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Kmar wrote:

My sis said she had to get in a line to get in a line to check out at toys r us. She said Fuck this.. never again. It was an hour and a half wait to give them your money. Nice job toys r us. She and her friends left their carts and walked out.

How the hell do you get a line like that at a toy store? Only one cashier who is deaf dumb & blind?

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Kmar wrote:

My sis said she had to get in a line to get in a line to check out at toys r us. She said Fuck this.. never again. It was an hour and a half wait to give them your money. Nice job toys r us. She and her friends left their carts and walked out.

How the hell do you get a line like that at a toy store? Only one cashier who is deaf dumb & blind?

Poor planning. No other reason.

Kmar wrote:

tuckergustav wrote:

We just drove by Best Buy on our way home from turkey dinner...tents lines around the building at 9:30pm...is it really that worth it?  Especially when several stores are making their deals available online?...I don't think so.

Some stores have what they call door buster deals. They usually beat most deals you find online. The brick and mortar store loses money on the product but the idea is to get you in and you'll pick up other things. Its kind of like a loss leader.

But the stores make good deals for the products with the manufacturers and import companies for those special amounts of junk that they sell for those certain dates. Atleast here in Finland a chain called Stockmann has twice a year these "Crazy days" from wed to sun where they do so. Worked there for 5 years and it was like all hell broke loose when the women were battling for a piece of stockings or shit like that. I try to avoid those days. Last time I went to buy a pack of deodorant and Heavy Rain for PS3 since they were nice n cheap. Was a quick hit in n' out on a sunday.

Kmar wrote:

My sis said she had to get in a line to get in a line to check out at toys r us. She said Fuck this.. never again. It was an hour and a half wait to give them your money. Nice job toys r us. She and her friends left their carts and walked out.

She should have just stayed in line.  Compared to waiting in line to check out, how long did she wait outside the store?

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Kmar wrote:

tuckergustav wrote:

We just drove by Best Buy on our way home from turkey dinner...tents lines around the building at 9:30pm...is it really that worth it?  Especially when several stores are making their deals available online?...I don't think so.

Some stores have what they call door buster deals. They usually beat most deals you find online. The brick and mortar store loses money on the product but the idea is to get you in and you'll pick up other things. Its kind of like a loss leader.

But the stores make good deals for the products with the manufacturers and import companies for those special amounts of junk that they sell for those certain dates. Atleast here in Finland a chain called Stockmann has twice a year these "Crazy days" from wed to sun where they do so. Worked there for 5 years and it was like all hell broke loose when the women were battling for a piece of stockings or shit like that. I try to avoid those days. Last time I went to buy a pack of deodorant and Heavy Rain for PS3 since they were nice n cheap. Was a quick hit in n' out on a sunday.

Right but that is standard all holday season long. Some retailers make commitments to purchase product no matter how much they sell. This gets them the product at the lowest possible cost. The marketing strategy behind black friday is to capitalize on the hype. Loss leaders are used to capture the maximum amount of customers.

iceman785 wrote:

Ultrafunkula wrote:

iceman785 wrote:

What I don't understand is why people don't just wait til' the store opens and walk in.  There's no rule saying that you have to form a line.  That's what I'd do anyway.

You're gonna get your nose bent in a cab line one day.

Cab line?  There are no cab lines where I live, you want a cab you call it and it comes to you.  Plus I live in a small of enough city where driving a car is easily done, no NY traffic bullshit.

heh, the words 'cab line' and NYC made me think of

Kmar wrote:

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Some stores have what they call door buster deals. They usually beat most deals you find online. The brick and mortar store loses money on the product but the idea is to get you in and you'll pick up other things. Its kind of like a loss leader.

But the stores make good deals for the products with the manufacturers and import companies for those special amounts of junk that they sell for those certain dates. Atleast here in Finland a chain called Stockmann has twice a year these "Crazy days" from wed to sun where they do so. Worked there for 5 years and it was like all hell broke loose when the women were battling for a piece of stockings or shit like that. I try to avoid those days. Last time I went to buy a pack of deodorant and Heavy Rain for PS3 since they were nice n cheap. Was a quick hit in n' out on a sunday.

Right but that is standard all holday season long. Some retailers make commitments to purchase product no matter how much they sell. This gets them the product at the lowest possible cost. The marketing strategy behind black friday is to capitalize on the hype. Loss leaders are used to capture the maximum amount of customers.

True dat. The hype can build an extremely good brand/trademark/cult/ w/e around the event itself. It was wierd in the store the week and half before the 4, now 5 day, extravaganza. Sales went down and people were just scoping around and when the products were set under the yellow tarps people came in but they didn't buy anything. Instead they were looking under the tarps and plastics what sort of TV's and DVD players there were going to be on sale What you said earlier on selling normal priced products is quite accurate too. For example we sold a pile of cellphone accessories when there was some new or certain model on sale. Ofcourse the regular consumer might save some money but if you start piling the cart full of anything else lying around with a normal pricetag it's +-0 or even - for your wallet. I try to keep a cool and only go get what I need instead of losing it and going all mental.

