Comments on: Black Friday http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/11/24/black-friday-2/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/11/24/black-friday-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12099 Sean P Aune Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:55:41 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=865#comment-12099 hehehee I still like thumb drives as I move computers a lot, so sometimes it's a bit quicker still to use thumbs. hehehee I still like thumb drives as I move computers a lot, so sometimes it’s a bit quicker still to use thumbs.

]]> By: Roy http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/11/24/black-friday-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12096 Roy Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:11:03 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=865#comment-12096 Food and water in Africa. PS3 and $13 thumb drives in the US. Human beings will kill for anything considered scarce. Anyway, who needs thumb drives when you got gmail with ftp via firefox! yey!! Food and water in Africa. PS3 and $13 thumb drives in the US. Human beings will kill for anything considered scarce.

Anyway, who needs thumb drives when you got gmail with ftp via firefox! yey!!

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/11/24/black-friday-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11936 Sean P Aune Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:59:33 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=865#comment-11936 Yes, it was all practical things I went after. I live on thumb drives at work, and never seem to have enough of them. And towels, well, with 3 puppies in the house who know no fear of rain and puddles, there are constantly towels in the laundry. The Star Wars DVDs...well, not exactly practical, but damn it, they were cheap!:-p The racking "mistake" was at Hastings, and most times I would agree with you, but their employees tend not to be brain surgeons. In my defense though, I *did* tell them to take it off my bill and told them I would not be taking it. I can get a 2GB for far less than $89.95 on Amazon. (I just looked, $48.62 on Amazon, the SRP is only $79.95!) Yes, it was all practical things I went after. I live on thumb drives at work, and never seem to have enough of them. And towels, well, with 3 puppies in the house who know no fear of rain and puddles, there are constantly towels in the laundry. The Star Wars DVDs…well, not exactly practical, but damn it, they were cheap!:-p

The racking “mistake” was at Hastings, and most times I would agree with you, but their employees tend not to be brain surgeons. In my defense though, I *did* tell them to take it off my bill and told them I would not be taking it. I can get a 2GB for far less than $89.95 on Amazon. (I just looked, $48.62 on Amazon, the SRP is only $79.95!)

]]> By: Shari http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/11/24/black-friday-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11934 Shari Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:33:44 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=865#comment-11934 I think the reason they mixed them up was that they know the psychological pull of getting something that you want is often greater than the desire to save money. It's one of the reasons that companies will run sales on a limited quantity of an item knowing they will lose money on the first 100 they sell. They know people will get all worked up for something and be disinclined to walk away empty-handed. I don't believe for a minute that it's an accident. Marketers are very adept at manipulating the consumer. This experience should give you yet another reason not to go to Wal-Mart. ;-) I must say that the whole Black Friday thing and the behavior it brings out in people really bothers me. It just says bad things about consumerism and materialism. I'm glad to hear that you went for very practical items and didn't engage in the territorial behavior you witnessed. I think the reason they mixed them up was that they know the psychological pull of getting something that you want is often greater than the desire to save money. It’s one of the reasons that companies will run sales on a limited quantity of an item knowing they will lose money on the first 100 they sell. They know people will get all worked up for something and be disinclined to walk away empty-handed.

I don’t believe for a minute that it’s an accident. Marketers are very adept at manipulating the consumer. This experience should give you yet another reason not to go to Wal-Mart. ;-)

I must say that the whole Black Friday thing and the behavior it brings out in people really bothers me. It just says bad things about consumerism and materialism. I’m glad to hear that you went for very practical items and didn’t engage in the territorial behavior you witnessed.

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