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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:02 PM Original message |
This weekend may destroy a lot of retail businesses. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well maybe the 'common' shopkeeper will get a bailout like Wall Street. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. hahahahaha |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yeah, I was hallucinating there for a moment. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. My father used to pull that "walking to school..." BS with us.... |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Nope, we the common shopkeepers are the ones funding the bailouts |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am in Pacific NW and am losing a wks worth due to snow. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Last weekend they were talking to a local store owner on the news. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 02:46 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. How is it over there? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. So are people just not going to buy Christmas Presents? |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That's when cash gets thrown in a card and perhaps the person receiving |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I haven't done or read a study on this (I've only seen its effects) |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. When I'm pressed for time I spend more. Desperation ya know. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. People will avoid Gift Cards, Who Knows if the Store Will Still be in Business after Xmas |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I'd feel safe with a GC from starbucks, longs drugs or costco. |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. My gift cards are to grocery stores. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Great point! |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Sorry but I'm sick of the corporate media whores lying their asses off to all of us! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. There were a lot of people in Walgreens today |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. I waited to get the kids' big presents until they were on sale and I had a coupon. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. Many businesses already planned to shut down after Christmas ... |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. You know, I'm beginning to think we're living in a time of Biblical proportions |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. We live near a local mall |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Happy Anniversary |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. 10 very happy years |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #15 |
33. I'm guessing you're in Florida, Boynton possibly. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Try San Diego Califirnia |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Retail may destroy retail this weekend |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 12:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Try Ebay. Its dead slow and lots of sellers are offering free shipping! nt |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 06:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Walmart will finally destroy retail once and for all |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Yep-the prices in the stores are not the great deals they led us to believe they would be |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. I read somewhere today that a lot of people will be returning gifts for cold hard cash |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. You can't do that without a receipt |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. I did my part for Staples this year.. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. Home Depot in Northern VA on Friday morning.... |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. I think you're right |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. We time |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
32. The mall was packed yesterday, even though |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
37. Rain, sleet, snow or sun shinning. I wasn't going to give them any of my money anyway. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
41. Veiled threats about how replaceable they are???? |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
42. not where i live... (sw missouri) |
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