Black Friday.... wow

[Wolfehunter]

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]

Legalised madness

[FIREWALL]

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]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Legalised madness

No kidding hey..

[GoldenRivet]

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]

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

[Armistead]

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

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

No kidding hey..

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

[Reece]

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]

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