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Deminpenn

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2. Was out and about the past couple of days

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 04:20 AM

19 hrs ago

Was surprised the local WalMart parking lot wasn't packed either day. Asked one of the workers who told me there was a line of 4 or 5 dozen people waiting for the doors to open on Friday, but then it petered out. There were shoppers on both days when I went, but the store wasn't packed. Later went to the local mall and the same thing, there were shoppers, but not the kind of crowds one normally expects on the days after Thanksgiving. Aldi was about the same, but I noticed they'd aleady sold a good chunk of their seasonal xmas items.

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K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1% [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

So basically no increase.... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #1

Not only no increase popsdenver 11 hrs ago #15

Incorrect Polybius 4 hrs ago #23

I remember being a young man when I first got into stocks Polybius 4 hrs ago #22

Was out and about the past couple of days Deminpenn 19 hrs ago #2

And how much has credit card debt increased since Trump raised prices on most items with his tariffs? Lonestarblue 17 hrs ago #3

Some people add too much debt to their load over the holidays. People need to think twice about purchases. Vinca 16 hrs ago #4

Only 1 in 5 Americans are debt free. Gimpyknee 15 hrs ago #5

By design. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #7

I try to be, only putting a small amount on the credit card every so often and then paying it off quickly. Vinca 12 hrs ago #11

I tried the spending boycott thingy. I gave up. It was just too hard not to spend my money. Hotler 15 hrs ago #6

The rich are desperate to make things look like they are great. OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #8

It may be a hundred years later but history is about to repeat itself Bluestocking 15 hrs ago #9

Yes, it is Deminpenn 9 hrs ago #18

Matches What I Saw Yesterday In Philly modrepub 13 hrs ago #10

Not surprised, as TV has been blaring non-stop Black Friday sales shit for weeks and weeks. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 12 hrs ago #12

Just my personal experience: I went to Walmart on (Black?) Friday in my little town BComplex 12 hrs ago #13

I was a Corporate Executive in Retailing popsdenver 11 hrs ago #14

How much of the increase is the result of adding in tariffs to the price twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #16

Yawn...so what? People will put all of Christmas on plastic so they can have a Christmas Bengus81 9 hrs ago #17

So much for the boycott. mdbl 7 hrs ago #19

I personally don't think the boycott made sense iemanja 6 hrs ago #20

Maybe from the standpoint of the entire season mdbl 3 hrs ago #24

I am visiting my mother in law in Arizona kimbutgar 5 hrs ago #21