black friday is DEAD friday
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Күн бұрынblack Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving ,It marks the start of the Christmas shopping season . Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices, black Friday has been the busiest shopping day of the year but in resent years it’s popularity is fading away to the point of no relevance in most states, as online shopping took over in 2020 ,in this video I going VERY early in the morning as a Black Friday tradition inside the retail stores on Black Friday to see the foot traffic inside the mall ,department stores and electronics stores and it’s NOT looking good for the retailers
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@rowyerboat8648 8 ай бұрын
I can imagine owning an $80k truck. But I suppose I’m content driving my 22 year old truck to work in the morning. I can not imagine spending $80k for a car to take me somewhere I don’t want to be. Monday-Friday. 8+ hours per day. But I’d sure look cool during my commute, I guess.
@LeoMetalTraveler 8 ай бұрын
You couldn’t have worded it better getting from point A to point B is a necessity not a about looking good keep your truck as long as it last to serve its purpose. with $80,000. I can buy myself three houses in South America live in one rent the other two and not work another day in my life.
@SouIworld 8 ай бұрын
@@LeoMetalTraveleryou used to be able to do that, at best you can get one house with 80k now, that is assuming you don't enjoy bullets for breakfast in your new house.
@echoecho6445 8 ай бұрын
what makes it super funny is that they financed it. people will want a item now, to make payments + interest.. yet clearly cant just save monthly. why the poor stay poor. im 5 years ahead my friends with their logic
@rowyerboat8648 8 ай бұрын
@@LeoMetalTraveler that’s the plan my man, give me a lump of money and I’ll buy rental property. Then I can use my truck to go collect rent on the 1st. Good video by the way, things are starting to look grim out there. Buckle up!
@rowyerboat8648 8 ай бұрын
@@echoecho6445 I saw recently that the number 1 correlation with people never accumulating wealth is having to always own a new car. I had a buddy tell me several years ago that he understood it to be a good thing to always have a car payment 👀 I looked at him like he had horns growing from his head as I laughed and laughed.
@vistatiger7493 8 ай бұрын
The department stores did this to themselves. No one believes 50 and 60 off is a deal when you mark the price up double from what it should be to begin with.
@abef.9085 8 ай бұрын
It"s CRIME!..And you Know it!
@trigun442 8 ай бұрын
Exactly. There are some idiot consumers thinking they're saving a lot but there are more smarter ones who is starting to realize this... Regular price for an item $399.99 Black Friday price would be $349.99 and next to it it'll say was $599.99 save 40%.... BULL CRAP
@rvh77 8 ай бұрын
I've always told my wife and kids that same exact thing. "50% off of what? " is the question you should be asking.
@Eugenepanels 8 ай бұрын
Yep caught American eagle doing thT was so passed off
@donnacardwell524 8 ай бұрын
Not true.on line does the same thing.raises prices then slashes them and calls it a sale people today are to busy working 2 and 3 jobs to survive.also violence is what has people scared to go anywhere like myself then there is all of the smash and grav that keep people away.
@olsonmason1 8 ай бұрын
We need a Black Friday strictly for groceries!
@Ramp2024 8 ай бұрын
Should be every Friday, the price of food is crazy...
@OfficialSeth 8 ай бұрын
Imagine people trampling others over some discounted fruit or veggies.
@user-cu9cj5jn3e 8 ай бұрын
At least our politicians let us eat cake.
@davidparker9676 8 ай бұрын
It is called the dumpster behind the grocery store. You would be amazed what they throw away. I watched a market take several hundred dollars of meat out of the refrigerated display and cart it directly into the dumpster... such a shame.
@edgaryzen4925 8 ай бұрын
@@OfficialSethcome back to reality. Folks like you do have dignity.
@h0rriphic 8 ай бұрын
This makes me sad. Shopping malls used to be a hangout for young people when I was coming up. You could spend an entire afternoon with your friends with 20 bucks. You could buy a gift for someone, a little something for yourself, and a bite to eat at the food court. A matinee ticket at the movies cost a little over four bucks. Now kids are stuck in their rooms at home, communicating with the friends they never get to see from behind a screen. It’s too dangerous and expensive to go out. I feel heartbroken for everyone.
@filthygaijin6566 8 ай бұрын
Certain demographics in the US have made malls a toxic and violent place.
@26MECH 8 ай бұрын
Facts..born in 82...things are so different now
@harukrentz435 8 ай бұрын
Back in my high school days id skip classes just to go to book store's mall where i can read comics for free 😂 then id spend 50 cents for a ice cream 😂
@salonsavy6476 8 ай бұрын
You said that perfectly!!!
@MissAmazanda 8 ай бұрын
I graduated high school in 1998, things have been getting funky in America every since 9/11 happened, all this tech has made people weird
@lethalwolf7455 7 ай бұрын
As a kid I would mow a few lawns and make about $10-$12, walk to the mall, get a huge slice of pizza for $1.79, pick up a paperback novel for $2.99-$3.99. Then spend the rest on tokens at the arcade. These are great memories
@LeoMetalTraveler 7 ай бұрын
Those are really great memories. Thank you for sharing.
@TypicalBlox 8 ай бұрын
4 things killed black Friday 1. doing "black Friday" deals weeks before black Friday 2. black Friday deals apply both in store and online, so no rush to go out and drive to store 3. marking up prices right before black Friday to artificially create sales 4. inflation, people cant afford as much as they use to
@Novaximus 8 ай бұрын
I'd also include "Cyber Monday" with "Amazon Day" which is like 3 times a year now
@Charyl 8 ай бұрын
You hit the nail on the head… This comment needs more likes👍🏾
@master_sardu 8 ай бұрын
yes, the whole month of November = "black friday". I'm surprised it lasted this long
@hycoperosity5843 8 ай бұрын
At least the dipsticks aren't trampling each other for stuff & things anymore, was ridiculous. Good riddance black Friday.
@KILLnFOOLz 8 ай бұрын
#4 should be #1. If it wasn’t for inflation the past several years Black Friday would still be a thing (unfortunately)
@Platoface 8 ай бұрын
I told my wife this exact same thing. She said it was because everyone does online shopping. I totally disagree. People have no money left. 90% of people living paycheck to paycheck.
@sasapopadic384 8 ай бұрын
You are right....Revolution is around the corner.....or civil war ....milions are broke and hungry.....
@lambdee7006 8 ай бұрын
Bingo!!!! The economy stinks.
