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Digger: Alot of the items we sell on Black Friday are tied to an “Dealer
Credit” with the vendor — if 
we sell the unit on Black Friday then we
get a certain $ amount back for all sales of the item that day. Example — Samsung Blu Ray player - I purchased at $172 each for
Black Friday, sale price of $149.99 — dealer credit of $25 for each
unit sold, leaving me a profit margin of $2.00 — So no sale on Black
Friday = having to try to get the higher retail of the item later. Even
at the same margin we’re still only at $174.99 = $25 off (which isn’t
a bad price for the unit in question.) Black Friday is a loss leader for retailers and I’ve never
understood the concept. But, its a necessary evil, especially when you
are a franchise of a national chain because they’re advertising for the
corporate stores. Oh well, it is what it is and we move on.
Question: Which item was your best buy on Black Friday?
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nic on November 28 at 1:21 p.m.
McDonalds breakfast @ about 8:00/8:30 am… it was the most peaceful place in Cd'A. Our two kids were the only kids in the playland area.
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spokelooneh on November 28 at 4:22 p.m.
The “reason for the season” has devolved into how many suckers will wait in long lines in the wee hours of the morning for a chance to buy something at less than cost along with whatever other crap they “need to buy” in order to keep retail in the black and give as present to a friend or family member in order to show how much they love, celebrate, and emulate the actions and teachings of Jesus Christ.
And Jesus wept.
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Phaedrus on November 28 at 4:25 p.m.
Sleep = priceless
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Escapee on November 28 at 7:02 p.m.
On Thursday I found an AC/DC DVD, brand-new, for only 7 bucks…at Wal-Mart…I stand accused of actually shopping there 4 times a year. AC/DC has a new DVD out this year; the one I bought was released last year. So is AC/DC competing with itself now? Not that I take AC/DC seriously, 'cos I don't, but you gotta admit they can rock and roll. On another note, there is Just Something Wrong with non-musical folks trying to actually Be The Beatles. Me, I was always content just listening to the music and looking at their album covers. I wonder, were George and John alive today, how they'd feel about being represented by caricatures of themselves, whose motions are being controlled by wannabe musicians manipulating a joystick. Gag.
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scootermom on November 30 at 8:00 a.m.
I bought nothing. I need nothing.
Christmas “giving” has turned into consumption at its worst. People buying unnecessary plastic crap for each other. Every year it seems to get worse.
I'm with the loon.
And Jesus puked.
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OrangeTV on November 30 at 8:25 a.m.
As a non-religious person who doesn't give much though to Jesus' various bodily fluids, I actually enjoy the shallow commercialization of the holidays and find it slightly un-American when people complain about it. I like mindless consumption. I like plastic crap.
If the season were more religious, I wouldn't feel compelled to celebrate it at all. As it is, the holidays have completely lost their meaning, and that suits me just fine. To me, it's become just more of a time to make your house look festive and pretty, spend lots of time with friends and family, have fun shopping for interesting gifts, and making really good food one mostly only sees around this time of year. I like all those things. It is what it is now, and to fret about how it might have been in past years is silly.
If you want to celebrate Christmas in an exclusively religious fashion, that's up to you, but don't whine or try to make people feel bad who choose not to.
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fortboise on November 30 at 5:11 p.m.
What scootermom said. (Without the puking, though. What does Jesus know about the 21st century?)
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