People Queuing Outside Shops

Zombienosh

Just seen this this morning on the way to work............WTF?

I've heard of it on Stephens Day before but now its on "Black Friday" too, I've seen people queuing with fold up chairs outside Footlocker, God knows how long they've been there. I can never imagine queuing for anything.

What do you think of queuing outside shops for a sale?
Would you queue outside a shop?

gramar

Zombienosh wrote: »

Just seen this this morning on the way to work............WTF?

I've heard of it on Stephens Day before but now its on "Black Friday" too, I've seen people queuing with fold up chairs outside Footlocker, God knows how long they've been there. I can never imagine queuing for anything.

What do you think of queuing outside shops for a sale?
Would you queue outside a shop?

Never have and frankly I couldn't see myself doing it. It's undignified.

zefer

Zombienosh wrote: »

Just seen this this morning on the way to work............WTF?

I've heard of it on Stephens Day before but now its on "Black Friday" too, I've seen people queuing with fold up chairs outside Footlocker, God knows how long they've been there. I can never imagine queuing for anything.

What do you think of queuing outside shops for a sale?
Would you queue outside a shop?

Is that what was going on this morning in town? I was wondering why the traffic was heavier and there was more people in around town at 6am this morning.. Madness

wolfmoon87

I saw people queuing outside a charity shop yesterday

danrua01

Good jesus! Do these people not have jobs to go to?!

DeadHand

It's an imitation of some American nonsense, isn't it?

Consumerism at it's finest, going to great lengths to buy a pile of ****e you don't really need, with money you don't really have

Suppose you have to occupy your mornings somehow when you don't need to work for a living.

dobman88

zefer wrote: »

Is that what was going on this morning in town? I was wondering why the traffic was heavier and there was more people in around town at 6am this morning.. Madness

What town is that? And no, never have never will. All the deals have been online most of tge week anyway

deise08

Queued overnight for tickets for slane one year, but that's allowed
queuing outside a shop for a sale is just ridiculous! Although, I don't think there's ever been anything that I've ever wanted that badly. .

Into The Blue

They'll be queing outside the post office on Thursday

corner of hells

Zombienosh wrote: »

Just seen this this morning on the way to work............WTF?

I've heard of it on Stephens Day before but now its on "Black Friday" too, I've seen people queuing with fold up chairs outside Footlocker, God knows how long they've been there. I can never imagine queuing for anything.

What do you think of queuing outside shops for a sale?
Would you queue outside a shop?

Im queueing outside Footlocker right now for a sale for my boat.
Anyone want anything ?n

frostypants

Into The Blue wrote: »

They'll be queing outside the post office on Thursday

DeadHand wrote: »

It's an imitation of some American nonsense, isn't it?

Consumerism at it's finest, going to great lengths to buy a pile of ****e you don't really need, with money you don't really have

Suppose you have to occupy your mornings somehow when you don't need to work for a living.

I know it's madness lads I agree with you. Have you ever heard of shift workers though? You may be right, it may be unemployed people as well

DoYouEvenLift

Would never do it unless there was a deal on a >65" TV for like €250...but then the chances of actually getting it without queueing up for 24 hours would be pretty much impossible so ya, I wouldn't be doing it. Shopping in normal conditions is bad enough as it is


Soon enough we'll lose the privilege of being able to mock the Americans for their consumerism, shame on us!

danrua01

Aren't most of these deals available online as well, though?

cloud493

danrua01 wrote: »

Aren't most of these deals available online as well, though?

Sells out in seconds online.

danrua01

DeadHand wrote: »

Consumerism at it's finest, going to great lengths to buy a pile of ****e you don't really need, with money you don't really have.

This is it, really. Buy a pair of shoes that otherwise you would never have bought, just because they're cheaper than usual.

0byme75341jo28

danrua01 wrote: »

Good jesus! Do these people not have jobs to go to?!

Maybe, just maybe, they don't work on Fridays!:eek:

biko

If a pair of shoes usually cost 400 euro and now cost 250 euro it doesn't mean you have saved 150 euro - you have still spent 250 euro.

danrua01

Addilyn Brief Magician wrote: »

Maybe, just maybe, they don't work on Fridays!:eek:

Good LORD!! :eek:

The Moldy Gowl

You can never have too many shoes.


Says the guy who has 2 pairs of converse for the last 3 years.

circadian

Black Friday eh?