@Mattius08 8 ай бұрын
Yeah people are broke and the ones that are spending are still using up their credit cards
@sethburkhart1021 8 ай бұрын
In fact, the globalists are rebooting the whole financial system. It will very likely reach a catastrophic tipping point in the 2nd half of 2024. At least that’s what they are “telegraphing” in their inside jokes and subtle references. Trust Jesus before the Antichrist takes center stage and those that remain are forced into central bank digital currencies. Once cash is gone, it’s NEVER coming back. The set up is pretty much complete. The Antichrist will rule from Jerusalem in order to mock God. That’s why Jerusalem’s fate is so hotly contested.
@Marge719 8 ай бұрын
Yes, true!
@lindafitak 8 ай бұрын
For the first time in many years, my husband and I actually went to the local mall on Black Friday. We just never went before, because of the unbelievable crowds. But this year, we looked at the parking lot while passing by, and it was nearly empty! The stores were empty. Signs read “Entire store 40% off!” …. But nobody in the store except the employees. Yet, the news media announced that “customers turned out in record numbers!” Yeah… 😂
@khantagious 8 ай бұрын
the media didn't lie when they said "customers turned out in record numbers" they just conveniently omitted the part that it was record low numbers. That's how they manipulate people all the time in their reporting and attempt to control the narrative regardless of the subject matter. The word choice, selection, and rhetoric all matter. People have gotten smarter now to their ways.
@shinobirising8196 8 ай бұрын
News media is Pravda. They now have two main purposes: To deceive, and mold the thinking of the masses. It is no longer a public service.
@simon6071 8 ай бұрын
"But nobody in the store except the employees. Yet, the news media announced that “customers turned out in record numbers!” Yeah… 😂 The year 2023 is on average colder than the previous few years. Yet, Joshua Green, the Hawaiian governor, claims that "2023 is the hottest year in human history." Really? 😖
@Ottstop 8 ай бұрын
Well they did show up in record numbers. Record low numbers, but still record numbers.
@lindafitak 8 ай бұрын
@@Ottstop you are so right!
@CozyCreationsYT 7 ай бұрын
I was in retail management for over 20 yrs up until about a decade ago. I am SHOCKED at this video! I can't get over it. I can remember having to be at my store at 3am Thanksgiving night. From that point on, it was chaos for 6 weeks until New Years. The week after Xmas was Return hell. Absolutely learned to hate this time of year because of the job career I was in. I am just floored at this and feel for the store managers who, more than likely, still get berated by corporate and their district managers for not making an increase over last year sales figures.
@888ssss 8 ай бұрын
america - $100,000 cars. $500,000 houses. $100,000 college and $11 per hour wages😂
@Comeswoopfam 8 ай бұрын
They clowning 😂
@888ssss 8 ай бұрын
they added an extra zero to everything, except wages.@@Adriana-in3yf
@jimmyday9536 8 ай бұрын
Elections have consequences.
@cindirose3390 8 ай бұрын
Such a good point.
@Agent77X 8 ай бұрын
@@Adriana-in3yfBasic 101 macro economics, when minimum wages goes up, all the rest of the goods and services go up to adjust to the increase in minimum wage!😂
@Truly_01 8 ай бұрын
Big corporations killed Black Friday. The only thing I’m happy about the end of Black Friday is that underpaid employees don’t have to deal with the chaos anymore!
@smileychess 8 ай бұрын
Black Friday was always my favorite day of the year to work. It was a 12 hour shift at time-and-a-half pay, which went by so fast because of how busy we were.
@ci6516 8 ай бұрын
Black Friday was bigger this year than ever , ppl simply buy online .
@ClanToreador 8 ай бұрын
@@smileychessBlack Friday at the mall, working at Starbucks was *insane* lemme tell you… I’ve never slept so hard after a shift lol😅
@jamie-gy6bd 8 ай бұрын
Don't like the pay get a better job
@Allious131 8 ай бұрын
@@jamie-gy6bd And people do and end up putting the under paid jobs out of business do to no employees, so what was that stupid comment for?
@ericacruz8261 8 ай бұрын
My mom works at Macy’s and she said they were crazy busy. Not really a line when they opened but it was a good rush on Black Friday. People make jokes and laugh about stores being dead but it really is sad watching this. I worked in retail for years and sucks that we work day and night and we don’t have anything to show for it.
@jbar_85 8 ай бұрын
I worked retail for a few companies over the years. Macy’s was always so fun and Nordstrom too!
@greasey8695 7 ай бұрын
I was at one of these stores and this dude must've come in at like, 4 in the afternoon to miss the crowd. I mean, obviously you can pretend it's dead when you come in late on a day known for pre-sunrise rushes.
@ericacruz8261 7 ай бұрын
@@greasey8695 exactly. Dude probably went at dinner time😆 Trust me when I say, I want to go and shop and treat myself. A lot of people do. But we just don’t have the money. But when I do, I love a good shopping day ❤️
@ericacruz8261 7 ай бұрын
@@jbar_85 Macy’s is beautiful around Christmas time🎄
@rafaelorona1395 7 ай бұрын
Black Friday is not only gone because of online shopping, but also because nobody has money to burn. That’s inflation for you guys. ☺️
@larrymcardle 8 ай бұрын
"No way - keep your car. Keep your car until it dies. Don't become a slave to a car dealer. When you get your paycheck, you get paid, not the car dealer." Thank you, sir.
@arraybabe8514 8 ай бұрын
Amen!
@stpierreforjesusthesavior984 8 ай бұрын
There was a time when too many replaced their car every year or so. How wasteful and spoiled Americans were. Baby boomers were big spenders. Not anymore. The country has changed, thanks to the demonized players tearing down the country layer by layer and those spend thrifts voted for those doing so. A planned agenda...
@anthonyz7023 8 ай бұрын
Best quote ever!
@malcolmnicoll1165 8 ай бұрын
Debt = Slavery
@ByrdWhiteMovie 8 ай бұрын
I know someone who's a literal multimillionaire and still only buys used.
@Bronzedrag0n_Gaming 8 ай бұрын
It's been years since there were "real" Black Friday deals worth getting up and going out for.
@davidparker9676 8 ай бұрын
When the sale runs all month, gets extended to mid January... It is hard to take it seriously anymore.
@Rzn8B58 8 ай бұрын
there was some great ones last year on newegg. this year blew for real, it's not really a deal when it just got reduced to the pre inflation price or even worse "5-10 $'s off". Costco had a really nice qned 75" for 1k that looked better than the 3k oled screens. Kids clothes were heavily discounted and that was the best deals this year.
@beardhighfives3990 8 ай бұрын
I actually went out and looked, 3 hrs of looking and not 1 deal worth purchasing. I ended up with a jug of laundry detergent because it was $6 off.