Advertising causes need...

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Ultrafunkula wrote:

But the stores make good deals for the products with the manufacturers and import companies for those special amounts of junk that they sell for those certain dates. Atleast here in Finland a chain called Stockmann has twice a year these "Crazy days" from wed to sun where they do so. Worked there for 5 years and it was like all hell broke loose when the women were battling for a piece of stockings or shit like that. I try to avoid those days. Last time I went to buy a pack of deodorant and Heavy Rain for PS3 since they were nice n cheap. Was a quick hit in n' out on a sunday.

Right but that is standard all holday season long. Some retailers make commitments to purchase product no matter how much they sell. This gets them the product at the lowest possible cost. The marketing strategy behind black friday is to capitalize on the hype. Loss leaders are used to capture the maximum amount of customers.

True dat. The hype can build an extremely good brand/trademark/cult/ w/e around the event itself. It was wierd in the store the week and half before the 4, now 5 day, extravaganza. Sales went down and people were just scoping around and when the products were set under the yellow tarps people came in but they didn't buy anything. Instead they were looking under the tarps and plastics what sort of TV's and DVD players there were going to be on sale What you said earlier on selling normal priced products is quite accurate too. For example we sold a pile of cellphone accessories when there was some new or certain model on sale. Ofcourse the regular consumer might save some money but if you start piling the cart full of anything else lying around with a normal pricetag it's +-0 or even - for your wallet. I try to keep a cool and only go get what I need instead of losing it and going all mental.

Advertising causes need...

Well I think the smart thing to do is to decide what you want BEFORE you look at the ads. Needless to say retailers would not like it if everyone did that. A low price should not initiate a purchase imo. Granted if you've wanted something for a long time but couldn't afford it .. then go for it. But even then "want" preceded browing adz.

Kmar wrote:

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Right but that is standard all holday season long. Some retailers make commitments to purchase product no matter how much they sell. This gets them the product at the lowest possible cost. The marketing strategy behind black friday is to capitalize on the hype. Loss leaders are used to capture the maximum amount of customers.

True dat. The hype can build an extremely good brand/trademark/cult/ w/e around the event itself. It was wierd in the store the week and half before the 4, now 5 day, extravaganza. Sales went down and people were just scoping around and when the products were set under the yellow tarps people came in but they didn't buy anything. Instead they were looking under the tarps and plastics what sort of TV's and DVD players there were going to be on sale What you said earlier on selling normal priced products is quite accurate too. For example we sold a pile of cellphone accessories when there was some new or certain model on sale. Ofcourse the regular consumer might save some money but if you start piling the cart full of anything else lying around with a normal pricetag it's +-0 or even - for your wallet. I try to keep a cool and only go get what I need instead of losing it and going all mental.

Advertising causes need...

Well I think the smart thing to do is to decide what you want BEFORE you look at the ads. Needless to say retailers would not like it if everyone did that. A low price should not initiate a purchase imo. Granted if you've wanted something for a long time but couldn't afford it .. then go for it. But even then "want" preceded browing adz.

Good thing I'm a stingy bastard when it comes to everyday things. But sometimes the air might escape the brain when walking unprepared to a store with a discount bin for movies

One good example is those damn play.com ads. Bought the T-Salvation thingy with the huge skull. Do I need it? No. Do I already have the bluray? Yes... Why did I buy it? It comes with a goddamn Terminator skull!!

Adams_BJ wrote:

what is this black friday you speak of?

Since nobody has answered your question: It is a huge shopping day here in the States. Friday after Thanksgiving. Many of the stores have ridiculous sales on (generalization here) higher-priced items in small numbers to get shoppers in. They open very, very early in the morning--4-5 AM. In some families, it's a tradition among the women to get up super early and stand in line to get the best deals. Most of the men think it's a bowl full of stupid.

I got stuck with hitting a couple of stores on the way back from the airport this morning after dropping off family for an early flight. Luckily, I wasn't hitting the big stores like Best Buy and Target, sot it wasn't too bad. And those didn't have what I went there for, so I ended up only buying one pair of running shoes that were $80 off regular price.

Brasso wrote:

walmart had a line that snaked around the entire store.  no thanks

I bet that line was chock full of interesting characters, as well.

i wouldn't wash and vacuum a senior citizen for $16

...

ok maybe i would

FEOS wrote:

Brasso wrote:

walmart had a line that snaked around the entire store.  no thanks

I bet that line was chock full of interesting characters, as well.

too scary, but I had to look