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Black Friday Vs Cyber Monday

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With Thanksgiving comes Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the biggest days for retail stocks each year. Thanksgiving isn't just an opportunity to gorge on turkey; it's also one of the most important weekends of the year for the retail sector. As much as 40% of American shopping occurs on the now infamous Black Friday and Cyber Monday – the first two business days that fall after Thanksgiving. But to complicate the matter, meteorologists are tracking an epic super-storm that is slowly working its way east, threatening to bring even more chaos to the holiday season. So who will win?

 

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Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:27 | 4198124 holdbuysell
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So many grasshoppers, too few ants.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:35 | 4198134 Oldwood
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The only thing keeping our economy afloat is the addictive need to buy. The lack of real income presents a problem that only banks can solve. Bring on subprime. Our government knows that if they don't want their head on a pike they must nuzzle ever closer to the banker's neck, whispering sweet nothings. All is forgiven at the end of the day.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:47 | 4198149 knukles
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Looking at the Intellicast radar and forecasts for the east coast, there is no "EPIC" fucking storm headed anywhere.

More excuses, excuses, excuses for a crappy holiday shopping season... and this one ain't even real, it seems.
Total Propaganda

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:51 | 4198156 DoChenRollingBearing
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DoChen hopes to take some of his new BTC and buy gold before the year is over.  Once I know it works, I will indeed spread the word.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:06 | 4198174 Rock On Roger
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I hope you won't be as enthusiastic as fonestar.

Did you research the other 36 types of 'coin'?

Are you sure you picked the winning lottery?

 

Stack On

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:28 | 4198213 Big Slick
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The 'epic' storm is the one that took place three days ago.  In other news: President Kennedy gunned down by assasin, and Astronauts Land On Moon!

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:57 | 4198270 DoChenRollingBearing
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Rock On Roger

Beginning Bitcoin Bearing is experimenting with BTC at this point.  There are some features of BTC that could be of great interest to me.  I do not know if I have picked the winning lottery, but BTC looks like a good way to go much of it based on comments here at Zero Hedge.

But the proof will be in the PM pudding.  If either of the two merchants I have in mind successfully completes a gold sale for my BTC, than that will be evidence enough for me that my BTC experiment is going well.

Been stacking since the 1980s.  Over half of my life.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 23:39 | 4198344 Rock On Roger
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Good Luck DCRB

I'm rootin' for you and fs too, but alas, I've been a terrible investor and loathe to any risk.

So I'll watch and read your reports, maybe you'll change my mind and I'll try a new way to stack.

Fonestar hasn't changed my mind yet.

 

Stack On

 

 

 

 

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:51 | 4198153 stocktivity
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It's all Bullshit!!!   Even the "Comet of the Century"  blew up today. I was looking forward to seeing it next week.  It really will be a black Friday. Crap!

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:52 | 4198157 DoChenRollingBearing
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I saw that news as well -- too bad -- because I have always liked the natural sciences, and astronomy, arguably, tops them all.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 23:10 | 4198292 PT
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Didn't you have an audit the other day?  How did it go?  Nothing worth mentioning?

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:50 | 4198154 q99x2
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Don't need ants when you have BitCoin.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 00:11 | 4198395 Zero Point
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Lots of nutrition in a grasshopper. They can just eat each other.

Oh... wait... what?

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:28 | 4198127 LetThemEatRand
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I thought Black Friday is Yellen's code word for going out on the town.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 00:52 | 4198466 prains
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Black Friday is when they take a swather to her bearded clam and then touch up under the nose

 

 

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:40 | 4198140 Dewey Cheatum Howe
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Either God loves the BLS or hates people for shopping when they shouldn't be. I guess the answer will be if the internet gets knocked out also so people can't shop online also at the same time.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:41 | 4198141 Oldwood
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Everything seems just absurd anymore. A rational thinking person is lost with this nonsense.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:21 | 4198203 JohnnyBriefcase
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I have a difficult time with this usage of the word "anymore".