@madbro4803 8 ай бұрын
What do you mean? $50 dollars off a $1300 graphics card on cyber Monday isn't good enough for you?
@madbro4803 8 ай бұрын
On a side note the malls around here have been 60% off since July. I just think the economy is slower than they are letting on.
@bobjacobson858 8 ай бұрын
When I'm in either a mall or a big box store, I'm amazed at how many things there are that I don't need or even want, including many I didn't know they existed...and in some cases I even wonder WHY they exist!
@SpaceRanger9840 8 ай бұрын
As a US postal worker, I can confirm that everyone shops online. The volume of Amazon packages we deliver is INSANE.
@Novaximus 8 ай бұрын
20 years later and Amazon still leans on the postal service for last mile. They make billions per year while the postal service is broke using 40 year old vehicles. Internet home delivery simply would not be affordably possible if not for the cheap labor being used by the postal service for package delivery. I think Big Business such as Amazon are abusing the indented purpose of the postal service. They are making a lot of money. the consumer is getting almost free convenience at below store price. It sounds like a win/win until you understand that it's the worker who has to pay that piper. Which I'm sure nobody cares about if you're not amongst the working class. Perhaps that's why nobody is working these jobs? Perhaps the labor shortage drives costs up? Perhaps labor shortage contributes to worse customer service and supply chain issues... There's consequences to all of it. net shopping/cell phone entitled consumerism is a huge root of it imo
@saintpreferred9223 8 ай бұрын
Onlie from Amazon is a SCAM. Check shipping costs...Check the pricing. SCAM.
@kutiek9699 8 ай бұрын
You don't have to wait in line. Can save time and gas.
@poeticmyth2108 8 ай бұрын
Thats what these companies get for promoting online shopping. I knew this would all happen
@SpaceRanger9840 8 ай бұрын
@@poeticmyth2108 next stop will be drones delivering it all
@guymerritt4860 8 ай бұрын
As other people have said: 80 grand for a new truck.....it's like there are two Americas. In one America people can buy multiple new cars, own a nice house plus rental houses, etc. while the majority of people can't handle a $500 emergency. It's totally freaking crazy. It's not just Black Friday - this country is a shell of it's former self.
@sasapopadic384 8 ай бұрын
😂, you are right....America is done.. This is the last breath.....
@Rzn8B58 8 ай бұрын
gotta show those cheeky bastards across the ocean who's boss again.
@marcgroetsch2216 8 ай бұрын
That’s why we have credit cards, to cover emergency expenses but then skip the payments 😂
@claqyagami6914 8 ай бұрын
I bet a lot of those people who can't handle a $500 emergency are paying for a 80 grand truck or something similar.
@douglascoggeshall2490 8 ай бұрын
And this will get FAR WORSE before it gets better ...
@jeberted 7 ай бұрын
I worked target last year for Black Friday.. it was just another day with a small influx of traffic. That’s when I knew it was done for. Although my local malls do have an insane amount of traffic on Black Friday which I like because I love malls and I hate they’re on the decline due to online shopping.
@procrastinates 7 ай бұрын
Only a few years ago, people used to trample each other to be the first one to get that new thing that's on sale at a ridiculously cheap price. Man, times have really changed. I just have a feeling that online shopping will one day kill malls like JCPENNEY.
@gingerdude94 8 ай бұрын
Those department stores must cost a fortune to run, they are doomed.
@ccirish4519 8 ай бұрын
Good.
@heavenlysonshine 8 ай бұрын
Pretty ignorant of you to say; 'Good.' In-person retail economy is one of main factors that has made this country the richest in the world. Online shopping wouldn't have come about at all, without it. One way or another, between transitioning to an all digital economy, over- regulation, and/or acts of sabotage, the plug will be pulled on this online econ too. Most people today won't be able to deal with it.@@ccirish4519
@danielbrown7535 8 ай бұрын
Its California leads the way. Out here...12 hr drive away...bimart has 50 CT Winchester 115 g 9mm for 11.99 plus other great deals, too many to list. I always shop here before I head back to santa cruz. Oh...and I love being able to keep my jeep unlocked always in this red vacation state...but it's dang cold compared to the montaray bay. Can't wait to get back k with my booty. Build in carmel, spend over state line..10 yrs..never registered my main cars in cali...I just go visit family and get reverse cost shock n spend money. Wish I could bring back the good foods.
@dusty001-ud9rz 8 ай бұрын
seems like marketing isn't changing...thats alot of TVs, but then again they Sell online too...
@valerierogers9609 8 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Just give employees the day off.
@CagedSUPERMAN 8 ай бұрын
I work in retail, and I can tell you that retail itself has killed its own business and the CEOs and everyone else are too stupid to realize what they need to do to get the people back in the stores
@danielschrecker9996 8 ай бұрын
My biggest gripe is that 90% of the stuff retailers sell is Chinesium and won't last a year. If I'm gonna go somewhere in person to shop around I expect the best quality goods. If I wanted cheap stuff from overseas, I'd order it online where I can choose exactly what I want down to the most minute detail instead of settle for the one or two models made from brittle plastic they MIGHT have in stores.
@gfys756 8 ай бұрын
@@danielschrecker9996Almost everything you've bought for the past 30 years has been Chinesium. What's different, all of the sudden?
@booster8267 8 ай бұрын
So tell me - how do you get people visiting the stores again?
@yvens001 8 ай бұрын
Stores like Best Buy and target killed Black Friday. They been scamming their customers for years with fake prices. Customers finally realize that nothing is really on sale on Black Friday.
@ronque23 8 ай бұрын
The CEOs make 2,000% more than the rank and file employees. But I’m sure it’s because they’re just so damn smart, right-as their stock nose dives.
@dimitarmargaritov 8 ай бұрын
I am from Bulgaria (Eastern Europe), we live in the capital city which is somewhere between 1.5 million and 2 million in population. Foot traffic in malls is back to pre-pandemic levels. This black friday we decided to go in the afternoon instead of in the evening because we can afford it and still there were plenty of people. But we decided to leave around 6:30 pm just as the number of visitors inside the mall started ramping up. And this is one of the less popular malls, I can only imagine what it was like in the more popular and premium malls.
@skullchimes 8 ай бұрын
Here in lithuania the malls are full of people
@darrellsmith4463 7 ай бұрын
Here in America we only have gangs and shoplifters in the mall getting “5 finger discounts. Everyone else shops by phone hoping their packages aren’t stolen by “porch pirates”. Country has gone to the dogs fast.