Black eye Friday must be near so.

padd b1975

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Soon enough we'll lose the privilege of being able to mock the Americans for their consumerism, shame on us!

We'll always have the fatties.

DoYouEvenLift

padd b1975 wrote: »

We'll always have the fatties.

I think our obesity rates may be on the rise too lol


If we ever see something like this in Ireland we'll know we're doomed

whiskeyman

DeadHand wrote: »

Consumerism at it's finest, going to great lengths to buy a pile of ****e you don't really need, with money you don't really have

Suppose you have to occupy your mornings somehow when you don't need to work for a living.

Some of the quotes from the article below are just comical:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/28/black-friday-sales-police-attend-supermarkets-amid-scuffles

Frustrated with not being able to buy a Blaupunkt 40” TV reduced from £299.99 to £149.99, Haggerty rushed to pick up a Dyson Animal Vac, down from £319.99 to £159.99. “I don’t even know how much it costs, I don’t know even know if I’m going to buy it. I just wanted something,” she said. “There are lads in there three, four, five tellies. It’s not fair.”

One of those lads was Andy Blackett, 30, an estate agent, who had two trolleys full of bargains. “I got two coffee makers, two tablets, two TVs and a stereo,” he said. “I couldn’t tell you the prices, but I know they’re bargains.”

But his mate Henry Fischer, a 19-year-old student, wasn’t as successful. “Someone snatched my telly from me – it’s cos I’m the smaller one.”

circadian

Someone snatched something from someone else.

What age do they think they are?

Jeeeez.

Bargain alerts FTW.

danrua01

whiskeyman wrote: »

Some of the quotes from the article below are just comical:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/28/black-friday-sales-police-attend-supermarkets-amid-scuffles

Such a good strategy from the shops, though

Sonic Death Monkey

^^^ I hate humanity at times.

Ush1

People don't put a value on their time, or maybe they enjoy it?

whiskeyman

Ush1 wrote: »

People don't put a value on their time, or maybe they enjoy it?

I reckon they love it.
The same people's social media pages are probably flooded with pics and comments of their days successful bargains.
It's like they're doing it just to tell others!

anncoates

Wouldn't do it myself but you can kinda understand if people are going to save a load of money or get limited items.

Definitely not as bad as the mongos that do stuff like head up to Belfast to get iPhones the day they're released.

Candy_Girl

Madness!! I hope they don't start knocking lumps from one another like the crowd in Smyths last week.

lazybones32

I've seen people queue outside Aldi/Lidl on Thurs. and Sun. mornings to avail of their special offers and bargains, so it doesn't surprise me. I hate queuing. Patience isn't always a virtue.

jamesbere

lazybones32 wrote: »

I've seen people queue outside Aldi/Lidl on Thurs. and Sun. mornings to avail of their special offers and bargains, so it doesn't surprise me. I hate queuing. Patience isn't always a virtue.

The only time patience is a virtue is when your waiting for herself to get ready

DeadHand

frostypants wrote: »

I know it's madness lads I agree with you. Have you ever heard of shift workers though? You may be right, it may be unemployed people as well

Oh, of course. Or workers that took the morning or day off, retired persons, people on holiday, etc.

I'd still wager all these types will be outnumbered by those on the dole.

whiskeyman

lazybones32 wrote: »

I've seen people queue outside Aldi/Lidl on Thurs. and Sun. mornings to avail of their special offers and bargains, so it doesn't surprise me. I hate queuing. Patience isn't always a virtue.

That's slightly different, as you usually know exactly what you want before you go and queue.
I'll admit do doing this once before.
However, a huge majority of the 'Black Friday sheep' tend to just queue in the hope of a massive bargain, or bargains, that they're not sure exactly what until they get their hands on it!

anncoates

DeadHand wrote: »

I'd still wager all these types will be outnumbered by those on the dole.

In times of statistical paucity, a wager is your only man.

lazybones32

whiskeyman wrote: »

However, a huge majority of the 'Black Friday sheep' tend to just queue in the hope of a massive bargain, or bargains, that they're not sure exactly what until they get their hands on it!

Must be the endorphin-rush from shopping that drives them...

iDave

Wow, imagine queuing outside a shop before it opens. How sad is that.
Lets just be clear.......QUEUING OUTSIDE A SHOP. What's gone wrong in your life that you need to do that?

Francie Barrett

Seen a video on Facebook of people actually in a brawl in Tesco over items in England.

P. Breathnach

It makes them happy and it does me no harm. That's okay.

