Quote Originally Posted by topspeed
Ahhh, I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw.

Here's the thing, I rarely shop. Asking me to go to the store the day after Thanksgiving is like asking me if I want a colonoscopy. Things like Christmas shopping is pure Seek and Destroy for me. I know what I want and I know where to get it. Go in, pick up, leave...usually bookended by drinking.
Amen. Post of the Year.

I would and will gladly pay more money for the priveledge of avoiding the onslaught of the Cro-Magnon, mouth-breathing, flatulence machines that comprise the majority of Black Friday shoppers. Isn't there anywhere in North America where it's just called cross checking and not assault and battery...meh.

I had lunch yesterday with a field rep who works with some pretty "major retail concerns" and she confirmed a few things that I suspected. Evidently, the last couple years really haven't been profitable for retailers given that same-day sales are reported to the media but payroll expenditures are months-end and inventory billing is spread out over months.

In short, given consumers trending toward hopping around from retailer to retailer and only purchasing mega deals and the amount of expense that the companies incur in actual costs, word around the watercoller is that some folks wouldn't mind a dampening of this tradition. Notice the $98.00 HD DVD player came out well before BF and you don't see any insane $49.00 HD players? Retailers are sticking pretty close to costs I guess. Maybe Brad, Paul,Lee, and Richard J. shot a round of golf and admitted that the yearly nationwide johnson length contest isn't doing anyone any good.