@dimitarmargaritov 7 ай бұрын
@@darrellsmith4463 I mean, we have our own problems too like we are considered the poorest nation in the EU, things like poor justice systems, heavy corruption in some areas that comes from the very top of the state etc. But in many cases we have made quite signifant improvements despite of the government. We just need a few things like European-like health care system, a total judical reform that will guarantee to put at least some of the top criminals in jail forever, give incentives to increase the birth rates, improve education and we will be great.
@Quick_Sa_Fugim 7 ай бұрын
@@dimitarmargaritov Fellow romanian here. Pretty much the same situation right here. Health care looks good on paper but corruption still governs and if you don't have money for bribes, you're done, so just stay safe and pray you'll never have to need it. Corruption is still rampant, but now the EU laws are above the country laws, so we are heading in a good direction in here, no matter what our politicians want. The last point is worrying tho. They want dumber and dumber masses to easily govern over. EU doesn't have a saying in that area, so the average IQ keeps plummeting. Last 10 years or so our way of life skyrocketed like never before, but there is so much more room to improve.
@dimitarmargaritov 7 ай бұрын
@@Quick_Sa_Fugim We should form our own union in some aspects and work together on common issues. As for the dumber population, same can be said here as the country is under heavy bombardment by the Russian that makes people to be fake-nostalgic about Russia and the Communism era. There is even an anti-EU party in the parliament, but I am hoping their influence will fade away soon. However, they would most likely be replaced by some other pro-Russia group but will see what happens. Anyway, I still have a lot of hope for our country as there is not that much work to do, to be honest, it just needs to be done properly. All the best to you!
@hampdog5716 8 ай бұрын
The guy doing the Tree decorations was like “man, no one is even going to show up. What’s the point? I’m done for the day”
@holliesheet3182 8 ай бұрын
The gluttony of a mall space, mismanaged, coupled with a pathetic wage makes one lift hands in the air, slap them down to one's sides, and punch out after non insured hours. Crappy Holidaze
@1HeatWalk 7 ай бұрын
Guys is still getting paid.
@DavidLeBlanc 8 ай бұрын
The empty malls, the echoes in the halls, it's really kind of depressing.
@arachosia 8 ай бұрын
Malls are stupid anyway. Just a collection of way overpriced clothing stores. Good riddance I say
@TheyRiseBand 8 ай бұрын
@@arachosia They'll have to repurpose malls for housing the hordes of homeless that continue to grow, exponentially.
@DavidLeBlanc 8 ай бұрын
@@TheyRiseBand Shhhh, don't give them any ideas.
@manga12 8 ай бұрын
@@arachosia wasn't always that way, though, had collections of places of all kinds back in the hey day, but if any of them sell clothing made in the usa I will kiss the floor, usa made is more expensive but it means jobs that help support the ecconomy, and we lost soo much manufacturing here have to circle up and save what we do have, but as it were I still like to see the sites and sounds of the mall and the junk food places, some even local entities that rent space, and loved the book stores but those are saddly dissappering too though collectable shops still seem to be around and or popping up, above else though small buisness saturday should be done if one can helps the local shops and the money stays in the community and you find more persional gifts or unique pieces for gifts or for the season and that helps keep jobs that pay taxes in the community and help with the upkeep of the area
@dvferyance 8 ай бұрын
@@Chowda41 I never thought vinal records would ever come back and they did so you never know.
@baronvg 8 ай бұрын
I had a feeling no one was shopping this season. Even all the lightning deals on Amazon were going unclaimed left & right. But I saw articles saying that shopping was up so & so billions of dollars from last year so,who knows. I just can’t believe it considering how high interest AND prices are.
@BadForYourKidneys 8 ай бұрын
Honestly its eerie but expected. The last time i ever went black friday shopping was in 2019. Even back then my ex n I struggled to find anything we felt was even worth buying. As GenZ gets into their 20's & Millennials are hitting their mid 30's...we are more focused on paying our bills to remain independent rather than buying products. All we need these days are a gaming rig, an apartment & food. There's little room for splurging on stuff like its 2016.
@TheyRiseBand 8 ай бұрын
Nobody leaves their housees anymore. Nobody has any money and if they do, they're spending it on $7 shrinkflated boxes of cereal or the basics. I wouldn't even open on Black Friday, if I were a retailer. Too much risk for theft mobs.
@cotjocky466 8 ай бұрын
The urbanites can't see the forest for the trees. There are no theft mobs where I live. You can sleep with your door unlocked at night. The problem IS WHERE YOU LIVE. If you are a good person, LEAVE to an area of good people and defend it from allowing it to become a cess pool like most urban areas. People who've always lived in a large city just can't see how much better smaller city life is until they try it out.
@maluminse6013 8 ай бұрын
@@cotjocky466Screw that noise. I don't want anymore coastal urbanites ruining my area. They're always more liberal than the areas they move to and liberals live to change the areas they move into to suit their preferences. Stay where you are and fix your own shit
@javieribarra3084 8 ай бұрын
Na that's not true.
@cotjocky466 8 ай бұрын
@@javieribarra3084 It is true in mine and many others experience. Sounds like you need to move to a better community.
@Stevescafidi-km3td 8 ай бұрын
Maybe if we enforced our laws this will all be gone!
@karami8844 8 ай бұрын
I work retail and this was the slowest Black Friday ever. A complete waste of time. Most of the business was through our website. A lot of ship-from-store orders and same-day pickups. Fewer customers means less employees, which means upset customers who decide to shop online instead. It’s a vicious cycle.
@davidparker9676 8 ай бұрын
I have been surprised to see the store traffic is lower than a regular weekday. I think it is a sign of the times. Retail jobs will probably get decimated over the next few years. I recommend getting into the service industry or the trades ASAP.
@edgaryzen4925 8 ай бұрын
I doubt less customers mean less employees. Good thinking though Job duties do evolve over time to help business thrive. So in the sense of less footprint at brick and mortar, the duty would be either lessen or adjusted to other avenue aka fulfill online traffic and sales thus more employees doing the logistics to meet bottom line.
@karami8844 8 ай бұрын
@@edgaryzen4925 That’s exactly what I meant. A lot of us doing fulfillment duties were cashiers at some point. I’m going to tough it out this holiday season but I’m already looking for other jobs for next year.
