How Long Would You Wait To Get Into A Store To Buy Your Holiday Gifts?

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  1. Nov 27, 2007 at 3:06 PM #1
    Kratos

    Kratos Well-Known Member

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    I wanted to talk about this cause i found this a bit idiotic for the people that's been doing this. At least where i live every store such as BestBuy, CircuitCity, Wal-Mart and many others have had people camping outside the stores waiting for them to open. These people are waiting just to be some of the first ones in line to buy Christmas presents and its been on the news where i live that some of these people have waited for two days or so outside just to get in.

    I mean i thought this was kind of sad i don't really see why you wouldn't do the shopping before Dec although i know that they drop prices so they say but would it really be worth waiting outside the store?

    What's everyone think about this? :huh:
     
  2. Nov 27, 2007 at 3:11 PM #2
    `sparks

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    eBay FTW...
     
  3. Nov 27, 2007 at 3:52 PM #3
    Kratos

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    lol

    Agreed
     
  4. Nov 27, 2007 at 4:57 PM #4
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    im doing mine over the net, sod the shops lol

    i havent started yet either..
     
  5. Nov 27, 2007 at 4:59 PM #5
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    Why the hell do people stand out in the cold waiting for stores to open anyway..?
     
  6. Nov 27, 2007 at 5:19 PM #6
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    Who knows it's just one of those things.
     
  7. Nov 27, 2007 at 7:33 PM #7
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    None of the stuff I want to buy is going to be sold out. Amazon ftw, and I wouldn't stand out for any more than 5 minutes. Now when the next generation of consoles come out, I may camp out...
     
  8. Nov 27, 2007 at 7:36 PM #8
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    u wanna know whats funny...one thankgsiving night/next day...i was at the lake elsinore california outlet mall there...and at midnight on thanksgiving/next day it was effing PACKED! there was a line to get in the parking lot and the parking lot was HUGE...effing insane
     
  9. Nov 27, 2007 at 7:57 PM #9
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    I live in Toronto and a couple of weeks ago, there was a huge line up not to go christmas shopping, but to buy a condo...

    http://www.thestar.com/article/276342

    the article says it all
     
  10. Nov 27, 2007 at 9:02 PM #10
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    Considering I don't really buy anyone gifts. 2-3 minutes because I'd be standing inline to buy candy for myself.
     
  11. Nov 27, 2007 at 9:27 PM #11
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    well i was at this electronic store and well they were having such a big sale the line was huge they had a 47 inch sony plasma for just 780
     
  12. Nov 27, 2007 at 11:49 PM #12
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    it's called black friday and when stores such as circuit city/best buy are selling $2,000 laptops for $200 dollars it's worth it.
    also they don't have the internet, so waiting for the laptop is necessary.

    THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT EBAY/AMAZON IS. CUT EM SOME SLACK.
     
  13. Nov 27, 2007 at 11:56 PM #13
    Kratos

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    You might get these items cheaper cause of the holidays but its not like you can't wait til after Christmas. They still market things down a ton. Now as 614 said above.

    That 2,000$ laptops get cut down to 200 that may be so but are these laptops worth waiting that long for?


    My brother has a laptop that cost a little over 2 grand but it blows so hard and doesn't even have a 1G of Ram which is sad.

    I just think its funny that people camp outside stores no matter what the weather is just to get something! XD!!
     
  14. Nov 28, 2007 at 12:27 AM #14
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    When u rarely get gifts, you can have all the patience in the world.

    Only when i order things i can't wait, so i either watch TV or photoshop.
     
  15. Nov 28, 2007 at 12:29 AM #15
    kirbir

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    Meh its stupid imo, i really can't see why they would wait so long just to get in a damn store, no way in hell would i do that, lol.
     
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