I’m shocked at this year compared to the last 2-3 years. My city is crippled with inflation on groceries and rent… I’ve even had customers ask for refunds to put towards their bills!
Rent and utilities and groceries are eating up spending money
Every store I walk into on any day or time has been mobbed with shoppers for months and months. Huge waits at all the restaurants. Long waits for everything.
But, my state gained 200,000 people in the past couple years. It might not seem like a lot but we only had 1.3 million people to start with.
Prices are too high to start. I saw some deals for 25-30% off and plenty stores with no deals. If you want me to buy something I don’t immediately need, try 50-60% off then we’ll be talking.
What I have seen is that many stores are raising prices and then adding a discount that only brings it back to its original price. I’m also seeing that some companies are just straight up raising the price. I see a lot of deceitful behaviors by companies and people are beginning to see through that, frankly, there’s just not a trust for corporate America
True. Also, lately I’ve been shopping lots of items for home and I see so many things in TJ Maxx and Target for much cheaper than Anthropologie, Cb2, Lulu…I bought this mirror from Anthropologie for $1600 then I went to TJ Maxx a few days later for eye pads and saw a similar mirror of the same quality for $300. Of course I swapped. There’s so much gouging in every industry.
$1,600 for a mirror?! God bless you.
They must really love themselves to pay $1600 for a mirror
I agree. Not a new tactic, but it feels like they have gotten exceptionally bad at hiding it. Everything just feels like normal price anymore.
My supplier had a 30% off Black Friday sale on a lot of my staples. Which meant I paid the same amount as I would at full price, last year.
Even at steep discounts, it’s still too expensive.
everyones broke, deals are bullshit mostly
I didn’t look at 1 black Friday sale. Not worth the hassle.
We’re up 18% over last year
Are you living under a rock? People don’t have as much money to spend.
Part of it is that Black Friday deals really start on Monday now, or even earlier. We were up 17% on Friday and are up on the month. We’re in specialty retail.
Traditional wake up at 4 am Black Friday is dead. Welcome 9-5 Cyber Monday.
The post right below this one is talking about record sales. Profits being up 7.5%. What gives ?
That’s what happens when media keeps talking recession, high interest rates, etc. ppl tightening up. Can’t blame the ppl. How r ppl getting higher rents?
The sooner people tighten up the faster the economy will slow and they can begin to drop the interest rates and level off the inflation. I read that Friday sales were above last years level according to the credit card processors.
I SO agree! I’ve been saying similar things for awhile. ‘Govt.’/media should talk about that more. Teach ppl u slow ur spending will slow inflation, rates MAY not need to be raised so much, etc. the way the govt. attacks it hurts vulnerable people & businesses (esp. small biz). I hate seeing layoffs & int. rates that ripple higher costs for people. Black Friday, I’ve read poor sales but I’ve seen high sales mentioned more. & That’s modern media. U can skew numbers in a few ways. Bottom line is HOW r the real people doing? Best to all.
2 for $5.50 for Pepsi now in vt
Black friday sales IMO are not as good this year, honestly it’s been going downhill really bad for the last ~3 or so years.
I got a 65" S95B oled in march for $1259.99 + tax and then $200 back in samsung credit. That TV for black friday is $1599… like what the fuck.
I wanted to buy a bunch of 2tb samsung drives, I missed the july sale for $99.99 for 870 evos and figured they’d at least be the same price but … $119.99? no thanks.
Black friday deals literally don’t exist anymore. I bought some car stuff which was actually on sale compared to normal price and where buying used it gets sold in hours and I always miss it. But combine that with inflation and it’s like why bother.
Newsflash: we don’t actually need all that crap.