Forget Black Friday and shop on Small Business Saturday!

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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Although I'm not boycotting stores today as some are because of the Ferguson matter, I would rather support the local small businesses tomorrow as the owners are my neighbors. Surely you will follow my example...
 

Small business day here is next Saturday.
this year I have only bought one present online; the rest I am getting, or have got, locally; from garden centres, local jam factories, a few from chain stores; but I haven't travelled further than 10 miles in any direction!
i am playing bowls today; no shopping for me!
 
I shopped one Black Friday, that was enough for me. I'm giving mostly money cards this year, my grandchildren are getting old enough to shop for what they want.
 

Getting harder and harder to find the "Mom and Pop" stores anymore. There are a few here but mostly big box stores. I try to buy locally but most stores are foreign owned anyway. Miss the old days when big stores closed on Sunday's and the small shops thrived.
 
Pappy said:
Getting harder and harder to find the "Mom and Pop" stores anymore. There are a few here but mostly big box stores. I try to buy locally but most stores are foreign owned anyway. Miss the old days when big stores closed on Sunday's and the small shops thrived.
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Most have been driven out of business by Walmart and big box. We only have ourselves to blame. Americans want CHEAP... and a lot of it.
 
We have been watching the scuffles on telly..screaming..arguing...snatching..crying...shouting....rolling on the floor..

I have never wanted anything that bad..:rolleyes:
 
So do I...me rolling around on the floor screaming trying to wrench things out of other people's hands..

I don't think so!!:cool:
 
Went to Home Depot Tuesday. They had pallets, stacked up to about 4 feet high, covered in black plastic with signs saying things like "Don't peek. This is for Black Friday." I would estimate at least 50 such parcels all over the store. All were exactly the same size. How could this be? I think it was a hoax.

I'm not going out to find out. Even if I did I'm sure the mystery stacks would all be gone and you'd never know for sure if real items were put on the shelves or there were just empty boxes inside. Clever either way.

Anyone know anyone who works at Home Depot?:)
 
I had never heard of this day before today. It's our first here in England, and I hope it will be the last! Saw the tv at lunchtime and people are like packs of vultures, snapping and pecking at each other and wresting plasma tvs out of others' hands.Not where I live , as the scenes were from Manchester, but all the same!So I didn't go out to the supermarket today, just in case.
Consumerism, the religion of the age.
 
Things are not that bad here anymore. When the Black Friday thing first started, it was like that.. Now it's not as vicious and violent.. We don't hear about fights breaking out any more.. just huge crowds and very very long lines. People stand in line all night to be the first when the doors open. Not my cup of tea. too cold.
 
It was started by Amazon a few years ago, Oakapple; but was only really taken up by telcos etc. last year.
same chaos happened last year...but not quite so much.....a foreign import I can do without to be quite honest...
 
Oh god Pappy...The only time I saw people camping out for 2 days was at a place called Rackhams in Birmingham..they offered a mink coat for Ā£1...
 
We went out yesterday evening around 4:45PM, after a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner that wife and I made at home. Stood in line at Penny's for an hour and half waiting to get a cashier. Bothered us, but not that much. Did save some money! Went to Wal Mart, found a few good DVD's and went right to the Self-Service Cashier. In the store and out within a half hour! Got home around 8PM.......BUSHED!

Got back up this morning and went back out at 9AM. Hit one store, very short line, had breakfast and headed to another store. Parking was more of a problem that shopping was! Back home now and store shopping all done. We order a few DVD's on Monday, which is Cyber Monday.

Wife took today (Black Friday) off in case we were out to late last night, which we weren't, and so we could do a little shopping this morning.

All-in-all, not bad.......sort of fun. Hey, when a person can save as much money as we did, braving the crowds and parking is worth it! Anyway, only happens once a year!
 

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