Comments on: Americans keep shopping, despite everything http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/11/30/americans-keep-shopping-despite-everything/ Commentary on the economy, the markets, and business Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:18:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bryanfromhouston http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/11/30/americans-keep-shopping-despite-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-12165 bryanfromhouston Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:14:35 +0000 http://timecuriouscapitalist.wordpress.com/?p=3353#comment-12165 Pluk, . I am a bit more morbid in my prognostication. I think that retailers slashed their prices to get people in the door before they run out of cash!!! :-) . Hate to bust the bubble, but somebody has got to say it. This is just pentup shopping fanatics who will soon (and I mean very soon) run out of cash. . Yeah, we are finally in recession, so we can finally start working on getting out of one. Pluk,
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I am a bit more morbid in my prognostication. I think that retailers slashed their prices to get people in the door before they run out of cash!!! :-)
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Hate to bust the bubble, but somebody has got to say it. This is just pentup shopping fanatics who will soon (and I mean very soon) run out of cash.
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Yeah, we are finally in recession, so we can finally start working on getting out of one.

]]> By: plukasiak http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/11/30/americans-keep-shopping-despite-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-12164 plukasiak Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:02:26 +0000 http://timecuriouscapitalist.wordpress.com/?p=3353#comment-12164 <i>Hey, there's nothing vacuous about buying Trivial Pursuit.</i> there is if the version you buy is the new one with an "easy" questions option... ;) personally, I think that spending is up this year because retailers slashed their prices early in anticipation of a bad Xmas season --- they figured they're better off with cash flow than inventory at this point. I mean, I was actually tempted to do my shopping early. In other words, I don't expect the season itself to be good for retailers -- and that most retailers will be crying in the next couple of weeks. Hey, there's nothing vacuous about buying Trivial Pursuit.

there is if the version you buy is the new one with an "easy" questions option... ;)

personally, I think that spending is up this year because retailers slashed their prices early in anticipation of a bad Xmas season --- they figured they're better off with cash flow than inventory at this point. I mean, I was actually tempted to do my shopping early.

In other words, I don't expect the season itself to be good for retailers -- and that most retailers will be crying in the next couple of weeks.

]]> By: Justin Fox http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/11/30/americans-keep-shopping-despite-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-12161 Justin Fox Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:39:08 +0000 http://timecuriouscapitalist.wordpress.com/?p=3353#comment-12161 Hey, there's nothing vacuous about buying Trivial Pursuit. Hey, there's nothing vacuous about buying Trivial Pursuit.

]]> By: technobody http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/11/30/americans-keep-shopping-despite-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-12160 technobody Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:31:10 +0000 http://timecuriouscapitalist.wordpress.com/?p=3353#comment-12160 Vacuous materialism saves the day! Vacuous materialism saves the day!

]]> By: curmudgeon57 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/11/30/americans-keep-shopping-despite-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-12159 curmudgeon57 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:24:54 +0000 http://timecuriouscapitalist.wordpress.com/?p=3353#comment-12159 We in New England appreciate you New Yorkers who come to shop. You could have driven another hour or so to New Hampshire and avoided sales tax altogether. We in New England appreciate you New Yorkers who come to shop. You could have driven another hour or so to New Hampshire and avoided sales tax altogether.

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