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People Queuing Outside Shops

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  • #32
    jamesbere
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    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


  • #33
    DeadHand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭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.


  • #34
    whiskeyman
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    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!


  • #35
    anncoates
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    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.


  • #36
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭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...


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  • #37
    iDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭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?


  • #38
    Francie Barrett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,401 ✭✭✭✭Francie Barrett


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


  • #39
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #40
    dan1895
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    Great tradition to start copying and to encourage seeing as Black Friday in the States leads to brawls, crushes and the odd murder.


  • #41
    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #42
    [Deleted User]
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    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


  • #43
    DeadHand
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    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.


  • #44
    foxy farmer
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    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.


  • #45
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    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.


  • #46
    sjb25
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    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 :)


  • #47
    [Deleted User]
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    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???:)


  • #48
    Vincent Vega
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    On a similar note Bargain Alerts sure is hopping this morning.


  • #49
    sjb25
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    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


  • #50
    Frosty McSnowballs
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    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.


  • #51
    Summer wind
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭Summer wind


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


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  • #52
    diomed
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    I had to look up Footlocker on the internet to find out what it is. Am I too late to queue?


  • #53
    [Deleted User]
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    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.

    OK Spock really??? they might not be housewives whose husbands work quite hard and because they have 3 kids looking for toys, have decided getting in line (though undignified) is worth shaving off 30% the cost of their clothes, toys etc budget?.
    It's logical to assume many shift working fathers have finished at 6am and put sleep aside for the exact same reason?? cutting their stretched budget?? Or early rising over 65'ers who will be buying for nieces, nephews, sons, daughters etc, oh how they love a bargain!!!

    but no!! it's logical to assume most are all scroungers!!! with no jobs to go to!! That's just dismissive!!


  • #54
    [Deleted User]
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    I think he's jealous he's in work and missing out on all the bargains.


  • #55
    The Cool
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    There were a few shopping centre sale nights on last night, in Blanchardstown and Newbridge at least. The OH was in the Whitewater and said there were queues to get into Lifestyle Sports and Fields. A few lads wanting to get deals on engagement rings for their Christmas proposals I suppose.


  • #56
    danrua01
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    rusty cole wrote: »
    OK Spock really??? they might not be housewives whose husbands work quite hard and because they have 3 kids looking for toys, have decided getting in line (though undignified) is worth shaving off 30% the cost of their clothes, toys etc budget?.
    It's logical to assume many shift working fathers have finished at 6am and put sleep aside for the exact same reason?? cutting their stretched budget?? Or early rising over 65'ers who will be buying for nieces, nephews, sons, daughters etc, oh how they love a bargain!!!

    but no!! it's logical to assume most are all scroungers!!! with no jobs to go to!! That's just dismissive!!

    Someone got a good deal recently on question and exclamation marks!


  • #57
    [Deleted User]
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    circadian wrote: »
    I think he's jealous he's in work and missing out on all the bargains.


    ah no to be fair, I think it's a strange practice and not for me but consider how people are stretched this year. It's dismissive to assume their all dole cheats and scroungers marching out with 48" TV's buy the half dozen.
    You wont see the rich or upper classes in there doing the uncouth undignified dash... and why I hear you ask????? cos they've the money and so have no real motivation to do so!!

    NO for me personally but I don't have any kids and am presently employed. where I neither??? Id que also I'd imagine..Id hate it, but id do it.


  • #58
    SEPT 23 1989
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    reminiscent of Soviet Russia

    except they actually needed the stuff the were lined up for


  • #59
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    I NEED MORE STUFF. CRAMMING MY LIFE WITH MORE STUFF IS LIFE AFFIRMING AND MAKES ME HAPPY. I AM DEFINED BY MY POSSESSIONS.


  • #60
    NIMAN
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    This just baffles me.

    It'll be a cold day in hell before I'm queuing outside a shop for anything. Does anyone really need something that badly to spend the night outside a shop?

    Listened to the business report on the radio this morning, and how the company that handles Visa and Mastercard payments said today will be their busiest day of the year. So a lot of these people are probably buying things they can't really afford. Then they will be moaning about their debt they can't service and saying "the credit card company shouldn't have given it to me".

    Update: people fighting over TVs in Antrim this morning. Suppose its a change from them fighting over flags.


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  • #61
    P. Breathnach
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    NIMAN wrote: »
    ... Does anyone really need something that badly to spend the night outside a shop? ...
    In some cases, yes.

    I wouldn't queue overnight to get a €400 TV for €150. But there are families who could not otherwise afford a good TV and, for people in such a situation, a night's discomfort is worth it for the €250 saved.


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