Shopping Stampedes…

by La Shawn on November 26, 2005

in Lunacy

…are a mark of greed and low intelligence, and not necessarily in that order.

Check out this video.

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Conservative Outpost: 11.27.05 at 8:39 pm

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Hube 11.26.05 at 9:24 am: This is why I stay in one place and one place only on so-called “Black Friday”: home.

On a side note: when will Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, et. al. seek out the media to complain that the term “Black Friday” is racist?
John 11.26.05 at 10:13 am: This is amazing. The TV tells people to go nuts and they do. Completely mindless. Did you see in the video you linked to, where the one guy was talking about how people were THROWING laptop computers up in the air and catching them?! I sure wouldn’t want to get one of those machines!
Chad 11.26.05 at 11:30 am: Thats why I moved to the great midwest. The worst people got out here were a little mesmerized by bright shiny objects on display, but no over rudeness. Everyone was incredibly well ordered and nice to everyone.
Not even the guy in front of me in the express lane, with a full cart, and then writing a check for about 5 minutes could faze me.
Renee 11.26.05 at 11:43 am: Hence why I don’t see all the hoopla over getting upset because “the unsaved” want to stamp out Christ from Christmas…

they are only doing what comes natural (without Him) and this is just a part of it.
Mwalimu Daudi 11.26.05 at 12:31 pm: “No intelligence” is a better description, I would think.
Red Tory 11.26.05 at 3:06 pm: Sad and inexpicable.
Heliotrope 11.26.05 at 5:56 pm: This is the first year in a fairly long life I have heard the term “black Friday.” Where did it come from all of a sudden?

W.C. Fields said that the only reason most people in America don’t own an elephant is because no one has offered one on the installment plan.

Well, shoppers with strong lemming genes are going to stream to the mall for phony bargains on Thanksgiving Friday because they love to be crushed, trod upon and stripped of cash. The only real bargain to be had is on fresh turkeys at the grocery store.

Friday shopping at our house was for kitty litter.
Tom Bosee 11.26.05 at 6:41 pm: The term “black friday” was coined by retailers, the idea being that they would be making a profit;(that is, in the black) as opposed to a debit, (in the red); during the shopping lull since the last season. I don’t think any of this mindless materialism is what Christ intended!
Mark La Roi 11.26.05 at 8:27 pm: Insanity. However, if I were in the position of the sellers, I’d capitalize on the laziness, greediness, and selfishness of the average person too.

Want a secret?

Shop after Christmas for the following year. This is when the steepest sales take place. Take advantage of deals throughout the year. Do NOT be the first to buy new technology. The envy of your friends is NOT worht the headache of repairs and returns.
Heliotrope 11.26.05 at 8:48 pm: #8 Tom: Thanks for the info ….. I thought it was a newly coined term. I guess the merchants couldn’t face calling it “good” Friday!

#9 Mark: We shop all year. It keeps our loved ones in our thoughts and they are a blessing rather than a chore! If November arrives and we have not taken care of our gift giving desires, we panic a little!
Alex Nunez 11.28.05 at 2:01 pm: What’s most offensive to me is when people blame the stores for not providing enough security (as one of the people outside a Wal-Mart that had a stampede did) instead of looking in the mirror for the real culprits.

Personal responsibility is quickly going the way of the dodo. Thank goodness that 73-year-old woman in Florida wasn’t seriously hurt in the stampede.
Jeff Mitchell 11.29.05 at 12:05 pm: While the insanity and rudeness of some shoppers is on display, most people are not doing that. The insane always makes the news.

The second thing to point out, that the rush to buy presents is not necessarily a sign of crass materialism. The Christmas season is a season of giving, and one might want to note this is what people are in that mad rush to do: get presents for their loved ones.

I, for one, am very grateful that the merchants have a huge selection of goods available for me to choose from to select a gift appropriate for the unique personalities of my families or friends. Were it not for this commercialism, we would not be able to do this as well as we do.

So everytime you hear someone complain about the commercial nature of Christmas you can point out if it weren’t for so many people wanting to give presents to loved ones, it wouldn’t be this way.

Jeff