There is a filtering mechanism: people who do have a job to go to are less likely to make the time for queuing like that, so it gives people on SW, student grants, or pensions a chance to get a nice bit of kit at the sort of prices that they can afford.

dan1895

Great tradition to start copying and to encourage seeing as Black Friday in the States leads to brawls, crushes and the odd murder.

Frosty McSnowballs

I don't see the harm in it, that's if the person that is queuing for something they would have bought at full price anyway. Sure, if they get a few quid off then great.

I can't believe there are people in here giving out about people queuing in the hope of even getting a small bargain. Immediately coming to the conclusion that they are on the dole, so what if they are anyway. Get fcuked.

Personally, there's nothing I want enough that would warrant me queuing up.

I only queue for Jesus bread in Mass, that's it.

corner of hells

corner of hells wrote: »

Im queueing outside Footlocker right now for a sale for my boat.
Anyone want anything ?n

How much do you want for it?

This is in the UK. Great gas altogether! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2852585/Mayhem-Black-Friday-begins-Shoppers-clash-supermarkets-trying-grab-bargains-Boots-Game-Curry-s-PC-world-websites-crash-thousands-start-hunt-Christmas-deals.html

DeadHand

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

I can't believe there are people in here giving out about people queuing in the hope of even getting a small bargain. Immediately coming to the conclusion that they are on the dole, so what if they are anyway. Get fcuked.

It's logical and reasonable to assume that if so many people can devote the entire morning of a work day to an ultimately frivolous pursuit a large proportion of those people will not be working for a living.

Either way, telling people to get fcuked from a safe vantage is neither witty or brave.

foxy farmer

Maybe while they're all standing there someone could ask them if they're paying their property tax and water charges!
This Christmas consumerism is gone daft. Its still November. Saw the 2014 edition of The Cork Holly Bough for sale yesterday. Thats just wrong.

We and the brits used to take the piss out of Americans going crazy in a store grabbing stuff like lunatics.

Its amazing how people get so easily led by a imported marketing gimmick.

sjb25

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Seen a video on Facebook of people actually in a brawl in Tesco over items in England.

Seen it aswell feckin ejets no way would I que up all night in the first place and getting in a brawl over the items Jesus no thanks I'd rather just pay full price than that hardship lol I'd mite go in to watch the fighting tho

DeadHand

DeadHand wrote: »

It's an imitation of some American nonsense, isn't it?

Consumerism at it's finest, going to great lengths to buy a pile of ****e you don't really need, with money you don't really have

Suppose you have to occupy your mornings somehow when you don't need to work for a living.

"pile of ****e you don't really need, with money you don't really have "

is that you tyler durden???:)

Vincent Vega

On a similar note Bargain Alerts sure is hopping this morning.

sjb25

DeadHand wrote: »

It's logical and reasonable to assume that if so many people can devote the entire morning of a work day to an ultimately frivolous pursuit a large proportion of those people will not be working for a living.

Either way, telling people to get fcuked from a safe vantage is neither witty or brave.

All I'd say is it may be a "work day" for you but I work weekends I work nights and days all 12 hour shifts so anytime day or night 7 days a week could be my "work day" or my time off so you can't say that because they are there on a Friday they don't work today I happen to be off for example but I would in my arse que up at that ha

Frosty McSnowballs

DeadHand wrote: »

It's logical and reasonable to assume that if so many people can devote the entire morning of a work day to an ultimately frivolous pursuit a large proportion of those people will not be working for a living.

Either way, telling people to get fcuked from a safe vantage is neither witty or brave.

Witty or brave? Damn, that's what I was going for! If those two words "get" and "fcuked" have annoyed you, then I pity you. People love "ultimate frivolous pursuits"...it's the run up to Christmas. People buy stuff for themselves and people they love. Who gives a fcuk when they do it. It's logical at this time of year for people to bargain hunt. I suppose you have a problem with that do ya?

It is very possible they are unemployed. Why don't you go out there and conduct a survey? Let's see how brave and witty you are face to face with the people you are looking down on. Or would you rather continue to make ill informed assumptions from a safe vantage point?

How dare unemployed people leave their house!

Happy Friday, Seasons Greetings, Bah Humbug and have a greeeaaaat day Deadhand!

Big kiss, little kiss, big kiss, hug.

Summer wind

Reminds me of Mr Bean stuffing his sleeping bag with vegetables at the head of the line overnight.