Is it just me or is any one else taken aback by some of the pathetic scenes of people actually fighting over electrical goods in the likes of Tesco today.....

I don't think I'd want a cheap telly that much......


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MJG said:

Is it just me or is any one else taken aback by some of the pathetic scenes of people actually fighting over electrical goods in the likes of Tesco today.....

I don't think I'd want a cheap telly that much......


(ed. Title should of course be 'Friday')

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i cant believe were taking on YET another of america's traits
First it was law suits
then it was Crash for cash
now black friday.....

next we'll convert to the dollar and start driving in straight lines only.....

i think it should be a lesson learnt - ban it while its still early

Ziggy

Ziggy

Daughters friend has just rung her and the telly she bought in Tesco at Eston this morning has a cracked screen obviously caused in the scrum to buy the thing.....It's a bit harsh perhaps but it's hard to feel sorry for her really.

Knicker wars!



As I say utter madness....

Look at what money can do to us......Isn't it amazing what we reduce our selfs to when it comes to getting a deal

Ziggy122 said:

i cant believe were taking on YET another of america's traits
First it was law suits
then it was Crash for cash
now black friday.....

next we'll convert to the dollar and start driving in straight lines only.....

i think it should be a lesson learnt - ban it while its still early

Ziggy

Ziggy

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Did you also notice the age of some of them? Bear in mind these orchestrated events started at midnight, why were there little kids there?
Disgraceful scenes, but a sign of our modern multi- cultural must- have consumer goods society!

I think it's the stores deliberately whipping these people, who to be honest are easily led, into a frenzy because these scenes where the media happen to be ready and waiting, all look good from a publicity point of view. "Look how good our deals are so good people are fighting over them"

However it all backfired and the police have seriously condemned these stores for there practices today, let's hope a bit more common sense prevails next year, as I can't see it's something that's going to suddenly go away

AndyRKett said:

I think it's the stores deliberately whipping these people, who to be honest are easily led, into a frenzy because these scenes where the media happen to be ready and waiting, all look good from a publicity point of view. "Look how good our deals are so good people are fighting over them"

However it all backfired and the police have seriously condemned these stores for there practices today, let's hope a bit more common sense prevails next year, as I can't see it's something that's going to suddenly go away

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1 orderly que - 1 person and you tell them what you want Simples

Extra staff to prevent que jumpers and security

Ziggy

I agree, probably some teenager at Tesco

Some naive person at Tesco probably thought it would look good on the news but it wouldn't gete rushing there!

I stayed well away. If I want cheap electronics I'll buy them online. Just cheap tat sold cheaper than usual.

All the premium stuff is pretty much same price albeit with something chucked in.

It's not worth going to prison for jabbing someone in the throat over a television.

Happy Purple Saturday everyone!

Well if the septic stuff is being forced on us let's make stuff up and send it back.

Liquid Knight said:

Happy Purple Saturday everyone!

Well if the septic stuff is being forced on us let's make stuff up and send it back.

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I think Septic Saturday would be apt. The day after black Friday when the hospital's A & E units are brought to a standstill treating all the injuries sustained the day before.

It can not be a derogatory term. Black Friday is racist enough.

Liquid Knight said:

It can not be a derogatory term. Black Friday is racist enough.

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Actually it's not racist at all. It's name stems from it signifying the day many retailers turn their in year loses (in the red) to pre Xmas profits (in the black).

So I don't think its a good idea to take the thread off down that route .......

MJG said:

Actually it's not racist at all. It's name stems from it signifying the day many retailers turn their in year loses (in the red) to pre Xmas profits (in the black).

So I don't think its a good idea to take the thread off down that route .......

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Yes that is the origin of it. Red turning to black in the accounts as Christmas gets closer.
Surely nobody thought in this day and age where everybody takes offence at the slightest thing that it was called Black Friday for any other reason!?
Having seen some of the pictures in certain stores it would be an easy assumption to make but I suppose it's a reflection of the population in the area.
The sad fact is that in the next few days there will be people sitting in offices discussing what their Black Friday offers will be for next year.
The Buying teams will be looking in the Far East in January / February

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It can not be a derogatory term. Black Friday is racist enough.

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It is a sad reflection on society that your first thought when hearing/reading the word BLACK was that it was somehow racist.

MJG said:

Actually it's not racist at all. It's name stems from it signifying the day many retailers turn their in year loses (in the red) to pre Xmas profits (in the black).

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And the reason its black and red is because that was the colour of the ink used in the ledgers to show profit and loss (For those of a younger age - A ledger was how accounts were recorded before computers )

scout said:

It is a sad reflection on society that your first thought when hearing/reading the word BLACK was that it was somehow racist.

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The winking smiley should have indicated I wasn't being serious.

Liquid Knight said:

The winking smiley should have indicated I wasn't being serious.

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I think folk realise that, but you only have to look at the comments posted all over you tube underneath videos showing in store fighting to see how quickly and easily such a connection is made which then subsequently deteriorates into some really unpleasant, offensive and overt racism. That's the risk I think of making such a remark.

......just sayin like....