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Archae

(46,327 posts) Fri Nov 29, 2019, 01:41 PM Nov 2019

"Mad scramble" to go shopping?

Maybe today in some places, but most people don't wait until CHRISTMAS EVE to rush out and buy, buy, BUY!!!

But a local ABC affiliate just did a "news" story saying that since the "shopping season" is 6 days shorter this year, there will be a "mad scramble" the whole time just to buy the latest crap.

"Buy gifts! Buy gifts! BUY GIFTS!!!'

Sheesh.

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"Mad scramble" to go shopping? (Original Post) Archae Nov 2019 OP

The commercialization of Christmas Ohiogal Nov 2019 #1

I guess it's time to post this already... 2naSalit Nov 2019 #2

I don't scramble, madly or otherwise, for anything. Harker Nov 2019 #3

Haven't done this is many, many years shanti Nov 2019 #4

Agree. I did venture out for Diet Coke and bird seed... SMC22307 Nov 2019 #8

There's a real lemming mentality about it all. Vinca Nov 2019 #5

Hurry, hurry, before we finish killing the world! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #6

I've done 99% of my shopping online for at least the last decade. stopbush Nov 2019 #7

My Black Friday shopping was nice JesterCS Nov 2019 #9

A song about it Leith Nov 2019 #10

Ohiogal

(31,992 posts)

1. The commercialization of Christmas

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 01:43 PM

Nov 2019

never ends .... the older I get, the more ridiculous it seems to me.

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2naSalit

(86,591 posts)

2. I guess it's time to post this already...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 01:58 PM

Nov 2019

Harker

(14,015 posts)

3. I don't scramble, madly or otherwise, for anything.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:33 PM

Nov 2019

I might wander aimlessly, though.

shanti

(21,675 posts)

4. Haven't done this is many, many years

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:34 PM

Nov 2019

I'd rather stick a hot poker in my eye than join the "mad scramble".

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

8. Agree. I did venture out for Diet Coke and bird seed...

Reply to shanti (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 04:52 PM

Nov 2019

and that was about all I could handle.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)

5. There's a real lemming mentality about it all.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:36 PM

Nov 2019

Anyone trampled to death this year racing to get their cheap television?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,342 posts)

6. Hurry, hurry, before we finish killing the world!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:37 PM

Nov 2019

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

7. I've done 99% of my shopping online for at least the last decade.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 04:44 PM

Nov 2019

My wife and our two kids work in retail. They all had to work today. I’m home putting up a few Xmas decorations.

The only retail stores I go to during the season are groceries.