Seriously !!

This reminds me of John Carpenters - They Live, where they're all subliminally brainwashed lol. Anyone with any sense knows that in general the boxing day sales are a farce. It's mostly the guff that nobody wanted before Christmas that's genuinely on sale. Or items with big signs stating there are massive savings, that were the same price in december but without the sign.
 
Alex_6n2 said:
Yes because that is exactly how it is. Becoming a victim of the consumerism thinking isn't idiotic or stupid at all. Going out and spending money that you wouldn't normally spend anyway as a mad horde of rampaging shoppers because something is CHEAP111!!1 is most certainly sensible.
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ermm ok so lets say (using Dmp's experience) you want a new TV you look around and the one you really want is £1500 but way out of your budget.

Now you have two choice downgrade and get less than you wanted at ful retail price or you can suck up some of your pride and go to the sales and get it for £500.


Yep you're a right victim there getting exactly what you wanted (or better) for less money than the one you'd of had to get to keep in budget.


So who's the idiot the guy who wastes a bit of time and pride and gets a top end tv for £500.

Or someone who sits at home snobbishly laughing at he "victims of consumerism" on the £500 tv he had to settle for because he couldn't afford the one he wanted or the £1500 tv he paid full retail for.
 
Kenai said:
I wouldn't ever queue up outside a shop for a 7am opening on sale day and burst through the doors running into a store screaming like a 6 year old.
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Good point. Why were they screaming like that? It was almost like they were running away from Godzilla or some other monster.

I've noticed that during the christmas period, people tend to over endulge and over spend. As an example, I used to work in a supermarket and around the christmas period, people used to fill their shopping trolleys to a point where you would have to wonder if they were buying for a family or a restaurant. Its almost as if they believe that the world is coming to an end and that they must buy as many items as possible. And it made even less sense when you consider that the supermarket was only closing for 2 days, after which they would be free to come back and buy some more food.
 
Tefal said:
Now you have two choice downgrade and get less than you wanted at ful retail price or you can suck up some of your pride and go to the sales and get it for £500.
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Would such a TV not be available on the internet?

Also, I dont think anyone is saying that they shouldnt goto sales, but queuing up at 7am in the morning and upon the store opening, running through the aisles while screaming is taking it too far. To buy a TV in a sale, this behaviour is not needed.
 
sunama said:
Would such a TV not be available on the internet?
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Not for anywhere near such a huge discount.

especially as these sales are often on a per store basis not a company wide basis.


Also, I dont think anyone is saying that they shouldnt goto sales, but queuing up at 7am in the morning and upon the store opening, running through the aisles while screaming is taking it too far. To buy a TV in a sale, this behaviour is not needed.
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you won;t get such a deal unless you are there at 7am as the store may only have 1-10 of them and will just be ditching them before it gets the new model.

The screaming howeverm yes that's just annoying and makes you look like an arse :p

But rnning yeah you mgiht have to do it to get there first :p
 
sunama said:
Good point. Why were they screaming like that? It was almost like they were running away from Godzilla or some other monster.

I've noticed that during the christmas period, people tend to over endulge and over spend. As an example, I used to work in a supermarket and around the christmas period, people used to fill their shopping trolleys to a point where you would have to wonder if they were buying for a family or a restaurant. Its almost as if they believe that the world is coming to an end and that they must buy as many items as possible. And it made even less sense when you consider that the supermarket was only closing for 2 days, after which they would be free to come back and buy some more food.
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Ahhh but they buy the 10 loaves and 20 pints of milk "just in case they supermarket runs out because everyone is buying loads"

Hold up :confused:


One year the local Asda were closing for a couple of days so they put all the bread out around 9pm in baskets at the front door so ppl could take em for free.... The ppl that have already bought their bread then passed by and decided to take another 3-4 loaves "just cause it was free"... The majority that was taken, I bet, went in the bin...

I have no probs with ppl going to get a bargain as described by Tefal but sometimes ppl do take the biscuit.... or loaf ??:o:p
 
I'm confused as to why there morans? You get there early you get the best sales? Or you play it cool like you guys, spend the day shopping and come back with nothing as all the good stuff went in the morning. Which ones are the morans again?
 
