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WHITE FRIDAY - F*ck Da System!
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| emc^2 |
Is anyone else (besides me) is giving a nice big fat middle finger to the craziness that has become of the so-called "Black Friday"? For those not in the know, it's a day when entire America goes absolutely F*CKING NUTS and camps out in front of the stores (sometimes for 24 hours prior to), so that they could buy a $5.99 trinket for $4.99... It's the time when stores are inducing people to be like cows - and BUY BUY BUY, buy the crap you don't need, buy the crap that stinks, JUST BUY SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!
Swear, it was pathetic watching a line of people, perhaps 1000+ strong camped out in front of Best Buy last year, to get some really pathetic deals, in limited quantity. YOu know the ploy - a $1000 TV for only $700 (read the small print: limited to 5 per store, no rainchecks, no rebates or coupons, yada yada yada). So, the really desparate schlobs will sit out in front of the store to "SAVE" $300. waidaminute... save??? yeah, well - this tv is $1000 but I got it for $700, so I SAVED!!!
No bitch, you just SPENT $700 on a trinket that you didn't want to buy at $1000... but bought at $700? You didn't save jack, idiot!
So, as my protest to the system and a little step towards a better future, I tell the stores to suck my dong, but my wallet is staying in my pocket.
On Black Friday, i ain't buyin sh!t.
Anyone else is fed up with this friggin circuis that big corporations expect us to perform in every year? |
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| nchs09 |
| ii want to buy a scarf during black friday... or white friday. |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| after I get the Sony mp3 player w/ the free sony headphones., i'm with you. |
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| emc^2 |
seriously, has anyone found really amazing deals in the store that couldn't be found online? I'm sure the store is not selling crap at loss... or if they do - it's usually the crap they just can't get rid of otherwise. So they lube you up, you take the bait and SUCK IT.
Nearly everything I've seen in the adds, could be purchased somewhere else online for comprable price (esp. after you factor in the taxes, etc.).
dunno. IMHO Black Friday is for suckers. |
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| L.E.N. |
| I never go shopping after the holidays...Ill shop online most of the time anyway. I sure as hell wont camp out or wait in front of a store at 4am...stupid. Whats even more odd is the people that know how busy it will be but when they return from shopping they bitch about how busy it was. " Man you should have seen the crouds" "Its so crazy out there"....NO ! You knew what you were getting into so STFU. |
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| emc^2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by L.E.N.
Whats even more odd is the people that know how busy it will be but when they return from shopping they bitch about how busy it was. " Man you should have seen the crouds" "Its so crazy out there"....NO ! You knew what you were getting into so STFU. |
:haha: :haha: :haha: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: precisely!!!!! bravo, well put! :haha: |
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| barnes17 |
No thanks.
It's like a soccer mom fest, can't stand that .
On the other hand I work retail at the mall in a 5am-3pm shift and I am not showing up. |
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| emc^2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by barnes17
No thanks.
It's like a soccer mom fest, can't stand that .
On the other hand I work retail at the mall in a 5am-3pm shift and I am not showing up. |
Here's a challenge: All black friday ads are availble online now. Go check out some of them - and if you cannot find same deal online or on ebay, check yourself into a center for ppl with special needs.
I don't see a single trinket being sold for anything less than I could buy it on any given day, if I only shop smart. Guess what, if I wanted to buy an LCD panel, I wouldn't spend $1000 in best buy for some piece of crap no name brand... I'd ask our AV guy for coupon codes he gets from Sharp every week and buy the damn LCD that's sold in the stores for $2000 for only $999, shipped to my house.
It's all about being SMART. oh, and for mere mortals - you can find those cods online - sometimes for free, sometimes you pay $100... Still better than paying $2000, if you ask me.
I might just go to film it and crack up about it later - watch all the chavs clammor and clobber each other to death. Who knows, I may get lucky and film someone stabbing someone (like it happened last year) - and get paid by news station!!!
The more there's hostility, the better!!! Fights, shootings, mugging? Terrific - I'm there with my cam and biiiig $$$ in my eyes. Don't disapoint me - if you go out, be sure to beat, stab, rob, or hurt someone! Someone's beer fund may depend on you being your true self - e.g a consumerist whore. Be all that you can be! yaaaaaaaai!:tongue3 |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by barnes17
On the other hand I work retail at the mall in a 5am-3pm shift and I am not showing up. |
You're a credit to your species. |
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| Frenchie |
| Black Friday = our boxing day. If it's anything like it, ya that's pure madness. |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by Best Buy
Whirlpool Duet Sport 3.4cu ft. Washer + Duet Sport 6.7cu ft. Electric Dryer - $999.98 |
This is an amazing deal; retail is $1400. Additionally, I believe that price includes delivery.
For someone that needs to replace a washer & dryer, Black Friday is a great time to go to Best Buy. |
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| Krypton |
| At least it's a bright spot in light of the subprime credit crunch. If it wasn't for the holiday season, retailers would be ape trying to do something about falling consumer sentiments with oil being so high, credit shrinking, and a fallen dollar. YOu should thank god they're standing out in the cold!! |
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