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Originally Posted by Eric
The rotten behaviour of British shoppers isn't the fault of the Americans...
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Nah - it's just human nature. Collectively, we're a selfish species. Sure there are kind individuals out there, and I reckon
none of those people who were televised would push a granny over to get to a TV if it were just the two of them trying to get to the last TV in the shop. For some reason, humans get stupid(er) when there are a lot of them in the same place.
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Originally Posted by Guinness
Got myself a nice Black Friday deal today..saved £200 on the RRP. Thing is...Amazon kindly sent me an email telling me that an item on my watch list was 40% discounted for the next hour..logged on..ordered it..arrives wednesday..job done!...
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So your hard earned cash is going out of the country, and isn't having any tax paid on it. Well done.
I try to only buy tangible stuff online when when it's something that just can't be bought here (like a replacement petrol tank for my car. You'd think Ford UK would carry spares for cars that were built this century, but noooo...
I know money is scarce, so people need to make savings wherever possible. However, buying from companies that a) stifle competition and b) don't pay their dues is just compounding the problem. The town centre shops close, you get more people needing handouts so that "discount" results in an increased tax bill.