Comments on: Holiday Retail Forecasts http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/other/holiday-retail-forecasts/ Celebrity Rants, Male-Focused News and Other Random Complaints Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rodeo Golf http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/other/holiday-retail-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Rodeo Golf Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/?p=998#comment-965 I plan to buy an orange for each member of the family this year. That's up from the dried prune (not a big favorite) the year before. I'm expecting big smiles all the way around, although not the same lift for the digestive system. What is this "wrapping paper" that people talk about? I plan to buy an orange for each member of the family this year. That’s up from the dried prune (not a big favorite) the year before. I’m expecting big smiles all the way around, although not the same lift for the digestive system. What is this “wrapping paper” that people talk about?

]]> By: Your wallet's nemesis http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/other/holiday-retail-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Your wallet's nemesis Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:28:02 +0000 http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/?p=998#comment-929 People will stop making their morning coffee runs, will hold back from buying The Dark Knight for their DVD collection, will make themselves dinner rather than splurging on too much Chinese take-out, and will use last year's wrapping paper, and oh yes, the market will thrive. And the holidays will come, and the Christmas tree will stand erect, and will be surrounded by a barrier of presents. Why? The Grinch's heart grew one, two, three sizes that one day and now we sing that song from Whoville that no one really knows the words to. That's why we eliminate selfish expenses to buy our aunties and uncles tube socks and our pets squeaky toys that they'll get tired of the following morning, when oh yes, holiday music will still be played on the radio stations around the world. People will stop making their morning coffee runs, will hold back from buying The Dark Knight for their DVD collection, will make themselves dinner rather than splurging on too much Chinese take-out, and will use last year’s wrapping paper, and oh yes, the market will thrive. And the holidays will come, and the Christmas tree will stand erect, and will be surrounded by a barrier of presents. Why? The Grinch’s heart grew one, two, three sizes that one day and now we sing that song from Whoville that no one really knows the words to. That’s why we eliminate selfish expenses to buy our aunties and uncles tube socks and our pets squeaky toys that they’ll get tired of the following morning, when oh yes, holiday music will still be played on the radio stations around the world.

]]> By: the Grinch http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/other/holiday-retail-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-917 the Grinch Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:21:50 +0000 http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/?p=998#comment-917 The media tends to exaggerate negative forecasts. The media will also exaggerate positive forecasts. There really is no way of determining what will really happen based on what has happened in the past and particularly on what is thought will happen. The science behind this is as convoluted as predicting the weather, and we eat that up. It's a highlight of every single newscast. We desperately want to know what to expect so we can prepare for it. But what does knowing how everyone else will spend effect how we spend? I honestly believe if we hear there will be a slump in retail spending, we can plan to use that as our fallback for buying fewer and cheaper gifts. It's what we cheapskates wait to hear every year. If we all get it drilled into our heads that the nation is broke and not spending money for Christmas, we can play along, buying less and waiting until the sales after the new year to buy stuff for ourselves. At least that's my M.O. for this holiday season. The media tends to exaggerate negative forecasts. The media will also exaggerate positive forecasts. There really is no way of determining what will really happen based on what has happened in the past and particularly on what is thought will happen.

The science behind this is as convoluted as predicting the weather, and we eat that up. It’s a highlight of every single newscast. We desperately want to know what to expect so we can prepare for it. But what does knowing how everyone else will spend effect how we spend? I honestly believe if we hear there will be a slump in retail spending, we can plan to use that as our fallback for buying fewer and cheaper gifts. It’s what we cheapskates wait to hear every year. If we all get it drilled into our heads that the nation is broke and not spending money for Christmas, we can play along, buying less and waiting until the sales after the new year to buy stuff for ourselves.

At least that’s my M.O. for this holiday season.

]]> By: snowflake http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/other/holiday-retail-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-910 snowflake Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:45:29 +0000 http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/?p=998#comment-910 I plan to shop 1-3 percent less this season. I plan to shop 1-3 percent less this season.

]]> By: Whatever http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/other/holiday-retail-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Whatever Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:26:30 +0000 http://www.thingswhitepeoplehate.com/?p=998#comment-908 As far as I have heard there is not going to be much of a fall in sales. I also heard that there may even be a rise in the sales of gaming systems. Could it be that in these hard times Americans may actually stay at home with their families and spend a little quality time together? Nothing says quality like playing Gears of War 2 with your son. As far as I have heard there is not going to be much of a fall in sales. I also heard that there may even be a rise in the sales of gaming systems. Could it be that in these hard times Americans may actually stay at home with their families and spend a little quality time together? Nothing says quality like playing Gears of War 2 with your son.

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