THANKSGIVING SALES!!!!!
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- nb0
It's funny that a 25-30% boost in shoppers on one particular day makes everyone "lose their faith in humanity" and post smug rants about how they're sick of people in general.
What's happening in these Walmarts and malls is no different than any other day in America. Just a little more crowded.
- ETM0
ehhhh... most (not all) of the crap sold on these sales are old stock, discontinued products retailers want cleared out and sheep foolishly buy it often only because it's cheap. In many cases they have already paid the supplier/manufacturer. They just want to get SOMETHING for it to minimize losses. But given the record profits of many US companies (okay we'll exclude Best Buy), they are doing alright regardless. It's just a national corporate garage sale.
- ETM0
@nb - you spent a lot of time in the US?
I ask because if you compare what happens at a Canadian Wal-Mart compared to most U.S. ones, you have no idea. Regular day or holiday sale. The culture there versus here around a store like that is vastly different.
Our Boxing Day/Week sales are busy but with little chaos. Without the air of desperation you often see and feel down there.
- ideaist0
- humanzprophetone
- Well, that TV is not gonna be good now. 10% discount.OSFA
- scarabin0
it's a day with sales. people are sick of paying too much for shit they want and some take it too far. stop acting like it's everyone in the entire country and you're so much better
- Every now is cheaper than it was 10 years ago.ETM
- that's retardedscarabin
- the media is highlighting rare occurrences and you're acting like it's the norm. get a large amount of people in one place in any situation and people are gonna get hurtscarabin
- any situation and people are gonna get hurtscarabin
- Is it. Consumer goods are dramatically lower. Virtually no margin over the last 20 years.ETM
- Outsourcing has also lowered costs.ETM
- Computers... cheaper. TV's... cheaper. Applicances... cheaper.ETM
- I used to spent $2500 on a good computer, $350 for a DVD player, $4k for a plasma.ETM
- whatever. enjoy your lovely shopping experiences. at the end of the day you still live in canada.scarabin
- Just saying. Overall, consumer goods are cheaper. Clothes too (excluding designer wear).ETM
- Genome sequencing is 1 million times cheaper than a decade ago! :DETM
- yeah and people make shit. these people are shopping at wal mart FFS.scarabin
- HAHAHA love the typical response
"whatever fuck you, you don't live in AMERICA"2002 - no, it's whatever, fuck you, you live in candascarabin
- @scarabin - I am not knocking the US as a nation, I am knocking the sicophant consumer sub-culture rampant in parts.ETM
- rampant in parts. And yes, it's all over the world, but there is a particular concentration in the USA.ETM
- i agree, this trampling shit is ridiculous and everyone here is just as shocked by itscarabin
- but prancing around in threads being smug because you don't live here is just as ridiculousscarabin
- I am not saying USA sucks or anything. Just the extremist behaviour media and corporations particularly excel at encouraging there.ETM
- at encouraging there.ETM
- ... so ignoring it is better. Alright then. As you said. I don;t live there.ETM
- However, I do spent time there, for business and pleasure.ETM
- Also I never took particular pleasure in not being there, if you read my own posts.ETM
- However, I am not mono, so I will not get "butt hurt" over your opinion. :)ETM
- FUCK YOU IF YOU DONT LIVE HERE IN USA. USA USA USA USA2002
- "for business and pleasure."
FUCK YOU YOU LIVE IN CANADA2002 - lol. I am sorry. How about a beer?ETM
- BEER ??? WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM? CANADIAN? I CANT HANDLE STRONG BEER !!!2002
- TAKE YOUR LCBO AND SHOVE IT !!!2002
- i actually like canada. nationalism is stupid, isn't it?scarabin
- FUCK YOU, if you LIKE CANADA SO MUCH WHY DONT YOU FUCKEN MOVE THERE2002
- NATIONALISM MADE USA. IF YOU DONT LIKE NATIONALISM GET THE FUCK OUT OF USA2002
- anyway i'm just drunk ranting. enjoy your dayscarabin
- FUCK YOU YOU CANADA LOVER> GET THE FUCK OU2002
- Lol. Me too!ETM
- PonyBoy0
put this in the Battlefield 4 thread too:
Buy Battlefield 4 for PC today from EA for $19.99 (EA is selling it for $29.99 today... generate a coupon code following the below link's steps):
http://www.gamezone.com/news/201…
bought it earlier today... I think it's only good today though (Black Friday)
- ideaist0
^
"Veblen is famous in the history of economic thought for combining a Darwinian evolutionary perspective with his new institutionalist approach to economic analysis. He combined sociology with economics in his masterpiece The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) where he argued that there was a fundamental split in society between those who make their way via exploitation and those who make their way via industry. In early barbarian society this is the difference between the hunter and the gatherer in the tribe, but as society matures it is the difference between the landed gentry and the indentured servant. The titular manifestation of those with the power of exploit is the "leisure class" which is defined by its lack of productive economic activity and its commitment to demonstrations of idleness. As Veblen describes it, as societies mature, conspicuous leisure gives way to "conspicuous consumption", but both are performed for the sole purpose of making an invidious distinction based on pecuniary strength, the demonstration of wealth being the basis for social status."
- The Theory of the Leisure Class...ideaist
- blah blah fuck you what does this have to do with my $5 waffle iron?2002
- @2002 You not knowledgeable bro?ideaist
- Bro. What does knowledge has to do with monkeys on a stick dancing for my waffles?2002
- i wonder how different things might be without television. seems like a lot of consumer programming is spread this wayscarabin
- Don't you know that TV is in decline bro? Get your fact jack. Its the mobile social network that spread the word home boy.2002
- What? You need TV? $49.99, follow the broken bodies.ETM
- Only a joke... so relax.ETM
- Blame obama for not enough TV for everyone.2002
- These"notes" are getting pretty real eh?ideaist
- broken bodies can pay for their own obamacare. I WANT MY AFFORDABLE CARE ACT!! SCREW OBAMA2002
- Didn't he create a website for TVs? You won;t lose the one you have, though.ETM
- AMERICANS KEEP IT REAL SON> DONT LIKE IT> GET OUT !2002
- what? website tv? what? I want my SAMSUNG PHONE.2002
- healthcare.tv is what you are looking for.ETM
- IN AMERICA WE USE .COM YOU COMMUNIST2002
- Anyway, this beer and poutine won't consume itself. For real, Happy Thanksgiving American friends.ETM
- Have a safe weekend.ETM
- I REFUSE TO PLAY BY YOUR RULES2002
- 20020
- instrmntl0
More deals please!
- moldero0
everyone in these fights look like they should be paying off credit cards instead of buying more shit
- pango0
I refuse to participate in this event! it sickens me that people have to fight for cheap products. and in some case kill someone unintentionally.
also I just don't have the money and am very jealous of all the wow best value, much cheap deal everyone's getting...
have to wait till Boxing Day....
- pango0
http://blackfridaydeathcount.com…
well....... still less than ______ (<--- insert stupid activity human's do) every year....
- yurimon0
Most the stuff we buy is made by slave labor.
- 20020
THIS IS AMERIC
- i don know why but i love this commercial .2002
- b/c this is really realprophetone
- mekk0