@davidparker9676 8 ай бұрын
@@edgaryzen4925 Big picture, absolutely less jobs with less retail sales. Most of the workforce can be eliminated and/or outsourced. Amazon is implementing more and more AI to replace costly labor. When was the last time you got domestic customer service on the phone? Every time I call, I talk to someone in the Philippines or in India. Labor is a retail business' biggest expense, they will make labor cuts to save on their most variable cost. A shift to online commerce removes the need of countless jobs, including security and janitorial/housekeeping. Online sales can put more work on fewer people in a more remote, central warehouse. The only reason retail still exists is the boomer and gen-x holdouts that do not like online shopping. Millennial and gen Z choppers already prefer online shopping. They are the ones fueling Doordash, Instacart, UberEats etc; they are happily trading quality for convenience.
@poopjeans1135 8 ай бұрын
Well, y'all wanted 20 an hour for ringing a register or greeting people at walmart. Then you're surprised when there is fewer staff to go around and people shop onilne or you get automated checkouts.
@TravH823 8 ай бұрын
Stop by the mall in NJ by where I live and record this. I went on Black Friday, once drove past, once to shop. Absolutely barely any parking. Stores were full in the morning and at night...Poplular stores had tons of lines, nobody goes to department stores like that except Macys.
@terrygotwhatheheaskedforfo7789 8 ай бұрын
I seen a woman in Starbucks having a 7 dollar cup of coffee and the tow truck was outside repossessing her car, they must of followed her 😅😅
@Meanace208 8 ай бұрын
It’s also possible that shoppers finally realized there is no such thing as a Black Friday deal. As marking things up just to mark them down to the original price is not a deal
@gatolibero8329 8 ай бұрын
That too.
@shinobirising8196 8 ай бұрын
But I love that people have finally gotten hip to the tricks.
@analyticalhabitrails9857 8 ай бұрын
Let the suckers keep sleeping.
@osuave7811 8 ай бұрын
@@analyticalhabitrails9857 LOL. Factchecking the data that really matters 11-28-23 websites and stores hit an all time high of 200.4 million over the 5 day weekend from thanksgiving day through Cyber Monday 7% YOY up according to a survey by the national retail Federation, and for Cyber Monday 9.6% YOY up.
@vaporsaver 8 ай бұрын
People used to die for that too. Wild.
@theandroids 8 ай бұрын
More people have realized what most of us have known for years: There's a growing awareness of marketing tactics these companies use like jacking up prices and trying to make people think they're getting deals. Additionally, many companies don't bother offering good deals when they know people will buy their products regardless. In the past, a lot of companies would offer discounts ranging from 50% to 80%, but these days, it's more like 25% - quite a drop. As I mentioned, they also prices generally are higher overall, and people don't want to spend what they don't have. Companies just don't care as much anymore to give customers actual deals, a lof them just want to screw customers and are more greedy than ever.
@cane6074 8 ай бұрын
Got to keep the the fat cats on Wall Street happy and pay for the exorbitant salaries of the executives, a true good deal means less money for them.
@bootlegcraig6525 7 ай бұрын
Great work! I'm glad people like you are documenting this.
@wendyhoh1244 8 ай бұрын
I have friends and relatives in different cities and countries. I spent three hours doing online Christmas shopping, don't even need to visit the post office, still remember the good old days having to box up the parcels and lining up for over an hour at the post office during Christmas season. I haven't bought one single item from malls/retail store this season.
@dinsdaleseven1627 8 ай бұрын
It's incredible to be witness to the dramatic shift away from retail stores. For a person who grew up in the 60's and 70's I never dreamed this was possible.
@barneshomestead1240 8 ай бұрын
I didn't expect the spiral to happen so fast in my lifetime...the instant Biden took office my discretionary spending power VANISHED OVERNIGHT.
@kjhnsn7296 8 ай бұрын
@@barneshomestead1240 if Biden or anyone else was controlling your wallet you deserve it.
@kjhnsn7296 8 ай бұрын
I used to work in a department store after school during the 90's. It used to be packed!
@kaelaalisan 8 ай бұрын
It’s because we’re broke 😭😭😂
@pauljs75 8 ай бұрын
Retail would still have a role if people desire a certain quality of service (particularly if shoppers want to see the products first-hand), but the question is whether any companies can step-up in that regard. Few neither desire nor may afford to do so. The fact that those working have most of their money going to rent and other already existing expenses with heavy inflation doesn't help either.
@kemangraya2382 8 ай бұрын
I never feel sorry or concern for car dealers. Last year when i wanted to buy. The sales manager treated me like dirt. The dealers jack up prices and laugh at customers who offer them fair price. They talked to me as i was a begger coming inside the store. Now look at them!! They are trying to be nice but it is too late. Customers vengeance is real! Keep your car, fix it still come up cheaper and no monthluy payments
@andrewmachado6988 8 ай бұрын
It was the same with me when I was purchasing a new car in 2019. Was looking at a Civic and The Honda dealer played games. Gave me one price, then I said I wasn’t buying, came back with a better price and I walked out. Told the guy “why didn’t you give me this better price when we first started talking? You’re playing games. I’m outta here”. Ended up going to Hyundai and getting an Elantra for less than both prices Honda gave me.
@hycoperosity5843 8 ай бұрын
Crazy considering these dealerships don't end up selling half of their yearly stock, these vehicles end up in the desert dripping fluids till they rust, and rot away rather than sell them for a fair price; just like the grocery stores, they will not lower prices on produce starting to rot, they'd rather just let it rot or throw it away-so be it their prices are a joke.
@americanpaisareturns9051 8 ай бұрын
The Black Friday I grew up with is long gone. Back in my day we would camp outside of Best Buy because they were limited quantities of 5 per store for the tv and laptop specials before they started making products specifically made to be sold on black Friday. Not gonna lie. I miss the chaos of this days. The stampedes, pepper spraying and cursing at each other. 🥲 Good Times.😂
@ranchdressing1037 8 ай бұрын
About 2018-2019 at the end of my collectibles hunting phase, I reached a point where things I wanted in the store, I would literally search ebay in the store and even if it was a dollar cheaper, I'd buy it somewhere else and walk out. These days I don't bother with driving out.
@dcryder9736 8 ай бұрын
Has to be regional. Here in Tennessee both Knoxville and Nashville malls were nuts. Refreshing seeing the crowds.
@MurakamiTenshi 8 ай бұрын
Black Friday hasn't been worthwhile for years. There used to be actual discounts on items, and thats why people fought for stuff back in the day.... Now? Corporations mark up the prices of items and then "slash it down" so you end up paying thr same price it was before they inflated it. It's crooked.
@hycoperosity5843 8 ай бұрын
It's true, I've worked at several retail stores in my life, and that's exactly what they do raise, and lower the prices at will depending. Also not just black friday, don't forget back to school, labor day etc...
