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Welcome to the Black Friday Purge!  

secret_lade 49F
14390 messages
26/11/2020 12h01
Welcome to the Black Friday Purge!


Where only the strongest retail worker will survive....

For retailers, Black Friday is the Holy Grail of sales days, for my retailer it is THE biggest sales day out of the year with only Christmas Eve coming in at a close second.

Black Friday is 24 hours of hell with frantic customers searching for amazing deals and they have waited an entire year to cash in on them.

It's an extreme sport for most Black Friday shoppers.

They've saved, they've mapped out stores and researched ads to create strategies to obtain their coveted sale items, they've assembled teams to cover their bases....

It's Black Friday!

With COVID this year, our Black Friday became a week long event....

When you have to count the number of customers coming and going from your store and have leadership staffed at the doors to enforce a mask mand it is no longer possible have just a one-day sale extravaganza!!

For safety reasons, it becomes a week long event!

Which means....

An entire week of Black Friday shoppers.

A week long Black Friday sale becomes more and more like the purge for us retail workers as sale items begin sell out throughout the course of the week.

a regular Black Friday, customers know the products are limited and first come first serve. Once they're gone, they're gone...

But, with a week long sale, the expectation is.... "You have it in the ad! You should have it in the store!! Why advertise it if you're only going to get a few???"

It is now an entire week of pissed off customers once they discover that on Wednesday we no longer have the sale item advertised at 50% with a coupon for $30 off their next purchase as it sold out on Sunday when the sale first started.

Fun times!

It's even better when the items advertised are only on hand because of the sale....

"I'm sorry Ma'am, we don't normally carry that solid gold waffle maker with the ivory handle. I...."

"What do you mean you don't normally carry it?!? It's in your ad!! That is the ONLY item I came here to buy!!"

Uh, yah... I'll just have to ignore that shopping cart full of shit. Do you plan on leaving it at the door when you storm out?? I'll bet you don't....

"This Black Friday is no different than any other Black Friday we've had. We still received products that were just for the sale, we only received specific numbers of items, and once they're gone, they're gone. You just have more days to shop the sale now so we can now keep people healthy and safe."

"Greedy corporations. They do that just to get us in here!"

Abso-fucking-lutely!

Although, I must say, I did manage to capitalize on a couple of Black Friday deals as well.

My Christmas shopping has begun!

Got a set of Air Pods for the spawn for $99 and a new Keurig slim for myself for $59.

Go me!

secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
28/11/2020 5h40

    Citer easy_going2014:
    if it's ok with you, let's not exchange gifts this year

    check, one off the list

    hmm

    be safe

    Demi Lovato, Marshmello - "OK Not To Be OK"

    Feeling like a drop in the ocean
    That don't nobody notice
    Maybe it's all just in your head
    Feeling like you're trapped in your own skin
    And now your body's frozen
    Broken down, you've got nothing left
    When you're high on emotion
    And you're losing your focus
    And you feel too exhausted to pray
    Don't get lost in the moment
    Or give up when you're closest
    All you need is somebody to say
    It's okay not to be okay
    It's okay not to be okay
sounds like a plan!


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
28/11/2020 5h39

    Citer delhihotguy2002:
    It was Black Friday ... now Black Saturday.. lets us explore this ...
I'm actually waiting for Cyber Monday...


delhihotguy2002 46H
21 messages
28/11/2020 1h39

It was Black Friday ... now Black Saturday.. lets us explore this ...


easy_going2014 57H
14366 messages
27/11/2020 15h48

if it's ok with you, let's not exchange gifts this year

check, one off the list

hmm

be safe

Demi Lovato, Marshmello - "OK Not To Be OK"

Feeling like a drop in the ocean
That don't nobody notice
Maybe it's all just in your head
Feeling like you're trapped in your own skin
And now your body's frozen
Broken down, you've got nothing left
When you're high on emotion
And you're losing your focus
And you feel too exhausted to pray
Don't get lost in the moment
Or give up when you're closest
All you need is somebody to say
It's okay not to be okay
It's okay not to be okay

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Good luck!!!


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 15h39

    Citer allgud69xxx:
    Up here, Black Friday only started becoming “a thing” 5 or 6 years ago (I imagine lots of people have been going across the border for years and Canadian retailers finally decide to get in on it). But, because we prefer a more science-based (ish?) response to the current situation, we are apparently having Black Friday **month**, at least at a number of retailers.

    Although ... we’ve been better than the Yanks for a couple of years, because we now have the glory of spring Black Friday and summer Black Friday. That’s the part I just don’t get - the Pavlovianness of it all. They ring the bell, and we just come arunnin’, ready to spend, spend, spend. And yes, you can find deals which are as good or better at other times of the year.

    I’m just glad I neither have the interest in it all, or live in the U.S., where it really does seem like an absolutely crazy day (at least in the “before” times). The good news for your work life is it’s almost over. Black Friday, I mean ... not anything else ... nope haven’t heard anything else about you, we haven’t discussing you on the internet ... LOL Good luck holding on to your sanity, ‘til it’s all over?
Yesterday was my last day of Black Friday madness... The next 4 days are a mini vacay for me. Much needed, I might add, as I've become pretty cranky at work. I spent the day cooking and hanging out with my daughter.... Burned some stuff, undercooked some other stuff, cried when we started our meal by saying what we were thankful for this year. Even though there is a lot of crazy crap that is happening out there right now, I have SO much that I am thankful for. And.... She started by saying she was thankful to have loving parents, made my day.


allgud69xxx 50H
502 messages
26/11/2020 12h11

Up here, Black Friday only started becoming “a thing” 5 or 6 years ago (I imagine lots of people have been going across the border for years and Canadian retailers finally decide to get in on it). But, because we prefer a more science-based (ish?) response to the current situation, we are apparently having Black Friday **month**, at least at a number of retailers.

