it, some of these shops are stores like butchers, green grocer as well as shoes etc, that is a lot of sales to pay not only the rent but also wages, don't know how they do it!!

The markup for goods here would be so high that in effect forces a lot of people to shop online. Now our stinking government is trying to add taxes and import duty to all items purchased on eBay, it's hard enough to survive as it is, this will really put an end to spending for a lot of people, including me!

Sucks is life!!

Jimbuna · 11-30-10, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Reece

So do I, problem is eBay and the like is killing the retail industry,

also the stores of a shopping center are costing the retailers around $5,000 to $10,000 per week rent, I don't know how they can afford it, some of these shops are stores like butchers, green grocer as well as shoes etc, that is a lot of sales to pay not only the rent but also wages, don't know how they do it!!

The markup for goods here would be so high that in effect forces a lot of people to shop online. Now our stinking government is trying to add taxes and import duty to all items purchased on eBay, it's hard enough to survive as it is, this will really put an end to spending for a lot of people, including me!

Sucks is life!!

I sympathise with your potential dilemna.

For the western world Australia seems to be one of the few governments that treat their citizens as disrespectfully as that of the UK government at times

krashkart · 12-01-10, 07:39 PM

Black Friday pretty much means "the smoke hugging the ruins of Super Target after Thanksgiving"

12-01-10, 07:48 PM

Retail space in a non-critical area of a shopping mall in the U.S.
runs around $10,000 a month not includeing utilities.
That's an outside branch not connected to the Main Mall.
And also varies depending on the location.
This price is based on a popular Mall roughly 1 hour south of Washington D.C.

I do Construction work on stuff like this so I have a bit of a clue.

11-27-10, 03:49 PM	#1
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Black Friday.... wow http://beta.ca.news.yahoo.com/black-...r-stories.html All I have to say is wow.. all for the sake of sales.. WW3 going to start soon me thinks... but its not terrorist that will cause it... Its the crazies shoppers.. __________________

11-27-10, 03:56 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Legalised madness __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-27-10, 04:02 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Local news reported not that great of deals. Stand in line at 3am just to save $20.00 They deserve the savings they didn't get. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

11-27-10, 05:35 PM	#5
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I went to a local department store last night looking to buy a sweater. I am not kidding you, the place looked like it had been the target of a riot. walking down the aisles there was merchandise all over the floor everywhere... pillows, clothes, boxes, lamps, umbrellas - if you can buy it - it was laying on the floor in the lanes. there was literally only a few places where you could walk without having to step over the stuff laying everywhere. I was disgusted. it was surreal to be quite honest. i can only compare it to the condition of the landscape __________________

11-28-10, 08:31 PM	#11
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Nah guys you got it all wrong.... there's the internet.. for online retail browsing and purchasing... that's not shopping..... And there's the personal assistant.... or wife. That's what he meant by not shopping __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-27-10, 05:50 PM	#6
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	There's a reason I wait until after Christmas to do my shopping.

11-27-10, 06:29 PM	#7
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	There's a reason I don't shop......

12-01-10, 07:39 PM	#14
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Black Friday pretty much means "the smoke hugging the ruins of Super Target after Thanksgiving"

12-01-10, 07:48 PM	#15
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Retail space in a non-critical area of a shopping mall in the U.S. runs around $10,000 a month not includeing utilities. That's an outside branch not connected to the Main Mall. And also varies depending on the location. This price is based on a popular Mall roughly 1 hour south of Washington D.C. I do Construction work on stuff like this so I have a bit of a clue.