Unseen between the lines for the most incredible sales– the lowest, absolutely lowest prices of the season (or the season-to-come) squeaks the plaintive plea: "Come shop, come buy! Keep our store well away from that dreaded red line."
Pardon me! I do got on about this. Comes of seeing my In-Box popping with the latest ads. Christmas items half-price this week! (And next week…and the week after…) Even FlyLady’s tools are in the Christmas Sale bin now. Fabricland ran an ad this week advertising a Pre-Black Friday Weekend Sale, Nov 4-7th. Shriek! I could block these ads but, being a crafter in cloth as well as art supplies, I do like to know about these sales.
The Fabricland e-mail asks, “Isn’t Black Friday Better Early?” No! If I had my druthers Black Friday would disappear and never return — especially here in Canada. We don’t need to import every invasive species! But…sigh…would it make any difference? “A sale by any other name…” and all that. Pre-Boxing Day Sales should start in three weeks. Do Americans get bombarded with those?
Do sales ads get you enthused, or are you POCOCURANTE re: sales? (My newest dictionary discovery. 🙂 )
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Christine's Collection 
Yes, of course not the Boxing Day thing (but the equivalent). Consumer economy depends on the holidays. I don’t like it, but I’ve accepted I’m a little off center…
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Welcome to the Eccentrics Club. I’ve learned over time that getting the lowest price on two metres of fabric doesn’t always compensate for the time spent — and ensuing weariness from — standing in long lines at super-busy cash registers.
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Absolutely it does not and we can’t get the time back. I’m a big shopper on eBay and Amazon. Find what I want, order it, wait — doesn’t interfere with my life. Same with groceries now. I hate shopping and I don’t really “want” anything. I’m happy when I get something great that helps me, though, like my new shoes. ❤
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I guess there’s good and bad to both avenues. Especially in Canada, folks say, “Buy local; support our own businesses, not Amazon.” On the other hand, the “local” folks frequent is often a multi-national chain like Walmart, so…
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It’s the same here.
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Thanks for expanding my vocabulary (at no additional charge, I hope)! “Pococurante” is understatement in my case. Salute!
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Yes, free words for all. 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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I’m definitely pocu…poce…pron…unconcerned about sales! I just wish they wouldn’t say the sale’s ending Monday, and then start a new one on Tuesday.
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And now, with so many stores here, you’re supposed to be a member. So the members get 50% off during the weekend, then everyone gets 50% off Tues-Sat.
Actually I think pricing as a whole is built on pricing stuff at double what they hope to get for it. The store can run half-price sales and still make a profit; if the stuff doesn’t sell after a year, it’s “Super Sale! 70% off” — likely just above their original cost. Buyers are thrilled to get expensive $20 per metre fabric for $6 that actually cost the store $4 a metre.
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