@harveylong5878 8 ай бұрын
ah but the fist fights, watching people beat the hell out of each other over a TV, PlayStation,Xbox was the best part. well 2nd to sitting in the car and watching people get jacked for that $1k tv they just fought off 30 other people for. or the people being held a gun point for the PlayStation,Xbox
@TheDrew718 8 ай бұрын
I recently stopped in a Kohl's store and saw a pair of affordable sunglasses. I checked the online price, which was lower than the store price. I asked the cashier if Kohl's would price match the price on their website. She said no. So, to get the lower price, I would have to buy them online and arrange for store pickup (several hours later). I went home and found a similar product on Amazon for cheaper.
@chunt75032 8 ай бұрын
This is and has been the plan all along. they make it where they can close all middle class business & then they tell us if we don't comply they won't sell us the online...imagine us all painting ourselves into a corner & that is where we are.
@cherrelleg8276 8 ай бұрын
Target does that all the time. But they will price match. It’s so bad that I have to compare prices on an item to the online one before I leave. But they will price match. It’s like a trick for people that don’t know though.
@michaeldpa1333 8 ай бұрын
People are catching on to the price & sales scams. Easy to price out the median price for a product these days.
@brianknight3750 8 ай бұрын
Don't forget the shipping when compared to online. Most time is better locally if thierbis shipping.
@DrBeef216 8 ай бұрын
The rise of online shopping has of course changed the experience, but I drove to the gym early Black Friday, went past several stores including a Best Buy, and they were jammed. You either live in a rent-free district or you drove around to find an area that typically doesn't do well with Black Fridays to begin with.
@enriquesinghjr 8 ай бұрын
This is relative... I've worked at a mall in San Antonio TX for the past 6 years and out of those 6 years 2023 was the busiest we've ever been... packed!
@DonnieChoi 8 ай бұрын
Interesting.
@Metkafu888 8 ай бұрын
The reason why nobody is in the store shopping is because the Grocery store and food and rent prices so high don't have extra money or maybe they are waiting for cyber Monday but the grocery store is taking everyone money... Rest in peace BLACK FRIDAY you are DEAD 😂
@MrAP991 8 ай бұрын
Don't forget the higher energy bills too. The gas and electric company shakes me down for every little bit I have left. It's insane.
@happylistener4628 8 ай бұрын
Hopefully 🤞 people are wising up and not being so materialistic. Saving their hard earned money for living expenses: (shelter)mortgage/rent, groceries, (utilities)water, electricity, trash pickup, etc. I’m so happy I have never been materialistic and always a saver. Living frugally and being a minimalist, I retired at 60 free of debt in 2021 with my employer matched and unmatched retirement accounts, my nice size savings and my emergency fund which will see me through at least 2 years of my expenses. Not to mention collecting my well earned Social Security benefits I paid into for decades. The last 24 years busting my butt working in healthcare as a (RT)Respiratory Therapist and through the Covid/Delta pandemic 😷. To save money in today’s ridiculous inflationary economy our family of retirees consolidated. I moved from my previous residence(rented). My sister, her husband and their son opened their home 🏡 for me(my sister’s brilliant idea 💡). I’m renting a room and contributing money for household necessities: groceries. A win, win for all of us. We’re gratefully blessed, thriving and enjoying a well earned comfortable retirement. Examples, I moved $60K of my savings into a high interest CD; and successfully saved another $10K to move into an even higher interest CD. God is providing. So no fears or worries here. This is true wealth.
@JonDoe-gi5zf 8 ай бұрын
The biggest shopping day of the year and this is it. This is a great representation of the economy. People do not have the money, and the ones that do, rather not WASTE it on useless crap.
@justinbooth5056 8 ай бұрын
it's all boomers that helped sleep walk Joe Biden into office, the economy is literally fracturing by generation. I live in Texas and have stopped going out or downtown because it's literally this everywhere. A handful of boomers with savings and a few nepo babies going to school on mommy and daddy and the governments dollar.
@Too510 8 ай бұрын
He came way too early. It was packed af at this Best Buy. I could barely find parking. Noon and after people started to come out. No need to be at Bestbuy as soon as it open. And the mall down the street was SLAMMED!! Lines to get in and get out. Took us like 20 minutes to get tf out of the mall parking lot. I didn’t see a lot of shopping bags but people were out!
@cherrelleg8276 8 ай бұрын
It’s not representing anything when I can go online and buy what I want without waist I gas and get free shipping. It’s like older people don’t understand this. Plus it’s always more stuff online than in the stores and it tells u if an item u want is sold out or not. I want to Walmart b4 on Black Friday waited in line for the item I want to be sold out because they only allow ten per store
@Enjcj 8 ай бұрын
@@Too510 Ok that’s hopeful.
@ripleyevil9135 8 ай бұрын
Companies want you to buy online - they text and email spam you constantly. Walgreens had a perfume sale a couple weeks ago and I couldn’t get what I wanted for the sale price in store - they wanted me to go online and have it shipped to me even though I was literally in their store. Economy is bad right now too - Black Friday just isn’t like it used to be anymore and it’s truly sad.
@johnnelligan4091 8 ай бұрын
Everyone is a debt slave ! You got that right My friend !
@pedrofernandez8729 8 ай бұрын
I recall Black Fridays of a few years ago, mayhem, fights, people acting like animals so they could save a few bucks. I knew it would come to an end.
@dlewis9760 8 ай бұрын
When it started the % mark down on some stuff was incredible. Then it wasn't a few years later.
@revelationsproduction1132 8 ай бұрын
Animals shouldn't be compare to savages!
@Letsgobrandon827 8 ай бұрын
Those people who we’re getting into fights for a few dollars off their bath towels are just stealing the merchandise now. 100% off every day of the year.
@esterdrass4964 8 ай бұрын
A young man was killed on black friday some years ago. He opened the doors to the store and the mob ran in and trampled him to death. It was horrific. All for a tv??? I was told by an employee of a major chain that what they sell on black friday cheap is shit. I was better off waiting for another sale and buying a better brand.
@jiszmo6668 8 ай бұрын
Yeah any good deals ended by like the 2nd or 3rd year. I think I went on the third year of black friday, and couldn't find even one good deal.
@areg3750 8 ай бұрын
Overconsumption has been a problem for years. Now people are struggling to pay bills and buy food. Maybe the needless spending has to stop so people can get back to the basics of life.
@CraftEccentricity 8 ай бұрын
I don't disagree, but consumption creates jobs.