Although ... we’ve been better than the Yanks for a couple of years, because we now have the glory of spring Black Friday and summer Black Friday. That’s the part I just don’t get - the Pavlovianness of it all. They ring the bell, and we just come arunnin’, ready to spend, spend, spend. And yes, you can find deals which are as good or better at other times of the year.

I’m just glad I neither have the interest in it all, or live in the U.S., where it really does seem like an absolutely crazy day (at least in the “before” times). The good news for your work life is it’s almost over. Black Friday, I mean ... not anything else ... nope haven’t heard anything else about you, we haven’t discussing you on the internet ... LOL Good luck holding on to your sanity, ‘til it’s all over?

-- allgud69xxx

Yeah ... that's right ... I went there ..
Wanna msg, but can't - my Postbox blog Another way to say hi my Postbox


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 11h46

    Citer citizen4722:
    I've always been a bit wary of Black Friday deals. You're sometimes even paying more rather than less for certain items.
    I hope it's not going to be too stressful for you this year
I have the next 4 days off.... From here on out it'll be a breeze.


citizen4722 66H  
74582 messages
26/11/2020 9h42

I've always been a bit wary of Black Friday deals. You're sometimes even paying more rather than less for certain items.
I hope it's not going to be too stressful for you this year


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 9h28

    Citer WyoCowboy7751:
    Can't find most of the items that I want too get for Daughter, Her Hubby & Grand-Kids aren't in Local Stores; so I Shop Online anyway !!!
    Have a Happy T Day !! secret_lade
You have a great Turkey Day too! I also do a ton of my shopping online as well... I hate to be around people when I don't have to be.


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 9h26

    Citer pagancountrygirl:
    I tried shopping a Black Friday sale....once. It was back in the early 90s. I won't do it again. I try to do what little Christmas shopping I need to do long before the holiday and anything else, I'll do online
    Those who work retail and have to endure the insanity have my deepest sympathy.
I do a lot of my shopping online... But I'm a list minute Christmas Eve shopper too. There's always something I need to pick up.


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 9h22

    Citer mc_justmc:
    We only do Christmas for the kids, and I'm giving both G-girls cash this year. They prefer to buy their own gifts.
I've done Christmas lists the last couple of years... This year I'm taking my daughter shopping with me. She was with me when we picked out the air pods... which will be her big gift. We've always done one big gift and smaller more useful gifts like clothing and such.


mc_justmc 63H

26/11/2020 8h05

We only do Christmas for the kids, and I'm giving both G-girls cash this year. They prefer to buy their own gifts.


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 messages
26/11/2020 6h42

I tried shopping a Black Friday sale....once. It was back in the early 90s. I won't do it again. I try to do what little Christmas shopping I need to do long before the holiday and anything else, I'll do online
Those who work retail and have to endure the insanity have my deepest sympathy.

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


WyoCowboy7751 70H
2537 messages
26/11/2020 6h11

Can't find most of the items that I want too get for Daughter, Her Hubby & Grand-Kids aren't in Local Stores; so I Shop Online anyway !!!
Have a Happy T Day !! secret_lade


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 5h51

    Citer lindoboy100:
    Hiya McLade, I hope ye're surviving okay........do they give you a big circular sombrero so that you can keep your distance from the crowds?

    And I hope you're well m'dear......
No big sombreros , unfortunately, as customers don't care about the 6 foot rule when it comes to an employee's safety. I've got the next 4 days off from work.... Thankfully. I do need to recharge.


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 5h47

    Citer dogslife2live01:
    black friday week is not for the weak! only the strong survive to boxing day
So true!!


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 5h46

    Citer XHamburgDave:
    Extreme Sport lol I get you Happy Thanksgiving to you and the Spawn
The first year I worked retail I got a real eye full of how extreme it was. The department store I worked was opening at 2am and i was part of that opening shift. Hundreds of people were in line outside the door and once they opened.... It was a free for all. Running, yelling, people lining up without products so they would have a shorter checkout once their partner returned with their hoard. Craziness.


secret_lade 49F
9227 messages
26/11/2020 5h40

    Citer Paulxx001:
    Ya know, in all my years on this planet, I never once wasted any portion of my life anywhere near one of those cluster fuck fake sale Fridays.

    I guess it has to do with my dislike of being part of a crowd; never figured out what herd mentality meant.

    Good luck 🤞 🌹 ❗ 😎!!! ❗❗❗
The thing is, with the black Friday sales.... Those products always go on sale again at some point for the same price. You just have to keep an eye out! And, other than working a black friday..... I've never shopped one either.


lindoboy100 61H
23969 messages
26/11/2020 5h09

Hiya McLade, I hope ye're surviving okay........do they give you a big circular sombrero so that you can keep your distance from the crowds?

And I hope you're well m'dear......


dogslife2live01 71H

26/11/2020 3h40

black friday week is not for the weak! only the strong survive to boxing day

there is a world of difference between insanity and stupidity


XHamburgDave 80H
10466 messages
26/11/2020 3h12

Extreme Sport lol I get you Happy Thanksgiving to you and the Spawn

Please visit my Blog "Older but no Wiser"


Paulxx001 67H
22642 messages
26/11/2020 2h34

Ya know, in all my years on this planet, I never once wasted any portion of my life anywhere near one of those cluster fuck fake sale Fridays.

I guess it has to do with my dislike of being part of a crowd; never figured out what herd mentality meant.

Good luck 🤞 🌹 ❗ 😎!!! ❗❗❗


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