The Masked Tulip Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Early this morning the BBC was ramping up Christmas sales having begun in the shops with shops fighting for custom in the run-up to Christmas. This now appears to have disappeared from their bulletins - perhaps because, well, it ain't true. If anything, the shops are holding out and I am seeing no sign of the major chains disocunting yet. You get the impression that they are hoping that the VAT rise will panic people into buying now - usually by this week in November several of the chains have already started their sales. Looks like some BBC journo got excited about the Amazon Black Friday stuff and they put out a non-story. Anyone seeing sales in the shops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone baby gone Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Haven't seen any sales, but I was in Glasgow yesterday and it was absolutely rammed with shoppers. I often wonder when the high street shops / shopping centres moan about footfall, how they could physically fit any more in the space available? Certainly having to jostle with debt fuelled consumer zombies put me off walking down a few streets and I had to devise an alternative route on the way to the restaurant I was visiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 no sign of the major chains disocunting yet. I really like the new word you invented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichB Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I really like the new word you invented Is that for when they offer massive discounts but only deliver very small ones - the Up to 95% OFF !! selected stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly_Boy Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Debenhams had a sale on (they almost always do though!) and I saw a sale at house of fraizer, that's all i;ve seen though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 (edited) ******** as usual Edited November 28, 2010 by daiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 There's tons of offers out there - but it's not what I'd call bargains yet. All the mainstream book shops are reducing the big name books but none have come below £10 yet ... (Well not the ones I want anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 I really like the new word you invented PMSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepLurker Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 It's a weird recession. As others have said on this forum, people still in jobs seem to be rolling in it. Certainly here in "stockbroker belt" St Albans, the shops are heaving with punters grabbing pointless expensive tat. The best example seen so far: Xmas trees on sale yesterday with no roots. They'll be dead way before the 25th, so what's the effing point? PS Shouldn't this be in "Anecdotals"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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