@LeoMetalTraveler 8 ай бұрын
You are correct pay bills and buy food instead of buying things they don’t need with money they don’t have
@user-nq2oz8tf2l 8 ай бұрын
Digging a hole and filling it in creates jobs too. @@CraftEccentricity
@888jimm 8 ай бұрын
@@LeoMetalTraveler - Be interesting to do another Bogata comparo.... appreciate your work Leo
@valerierogers9609 8 ай бұрын
I think you hit the essence of it. I recall before it was called black Friday and wasn't so exploited with folks mobbing stores acting crazy. I don't go along with the mainstream.
@Krystal_Kitty7 8 ай бұрын
Honestly it's not worth it anymore to get up at 4am, drive down to the mall on a cold fall morning just to go shopping for electronics, clothes and home items you can get delivered to your home. The malls and shopping centers are empty but the real traffic is in the Amazon, Target, & Walmart shipping warehouses.
@JPH0922 7 ай бұрын
I usually fly to Vegas to go shopping. Black Friday was so liveley and festive there! It was such a joy kill to comeback to SF.
@juanmontoya6622 8 ай бұрын
Every day is Black "$950 "free" shopping spree" Friday all over California.😂🤣
@itsoktobehappy461 8 ай бұрын
@Triple7studios1 Why stop at $950?
@dumpstadee8371 8 ай бұрын
i would like to know the comittee that argued between 900 and 950 or were there a group that was pushing for 1000$$$
@scottguitar8168 8 ай бұрын
@@itsoktobehappy461 That is what California law allows you to steal without penalty.
@eddiechi1 8 ай бұрын
same in Chicago, anything under $999 is help yourself..... and even if cops witness you "helping yourself" they can not do anything because of the new "no pursuit" policies so it has become a free for all in the windy city
@itsoktobehappy461 8 ай бұрын
@@scottguitar8168 are you serious? Hell, why bother working? Just hit a few stores everyday and make a few grand tax free every day. Why would they ever make a law like this?
@miamivicefanatic9736 8 ай бұрын
This is so sad. As much as I used to hate the crowds on Black Friday, I now miss it. It's a reminder of how much the world has changed, and not for the better.
@jkmarshall3553 8 ай бұрын
People no longer buying useless crap... hmmmm... perhaps it is for the better.
@LMGuelph 8 ай бұрын
Yea Canada took on Black Friday too and it was always busy, but now it seems like a regular day.
@V.E.R.O. 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I used to wait until Black Friday to buy everything I needed, clothing, electronics, cookware, etc but there sales aren't as good as they used to be.
@clemhfandango. 8 ай бұрын
You miss the uncontrolled consumerism and rabid shopping where lots of people went into debt to buy cheap crap made in China? Damn that is some crazy ass nostalgia you got there buddy.
@jdb2722 8 ай бұрын
@@jkmarshall3553they buy twice as much online
@J.Anne.Overeem 8 ай бұрын
I remember the stores and the malls were packed like sardines, shoulder to shoulder, and the lines to check out were long! I still can’t believe it! So very sad!
@ebomb1133 8 ай бұрын
Looks like a sleepy Tuesday morning. I worked multiple black Fridays at Kohls back in high school and college. I remember the lines of people and chaos that would ensue. Now it's a ghost town. One good memory I do have from them is buying an Xbox 1 with my employee discount and black Friday sale on lunch. Took the entire lunch to sit in line but it was worth it.
@MrToddsCorner 8 ай бұрын
I found Home Depot and Walmart equally empty here in Dallas. No one has any money for food, and the stores think people are going to buy tons of $1,000 TV's and other stuff? But...but...but the President says the economy is great 😮
@IxAMxABU 8 ай бұрын
Quoting imo his most memorable quote, "The economy is as HOT AS HELL."
@TheSkatereel 8 ай бұрын
Went to target in Plano at 7:30AM. More employees than customers. Even joked with employees about it as I was coming in
@michaeldpa1333 8 ай бұрын
If you live a BLUE State with Unions and decent Non Union Labor rates the stores are busier. If you cling on to Rural Red areas where your labor rates are shyte as well as your benefits then move!
@alexialira3839 8 ай бұрын
@michaeldpa1333 yeah, I hear California, Washington state and NY are booming, for instance. Everyone is moving to those places for affordable houses, low gas prices, low food costs, great jobs paying you big bucks and little to no crime! 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@Xavier60Ha 8 ай бұрын
@@michaeldpa1333I heard people are flocking to blue states 💩holes sure delusional Micheal
@gsdlover8967 8 ай бұрын
I am not surprised 😒.. electric bill went to 100%, water bill went up 40%, food went up 100% so there is no monwy left to buy anything 😂😅 people worry about paying bills and not electronics 🤔
@Call_MeJD 7 ай бұрын
I can’t wait to see the numbers. It’s going to be a rough year for many brick and mortar retailers
@patrickquecke6875 8 ай бұрын
My worry is what will fill the space of these buildings when these retail giants collapse. It's concerning to see how little foot traffic is on black Friday. When my wife and I took the ferry into the city in the late 2010s, it was 10,000-100,000 people per hour. The absolute lack of actual human interaction will truly increase fear.
@MichaelSellers5691 7 ай бұрын
Illegal migrant camps will fill those areas.
@LaughingRandomly 8 ай бұрын
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@LeoMetalTraveler 8 ай бұрын
Welcome to the METAL club! Thanks for the sub!
@LaughingRandomly 8 ай бұрын
@@LeoMetalTraveler 👍👍
@ronfrancois2767 7 ай бұрын
you are so right
@memecats5698 8 ай бұрын
I am a 68 year old senior citizen female and I totally shop online and I order my groceries online and pick them up on the side, I can’t stand being in crowded stores anymore I just can’t stand it but it looks like I’m safe in clothing and electronic stores. LOL
@kujiko88 8 ай бұрын
This black Friday was... Very quiet. It's crazy how we opened early and we're busy for maybe an hour and then it was a trickle of customers throughout the day. Not even the tv's sold well. It's quite a sign when the whole store is on sale but nobody can afford to care.
@Aim-cr1qp 8 ай бұрын
Where i live the mall was super full i even saw persons fainting of the mall being packed. The items i wanted were all gone. I needed to be in that empty mall of your video to buy all items i still Want.
@Nanakanisurra 8 ай бұрын
If any customers camp outside stores nowadays, guaranteed some young thugs or street psychos will roll up on them in the night. Our society is dead.
@ulexite-tv 8 ай бұрын
I agree.
@mentran7112 8 ай бұрын
F J B
@chipcook5346 8 ай бұрын
No, society is not dead. Society just conducts its consumption less conspicuously. It's not as if being an idiot at the mall was an ancient tradition.
@neilaxelrod5872 8 ай бұрын
In places like California maybe. In America, we prosecute criminals and many of us carry a firearm.