Is this a recent thing? I don't remember seeing it untill last year-ish...

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 23:10 | 4198295 Oldwood
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I thought I could "educate myself" as a protection from this but all I have proven it is broken beyond all reconcilliation. Its just plain NUTS.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 23:26 | 4198324 JohnnyBriefcase
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I could be wrong. Nothing makes much sense to me anymore.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 09:26 | 4199023 zhandax
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'Anymore' isn't recent;  you finally hit the mileage that triggered your use of the term.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 01:48 | 4198535 natty light
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When did people start putting the ambivilous "so" in front of an explanation?

 

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:46 | 4198146 CheapBastard
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Personally, I'm splurging...buying a new T-shirt from the summer clearance rack reduced to $1.98.

Why?

B/c I'm a Cheap bastard!

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:53 | 4198160 DoChenRollingBearing
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Well the world does need all types...

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:12 | 4198183 Oldwood
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Splurge on a $3 shirt and buy American.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:47 | 4198245 Dewey Cheatum Howe
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I spent a little more but it was worth it since I don't think you can find it anywhere else.

I am not whoring zazzle but they are the only one I've seen that carries the keep calm, we'll print more Federal Reserve tee shirt and coffee mugs. Tee Shirts like these are one way to get the message past the matrix infomational control mechanisms.

http://www.zazzle.com/federal_reserve_keep_calm_shirts-235462867422999324

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:46 | 4198147 0b1knob
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40% of ANNUAL sales on just two days, black friday and cyber monday?   My bullshit detector just went off and then exploded.

Do you have any reference for this?   It simply is not believable.  40% of Christmas sale would be more believable.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:09 | 4198181 SilverIsKing
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I believe the 40% applies to the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This article has it wrong.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 01:02 | 4198465 DeathandTaxes
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I've worked in retail for a long time and can tell you that the best I've seen is about 15% of that total volume coming on Black Friday. The average is much less. I am planning on tomorrows number to be around  7% of the volume between now and Christmas . Add in Saturday and we are close to 11%

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:13 | 4198187 Oldwood
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Its the 40% of worthless shit Americans buy every year at about this time. It doesn't include our food, shelter vehicles and fuel. Only the crap we buy from China.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:50 | 4198152 Cabreado
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Is this the 1st-grade edition?

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 21:55 | 4198162 surf0766
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Das raysis

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:09 | 4198179 Kreditanstalt
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I'm amazed that sales keep going up year after year when most of us have the same or less money year after year...

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:47 | 4198246 Hulk
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Interesting that refi house money, the lack therof, hasn't had a bigger impact...

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:49 | 4198251 Trimmed Hedge
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I have Bigcoin™...

I now have 20% more money than I did just 1 hour ago!

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 22:51 | 4198255 Yen Cross
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  The sales don't keep going up the dollar just becomes MOAR worthless...The same shit costs 10% more this year then it did last year.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 00:53 | 4198472 prains
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....funny how that works in a not so ha ha way, keep it real Yen, thanks!

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 23:21 | 4198319 Hongcha
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Fuck those waddling, adipose lemmings flocking the Dollar Store tomorrow.  I am going to get high on hash and drink jasmine tea; and read a book.  This kulture stinks to high heaven and will soon join the landfill of oblivion as unworthy of even a cosmic blink.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 09:36 | 4199061 zhandax
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I plan to employ an amerikun and get a haircut tomorrow.  There shouldn't be any line, since the idiots will be at the stores.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 01:01 | 4198487 Atomizer
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Or perhaps a Blue Monday

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 01:48 | 4198536 holgerdanske
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40% of shopping falls on two days??

 

I think somebody has not paid atention. That is physically impossible withouth crushing h consumer to liquid.

Get some to proof read this nonsense.

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 10:10 | 4199152 thewayitis
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 Most people I know wont be shopping this weekend. They have enough SHIT from china .....China is MORE than happy to trade us

 

their shit for OUR precious metals....LOL  When do the people wake up in the U.S.?

 

 

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