Crazy Sales People...

youreadthat · 28-12-2012 03:56PM

I work at a Next in the UK. On the 26th at 6am there was a huge line, it was a bit crazy. More than half of them seemed to be Muslims though so I guess with them not celebrating Christmas and having a free day off it wasn't that much trouble for them to just get up early.

Oranage2 · 28-12-2012 04:08PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I've seen video footage of stores on Black Friday in the States, it looks like absolute savagery with people getting trampled when the doors open. I think what they do is put a certain number of high end items on sale at insane below cost prices. This creates hysteria among the crowds with people trying to be first to the limited special offers.

I use to work in a supermarket and they had a 50% off sale and two lads ended up boxing the heads off each other for a tv.

languagenerd · 28-12-2012 04:24PM

I honestly don't get why people feel the need to get up at 4am to go shopping on Stephen's Day - everyone's been shopping for weeks already at that point! I guess if there was something I'd been looking for for ages significantly reduced, then maybe I'd consider it; but even then, I like that there are (or used to be, anyway) two days a year that almost everyone is off to relax, meet family/friends and just take some time out.

And I also feel sorry for retail staff who are in early on Stephen's Day - having to be in work for 5am the next day would completely ruin Christmas Day and stops some people from being able to visit family for Christmas. Not to mention that there's no public transport that early in the day, and in the current state of the economy, you can't refuse to work shifts like that.
(Yes, I do understand that the Emergency Services also do that - no reason we can't feel sorry for both!).

IrishEyes19 · 28-12-2012 04:35PM

I went online at midnight when the sales switched over stephens day with a glass of wine, chatting to the family, spent 5 mins, bought a thing or two. Logged off. resumed christmas merriment and slept in for stephens morn, whilst the pour souls were lining up at the early hours. Online shopping people. Its the future.

:D:D:D

Worked St Stephens day last year and it was mental. In early and the christmas friendly customers long gone, it was angry irritable creatures approaching the till. Women actually physically fighting over stuff. Nightmare stuff.

wadacrack · 28-12-2012 04:41PM

davet82 wrote: »

No, not the guys that go door to door, I'm talking about people who go nuts at the xmas sales

I heard Next in the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre opened its doors at 6 am on Stephens's Day and people were lining up waiting from 4 am for it to open, who are these people?

I'd imagine maybe 20% off some items? I don't get why you would ruin your xmas holidays by going to bed early on xmas day so you could get up stephens day in the early hours of the morning to get a small discount.

Now I could be wrong about the discount but even at half price i couldn't be bothered, i'd actually pay 50% more so i could enjoy my xmas. I have looked around at the xmas sales in previous years but i never seen huge value anywhere.

Anybody ever line up or camp out over the xmas to avail of the sales? Was it worth it?

these ppl most not have heard of a site called ebay?

Froyo · 28-12-2012 04:52PM

krudler wrote: »

As a former retail worker I won't shop on xmas eve, stephens day or the 27th, support my former retail monkey brethren by not encouraging ludicrous opening times

Well, if I need something, I'm going to the shops for it and I'll be glad they're open.

Otherwise I just avoid the bargain hunters.

ElleEm · 28-12-2012 05:02PM

One of my Facebook "friends" wrote on Xmas night about heading to bed early as she was getting up at 3:30am to go to the Next sale. I just felt it was so sad.

SimonTemplar · 28-12-2012 05:02PM

I used to work in a department store and during a sale there was about 20% off a rather expensive high end electric wine bottle opener (crazy, I know).

So this women brings the display model to the counter and asks me what it is. When I told her she said she rarely drinks wine but she'll buy it because there's 20% off and it's "a bargain". She ended up paying over 100 euro for something she didn't even know existed 10 seconds ago and will probably never use it all because she thought she was getting a good deal.

Obviously logic was nowhere to be seen that day.

wadacrack · 28-12-2012 05:07PM

ElleEm wrote: »

One of my Facebook "friends" wrote on Xmas night about heading to bed early as she was getting up at 3:30am to go to the Next sale. I just felt it was so sad.

don't know why ppl post there plans on Facebook too

Ihatecuddles-old · 28-12-2012 05:11PM

I went shopping on the 26th, in dundrum. I needed to get stuff so wasn't going for bargains. Some people couldn't walk with the amount of bags they had!

davet82 · 28-12-2012 05:24PM

ElleEm wrote: »

One of my Facebook "friends" wrote on Xmas night about heading to bed early as she was getting up at 3:30am to go to the Next sale. I just felt it was so sad.

so rob house at 3:45am

demanufactured · 28-12-2012 05:34PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I've seen video footage of stores on Black Friday in the States, it looks like absolute savagery with people getting trampled when the doors open. I think what they do is put a certain number of high end items on sale at insane below cost prices. This creates hysteria among the crowds with people trying to be first to the limited special offers.

*rolls eyes*
Americans.

Gongoozler · 28-12-2012 05:50PM

ElleEm wrote: »

One of my Facebook "friends" wrote on Xmas night about heading to bed early as she was getting up at 3:30am to go to the Next sale. I just felt it was so sad.

Fight fight fight fight! :pac:

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