Reply #30: Yep, Walmart set the stage, offering extremely reduced goods on [View All]

[Hannah Bell]

a single day in order to get a huge, hyped-up crowd of people in the building, who, influenced by the crowding, tension & competition, would buy thoughtlessly, led by emotion.

Walmart could sell the same goods at the same price in a longer window of time, but they WANT the crowd, the competition & the emotion - because they sell more.

Predictably, most of the good "liberals" here are lining up to demonize the shoppers as "animals".

I suppose they blame concentration camp inmates for "bestial" behavior too.

The stage managers set the scene, the players only act their parts. Walmart created the artificial scarcity situation, & theirs is the primary responsibility. Once you're in the crowd, it controls your movements; the people behind you can't see if someone's down in front of you; they can't see their feet; you might want to stop, but you're pushed along.

Any situation where large herds compete for scarce goods will play out similarly; it's well-known, has been for a very long time.

Why I never go to sales: I hate the energy. But I have enough money & free time, & few enough desires, to choose that option comfortably.