Biohazard said:
I don't really know how anyone can come out with 'how are they all black/asian/chinese/chicken heads' as its a massive crowd to my eyes. Wouldn't expect anything less from this place though.. :rolleyes:
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Because they are. I had to check the article was about UK retail because it didn't look like it from the video.

Personally, I wouldn't turn up there if all the goods were a penny.
 
Tefal said:
Not for anywhere near such a huge discount.

especially as these sales are often on a per store basis not a company wide basis.
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Hang on. If tv price is being slashed for Boxing day, on a per store basis (in otherwords it hasnt been advertised), then who do the bargain hunters know which store to turn up to, at 7am?

As an example, I bought a 42" panasonic plasma telly, a year back for £450. It was bargain, but it was company wide and was advertised on the internet.

Now, if a single store is doing a deal (not companywide), then chances are that there will be no advertising done for that deal. So, how would I know which store to turn upto?

Something isnt adding up here.
 
sunama said:
Hang on. If tv price is being slashed for Boxing day, on a per store basis (in otherwords it hasnt been advertised), then who do the bargain hunters know which store to turn up to, at 7am?

As an example, I bought a 42" panasonic plasma telly, a year back for £450. It was bargain, but it was company wide and was advertised on the internet.

Now, if a single store is doing a deal (not companywide), then chances are that there will be no advertising done for that deal. So, how would I know which store to turn upto?

Something isnt adding up here.
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Because people know there will be a sale on. half the fun is finding out which products have had there prices slashed. If you want a new tv odds are you turn up at currys etc.
 
sunama said:
Hang on. If tv price is being slashed for Boxing day, on a per store basis (in otherwords it hasnt been advertised), then who do the bargain hunters know which store to turn up to, at 7am?

As an example, I bought a 42" panasonic plasma telly, a year back for £450. It was bargain, but it was company wide and was advertised on the internet.

Now, if a single store is doing a deal (not companywide), then chances are that there will be no advertising done for that deal. So, how would I know which store to turn upto?

Something isnt adding up here.
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Really don't understand your post...if a SINGLE store is doing a deal, surely they WILL advertise it and tell people what they have on Boxing Day at half price or whatever?

I also bought a TV from a nationwide company, advertised on the internet, and i rang ahead to check etc.
 
sanaxe1 said:
Because people know there will be a sale on. half the fun is finding out which products have had there prices slashed. If you want a new tv odds are you turn up at currys etc.
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But the big brand electronic stores will, in general, have their sale items, company wide.

What I'm saying is that for you to want to buy a particular brand of telly, you must know that it will be reduced at a particular store...this is what was mentioned in an earlier post above. And if you are going to buy a sale item from a big electronic store, then you can simply buy it online. A TV costing in the region of £500 will almost certainly have free delivery.

It doesnt make any sense to me.
 
sunama said:
But the big brand electronic stores will, in general, have their sale items, company wide.

What I'm saying is that for you to want to buy a particular brand of telly, you must know that it will be reduced at a particular store...this is what was mentioned in an earlier post above. And if you are going to buy a sale item from a big electronic store, then you can simply buy it online. A TV costing in the region of £500 will almost certainly have free delivery.

It doesnt make any sense to me.
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Still lost...it would be advertised in ANY store what TVs would be on offer surely? And most of the time the Boxing Day sales are 'in store' only. Cue me carrying a 32" LCD with an impatient girlfriend on 2 buses home. :o
 
dmpoole said:
My sister has just got over £1000s worth of kids clothes for £150 this morning.
It was well worth rushing into a shop for.
Back in the late 80s I rushed into Curry's for a £1500 TV and got it for £500
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no, what she got was £150 worth of clothes for £150
 
SideWinder said:
Really don't understand your post...if a SINGLE store is doing a deal, surely they WILL advertise it and tell people what they have on Boxing Day at half price or whatever?
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When would they do this? They wouldn't do this on xmas eve, as it would be silly to put up the Dec24th price and beside it, put the Dec26th price. So where exactly would they advertise this boxing day sale price?

If it is a national chain, then they will have the deal posted on the internet and almost certainly have the deal available for delivery, without having to queue up at 7am and create a stampede in a store.
 
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