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maseman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:43 PM Original message |
Unimpressive weekend has retailers nervous |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Online sales have done extremely well this year |
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maseman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. If you read the story I linked |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Has anyone here been "accidentally" been billed twice online for the same item? |
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mojavekid (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
37. It is a good question, |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. The mall we went to in No. VA (Tyson's Corner) was pretty busy yesterday |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. credit card big spenders this week will be don't want to pay back whiners next year nt |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. And then the Federal Reserve will start the presses to 'bail-out' those, oh so poor, banks left |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. I avoid the malls at all cost. Concur with online assesments..n/t |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. You cannot fire your customers, send their jobs overseas |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. I bought $25 worth of groceries this weekend. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
26. probably didn't need too much help loading that 1/4 sack of groceries |
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newburgh (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. Maybe more people understand what xmas is about and it's not shoppin n/t |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. That would be a positive in all this |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. ) *) |
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scarface2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. go shopping for christ...or else |
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rooboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. They should round up and detain all the non-shoppers for denigrating xmas. n/t |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Maybe the wealthy will shop more and the $$ will trickle down |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm not surprised at all |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Every single time I went to buy something, I ended up putting the stuff back |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yes --- it's almost impossible now to buy clothing that isn't "made in China" --- |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. I'm doing good to find Chinese crap around here |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not according to the local news. They say everybody's shopping like crazy! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. One of those stories that I see and don't pick up . . .did I read that one of the networks |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
17. I was at a Kohl's on Friday w/my oldest daughter. Minimum of 40% on almost everything. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Here in NJ our TAX has gone nuts!! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
22. It certainly isn't the 1950's re Xmas . . . and that's GREAT --- !!! |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
23. I would be interested to see the figures from the luxury goods retailers... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
24. They'd make a fortune if they had Wiis to sell. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. Hey Retailers: You can blame Bu*h/Republican "Vampire Economics". |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
28. i shall save them~! starlight mints and candy canes for everybody! |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
29. We are buying only local arts and some crafts. We purchased |
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Acadia Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Good! I am only buying cheap stocking stuffers and making the |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
31. Generous discounting? On what? |
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Acadia Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
32. Stop feeding the Pigs. Don't make them any fatter. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. oil goes up, everything goes up. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
35. People have little money and don't want to put xmas on their credit cards. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
36. Funny, I spell "procrastinating" as "too poor t o shop for your shit, you greedy assholes" |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
38. I went to a well known toy retailer on Sunday afternoon and had no |
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