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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:06 AM Original message |
Retailers pray for last-minute splurge |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. They still don't equate NO JOBS= NO MONEY |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. It gets worse |
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rkc3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I bleieve the correct term is - Death Spiral. |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Unemployed 54 Months - Well Said |
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scarpa43 (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. 54 months? |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 03:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Meager Savings And Lean Living - Yes That Is 54 Months Without Income |
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artemisia1 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:00 AM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Time to move |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #58 |
71. Too Old And Too Slow For The Service - Over The Hill By Corporate |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:41 AM Response to Reply #52 |
64. well, your rez smokes mine... i'm doomed. :) |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. Oh, they see it. It's exactly what they want. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. Sales down from $40,000 same day last year to $4,000 |
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KingChicken (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Corporations can't fuck America then expect to have good sales... |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
57. You're right! They can't have it |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. If you have no money, you can't buy shit! |
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juliagoolia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. The Ford Company vs the Walmart Company economy |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. At least stay out of Walmart. |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Could it be? |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Oh, I hope so. |
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ally_sc (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
46. Walmart right around corner...haven't been and |
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artemisia1 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:11 AM Response to Reply #46 |
59. Target! |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 01:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. I'm headed to Costco now! Love supporting liberals! |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Yes, Ford wasn't perfect |
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CheshireCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
41. Not spending this year! |
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latteromden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. Nope, not gonna happen here. |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. I like the way you think. It's NOT going to happen here either. |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. Sales actually fell 3.3 percent over the weekend |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Yep, the Target and Costco in my area were PACKED this weekend |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Target is a RED company. n/t |
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juliagoolia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. not completely red though |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Right, but there's usually an alternative to Target, IMO. |
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Hard_Work (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Shell!!!! |
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juliagoolia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. i know i know |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:49 AM Response to Reply #43 |
65. all gas is pretty much a crapshoot. |
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TexasChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 01:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. I also thought Best Buy was a Red company? Am I wrong on that one? n/t |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 01:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
47. This is so amazing. |
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Zech Marquis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
66. AMEN |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. But the stock market is on the rise, high end retailers are making a |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. The Stock Market will rise, temporarily............. |
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R Hickey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
70. A rise in the stock market means nothing when the dollar is falling |
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DustMolecule (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
15. I went shopping last nite - extended hours to 11:00 pm at the mall |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. The test isn't so much how crowded the store is |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I never thought of it that way before... |
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StaggerLee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. That's it |
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IthinkThereforeIAM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. That sounds like... |
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StaggerLee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I'm a people watcher too! |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
18. It's simplistic, but I've always used this to explain |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:10 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Exactly |
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Oddly Stevenson (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
23. The plan |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 03:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. And if sales don't go up, is that proof that |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
24. Well I am going to save my $2 SS raise and I also |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
25. What the hell did they expect? |
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shawn703 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. Well then they should have backed Kerry |
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zann725 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Ditto! We had SUCH possibilities as a nation... |
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Don Claybrook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. #1: My primary role isn't "consumer". #2:.... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
30. Pray? It's the New Miracle on 34th Street |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 03:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. Suppose There Is A Website |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
62. ROTFLMBAO...Thank You for the best laugh of the year! |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
31. Yeah, I am one of 12 million who hasn't even started and won't |
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zann725 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. Americans pray for last-minute jobs...and Election reversal! |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
35. When over 80% of a country's wealth is owned by a few |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 12:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. You got that one right! |
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ally_sc (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
45. if I had anymore to do... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
49. Just got back from finishing my Christmas shopping |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. "Things are not happy in retail-land" |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. Drastic Discounts are the Name of the Game. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
56. The greed of the credit card companies |
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bluedonkey (644 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
60. I am one of the 12million |
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bling bling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
61. Nice headline. Well, keep praying. |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
63. Keep praying. Us 12 million haven't and won't be buying shit. We are broke |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
67. I work for the gov, there's a rumor that we'll get 4 hours off tomorrow |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
68. They will spin this as backlash for saying Happy Holidays, instead |
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proReality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
69. Faith-Based? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
72. I'm spending about $350 this time around |
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mediaman007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
73. Fine!...I prayed that Kerry/Edwards would win. My prayer only cost me |
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TXDemGal (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
74. Guess what? They can keep waiting |
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Habibi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
75. Never was big into Christmas anyway |
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