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Old Nov 23rd 2012 | 1:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Joolschweetie
Very true indeed. Retail sucks this time of year! (actually I'm not a great lover it the rest of the year either lol)
I Know EXACTLY what you mean

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Old Nov 23rd 2012 | 1:39 pm
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It's sad living here in NB! I had to go out this morning at 10 and then later I stopped by the mall and it was completely normal by 1.30 pm, popped in to Toys are Ripping You Off, purchased my 3DS XL at $30 less than the normal price, so with tax, paid exactly what I had planned to...I survived my first Black Friday, without even noticing....bargain or riot wise!
 
Old Nov 23rd 2012 | 2:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
$5b? That's every single person in Canada spending $150.

Who came up with that figure? The association of butthurt Canadian retailers?
It did seem rather a lot.... maybe the article is trying to push Canadian retailers into being more competitive.
 
Old Nov 23rd 2012 | 2:32 pm
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Originally Posted by geedee
It did seem rather a lot.... maybe the article is trying to push Canadian retailers into being more competitive.
Or just perhaps it's absolute rubbish.

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Old Nov 23rd 2012 | 2:34 pm
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Originally Posted by MillieF
It's sad living here in NB! I had to go out this morning at 10 and then later I stopped by the mall and it was completely normal by 1.30 pm, popped in to Toys are Ripping You Off, purchased my 3DS XL at $30 less than the normal price, so with tax, paid exactly what I had planned to...I survived my first Black Friday, without even noticing....bargain or riot wise!
Such is life in New Brunswick. It has all the cosmopolitan buzz of Basse Normandie. I'm not going to miss it.
 
Old Nov 23rd 2012 | 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
Or just perhaps it's absolute rubbish.
Probably. It was a financial news site after all.
 
Old Nov 24th 2012 | 4:12 am
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Default Re: It's that time of the year again...Black Friday

Originally Posted by Joolschweetie
Black Friday is even more fun if you're in retail and have to spend the day listening to people bemoaning the lack of deals compared with the US and then trying to haggle with you over the price of everything.

Black Friday over here really just gives people more of an excuse to act like tools
Originally Posted by Piff Poff
They don't need an excuse this time of year to act like tools I'm gonna get a lot of why haven't you got my size. Our black friday stuff started yesterday at work, it's nuts.
Originally Posted by Piff Poff
I Know EXACTLY what you mean

My feet hurt tonight too
Been there, seen it, done it for several years in the UK and last year here in Canada, so I can sympathise with both of you.

Happily, I am NOT doing it again this year.
 
Old Nov 24th 2012 | 6:38 am
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Well...if you keep sitting like in your avatar, then you are going to cramp up, you need to stretch your legs woman

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Old Nov 24th 2012 | 1:11 pm
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Originally Posted by ultrarunner
Well...if you keep sitting like in your avatar, then you are going to cramp up, you need to stretch your legs woman
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Old Nov 26th 2012 | 6:51 am
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It's Cyber Monday y'all

start shopping for bargains
 
Old Nov 26th 2012 | 6:52 am
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Default Re: It's that time of the year again...Black Friday

Originally Posted by ultrarunner
It's Cyber Monday y'all

start shopping for bargains
Thanks for the reminder.
 
Old Nov 26th 2012 | 7:06 am
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Don't mention it me ol mucker

Originally Posted by Oink
Thanks for the reminder.
 
Old Nov 29th 2012 | 11:47 pm
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Default Re: It's that time of the year again...Black Friday

By Tuesday, "Cyber Monday had" turned into "Cyber week" then, this morning, I received an e-flyer telling me that today is "Black Friday II".

All I wanted for Christmas was a laptop with raid 0 configured quad SSD drives. But they don't make them yet and everything in the sales looks a bit "last year"
 

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