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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:46 PM Original message |
Just A Holiday Reminder: Black Friday Sales Are Utterly Meaningless |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yup. All those extra jobs for the Xmas holiday will still go away |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. some of these jobs might have meant some toys under the tree for the kids |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It's good tat there is hiring, but they are NOT permament. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. of course it matters - but even a temp job might matter to some |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. If this was like it used to be |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. given a choice between a temp holiday job, and none . . . I would probably choose the former |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. And you are missing the point |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. good heavens - it's not that complex |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Will you be thankful when they get thrown under the bus again in a few weeks? |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I suppose you would be more content not being thrown under the bus |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I would be content if people were given decent permanent jobs |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. who wouldn't - and who said otherwise? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, the silent unreccer here seems to have thought "it's a wonderful stat!" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. And they will be revised downwards by Monday |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. It depends if it's share shifting or the pie has actually grown. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. How "healthy" is it when people shove and pepper spray each other |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Oh, c'mon. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm a non-shopper, but its not meaningless |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. actually, black friday sales are taken to be an indicator of the health of the consumer |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Quit using the word "consumer", it's anti-progressive. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. In the business sense that is the propper term |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. we are talking about people who piss away their hard-earned money on cheap wal-mart crap, right? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. When an economy is based on the consumption of cheap crap it is done for. |
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Anatos (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. boilerplate hipster cynicism |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Opposing consumerist BS is "hipster cynicism" now??? |
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Anatos (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Indeed |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Horseshit. |
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Anatos (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. the truth, it stings a little, I know |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-30-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Just because a "hipster cynic" may use a term does not mean you co-opt it. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Sorry, you don't make any sense. |
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Anatos (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I am aware |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Most people who brag about their "intellectualism" tend to be those insecure about their smarts. |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Actually I think that what pisses people off most is the |
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Anatos (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. What set of facts |
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bengalherder (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Lots of sound and fury there dude, |
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Anatos (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Right back at ya |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
34. thanks for the reminder. |
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