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I had to work at Best Buy On Black friday 4 years in a row. Most of the people know what they are getting into. Its the ones that think they are going out to a normal shopping day that annoy you. They are the ones complaining about lines being too long and waiting too long for service. You just look at them like really? What did you expect?
The other days of the year I hate worse than that is the last couple of days before Christmas. You have shoppers looking for specific items and get angry because you don't have them in stock. And I just want to ask them if the whole Christmas thing is new to them. It's on the 25th every year, people! I can't just #### out the product because you waited until the 23rd or 24th to decide to do your shopping.Yeah, I worked retail for 8 years. 4 of those at Best Buy.I had to work at Best Buy On Black friday 4 years in a row. Most of the people know what they are getting into. Its the ones that think they are going out to a normal shopping day that annoy you. They are the ones complaining about lines being too long and waiting too long for service. You just look at them like really? What did you expect?
12 piece stainless steel cookware set. Also found a decent knife set at $20 from $100. Kitchen upgrades that I'd been needing, but just never got around to.
Yes. People were that stupid too. Worked Retail about 8 years also, 4 at Best buy from 2000-2004. I get the people on Black Friday that ask at like 9 or 10am if we still have it and get upset when I say no. The people asking at 9 or 10 at night on Black friday though if they have the 5am doorbuster deal are just dumb. The ones that ask for a raincheck are just laughable. But by far the people the last week before Christmas were incorrigable. Its like where were you the last 2 months? We sold out of all that stuff way back. Then the people wondering we don't have some big sale that week are just as annoying. Why would we have a sale when we know you're going to buy whatever price it is? Retail sucks but still better than fast food.The other days of the year I hate worse than that is the last couple of days before Christmas. You have shoppers looking for specific items and get angry because you don't have them in stock. And I just want to ask them if the whole Christmas thing is new to them. It's on the 25th every year, people! I can't just #### out the product because you waited until the 23rd or 24th to decide to do your shopping.Yeah, I worked retail for 8 years. 4 of those at Best Buy.I had to work at Best Buy On Black friday 4 years in a row. Most of the people know what they are getting into. Its the ones that think they are going out to a normal shopping day that annoy you. They are the ones complaining about lines being too long and waiting too long for service. You just look at them like really? What did you expect?
Seems like you folks all did a nice job of acting like human beings this year. This is like a combination of the Occupy Movement and the ape cage at the zoo during a brawl.
Just bought my dad a 46" Samsung LED LCD for $577 online. Right here from the warmth of my couch.
I don't think people will be lining up outside Circuit City this year.
But the shipping is where they kill you... some people don't want to wait the 5+ years for delivery.
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The reason they are opening earlier is they are getting less return on Black Friday. When you look at the trends it's pretty much jumped the shark for retailers. But instead of facing the fact that the numbers represent they seem to just think if they open earlier they will somehow revive it, but they won't. The aging of boomers and the internet killed Black Friday.
If people are still lining up outside of stores in tents, there is plenty of demand. The folks whining about these stores opening early are blaming the wrong people. If there was no consumer demand on Thanksgiving, there would be no stores open on Thanksgiving.
Only 46"? My god you're a cheap SOB, aren't you? It's your Dad for crissakes! He deserves at least 60" for having to raise your sorry ###.'Otis said:
The fact is sales have been down year to year for the past couple of years. I put the same credence in your number of tents theory as I do the number of lawn signs theory advanced in the last campaign. It is really meaningless that some dwindling part of the population doesn't get that they don't need to do that. What is meaningful is what do retailers make on the day. The answer is less and less.'tommyGunZ said:
Is the recession factored into this analysis? And demand can be falling, yet it's still at such a level that stores opening on TGiving is a smart move fiscally.
"Customers are dropping like fly's when they see our incredible blow-out prices!"
Unsurprising behavior for this demographic.
That was single Otis. Those days are over.Now it's plastic IKEA furniture from wall to wall.
Me too.I just kick started my Christmas shopping with the first online order.
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Now that looks like a group who people who are winning.
Looks like they've had enough waffles already.
Not much bothers me. But I can't watch this utter crap. Makes me want to go jump off a cliff.
That's Gold, Jerry, Gold. Replay it a few times and note the fatty in blue who grabbed 3 or 4 while I beleive her ### crack is showing.
Makes me want to push THEM all off a cliff.
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How do you know what my demographic is?'Otis said:
Last year, Black Friday sales totaled $11.4bil. That was up 6.6% from the previous year.