@kaelaalisan 8 ай бұрын
I’m sorry but this is a horrible take 😂😂
@y.cschmidlin8172 8 ай бұрын
All the signs of a thriving and strong economy, right?
@chaunceywilliams8405 8 ай бұрын
I think your on to something.
@calfan4life 8 ай бұрын
So you find it politically advantageous to Blame the Democrats not the CEOs who took advantage of supply chain shortages to blow up prices. Than they didn't bother to lower them to pre covid levels. Why should they when they're flush with profits. Its the Republican playbook
@thebklynprophet 8 ай бұрын
@@calfan4lifewake the f up. Bidden economics has ruined middle class and poor people life
@peteybrian 8 ай бұрын
Mostly that Black Friday tradition of 4:00 am shopping is over and conveniently moved online.
@justinbooth5056 8 ай бұрын
@@calfan4life why didn't those CEO's act like that under Trump? because they couldn't get away with it - you pedos have had four years finger pointing is finished.
@disconnected22 8 ай бұрын
I did what I’ve done the last few black Fridays; I only go to a local store that sells DVDs. Don’t give money to corporate anything
@hxviera 8 ай бұрын
Great video! This isn't just about a slow shopping day; it's a glimpse into the broader issues our economy is facing. Thank you.
@laurabeissel9345 8 ай бұрын
You are right - scary isn't it??
@treasurethetime2463 8 ай бұрын
This looks downright terrifying. I mean seriously scary. It feels a little post apocalyptic.
@eddie788 8 ай бұрын
It's an intentional take down in order to usher in their Great Reset aka NWO
@saintpreferred9223 8 ай бұрын
Nope. Don't enforce laws, you get a third world experience. Ever been to a third world country? I think not.
@frankenstein70 8 ай бұрын
Who in this country can afford to live on a weekly paycheck? Groceries prices have went into the Twigh-light zone. $4.50 for a bag of chips that the bag is half full of air? Prices of steaks are more than a tank of gas.
@scottguitar8168 8 ай бұрын
Plenty of us can, but I get your point.
@Toyeboy89 8 ай бұрын
You can get chips a lot cheaper than that if you are willing to get store brands
@BruceLee-xn3nn 8 ай бұрын
I was raised on beans and taters. Now it's your turn
@lawrencebraun7616 8 ай бұрын
A bag of groceries cost $100.
@stevek343 8 ай бұрын
It's almost $9 a bag of potatoes Chips in Washington st
@papasmurf5598 8 ай бұрын
I don’t shop on line at all because I can’t trust that the packages will not get stolen from my door. I can’t wait around the house for deliveries. I like shopping in person to see what I’m buying and it’s an escape to get away from the house and walk.
@TopTierDopamine 8 ай бұрын
Bless the employee's, let them relax after a big thanks giving dinner.
@cindirose3390 8 ай бұрын
We all have a big tv. We need groceries to go on sale!🎉
@LeoMetalTraveler 8 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@elim7228 8 ай бұрын
I don't have a big screen TV. There's nothing special to watch on a big screen, so a medium sized one is perfectly enough.
@gandorfstar5038 8 ай бұрын
Crack Friday was never a Holy Day (Holiday), invented by marketing people, so we the People, can spend our free time buying crap we don't need, or working, instead of doing what we really enjoy. I hope this trend continues. How about a damn sale on groceries??
@valerierogers9609 8 ай бұрын
Ya, bogo on milk and bread 👍
@PSCA1988 8 ай бұрын
Merry Xmas!
@LeoMetalTraveler 8 ай бұрын
Yes, smart business should have capitalize on discounted groceries
@ZzXZ636 8 ай бұрын
I’m a senior , and growing up in a small town we did not have Black Friday . A lot of people did start their shopping that day , but others visited with family . The stores were not crazy crowded with people pushing , shoving , and fighting . IMO it was better before the hype . Simpler times .
@JohnnyLally 8 ай бұрын
So much stuff we can buy weeks in advance, and a lot of us don’t have as much spare money as we used to have.
@LittleMissSunshine721 7 ай бұрын
For the first time in my adult life I had a little bit of extra money to buy a laptop on Black Friday, but the deals weren’t dealin’! Everything looked regular priced or just a few bucks off. What happened to getting a $1,200 for $200? Guess it’s not 1998 anymore. 🤣😂🤣
@timothydare6007 8 ай бұрын
They couldn’t pay me to drive an electric car as my primary vehicle.
@paulkelly4731 8 ай бұрын
Retailers have trained the Customer to shop online... I love when I go in to a brick and mortar store, and they smile and say, we are out of stock on that.. but we can order it for you!.... well dude, I can order it myself, AND since I have to order it, I'll Google around for the LOWEST price, from the thousands of online outlets....
@eyeseer1 8 ай бұрын
This is all truth.
@dogmd7 8 ай бұрын
They were only trying to be nice. Nothing wrong with them offering that service for you. Most big retailers price match each other anyway.
@digitalwallflower 8 ай бұрын
No not necessarily being nice. They're instructed and coached to say that by managers. And where I worked we were only allowed to price match with a retailer that had physical brick and mortar stores. We were also forced to meet an online order quota each day. We were left with the choice to either lie to the customer and tell them its out of stock we can order it at the kiosk, or end up in the managers office for a sit down. @@dogmd7
@MightyDantheman 7 ай бұрын
I think this is because people have realized that Black Friday is more of a scam now. Obviously not wherever, but a lot of places raise their prices before Black Friday, just to they can appear to be selling products at a discount when they're actually just selling it at the normal price. This is often the case for any sales nowadays. There's also online shopping that include these "discounts". Though I think in store has some benefits, as I've recently noticed that the quality of Amazon has dramatically decreased over the years.
@terrygotwhatheheaskedforfo7789 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for telling us the truth ❤️ God Bless you 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
@bigjdubbbb 8 ай бұрын
As a Walmart employee I can verify black Friday is shell of its former self. we opened at 6am and maybe 30-40 people in the store mostly in toys and electronics. Food was dead. Online shopping is were is at .mostly everything that was available in store was available online for most of the week. Cyber Monday which I think by now is just cyber week will be the new black friday
@Fluer-de-Lis 8 ай бұрын
People are also afraid of being robbed too. A lot of people are lurking these places waiting for someone to casually leave a bag in their car to go and steal it
@irongoose3865 8 ай бұрын
Places like Walmart encourage online shopping by offering online only prices. I still prefer going to the store because I want it now not when The UPS driver finally shows up. Funny thing just happened to me lately though, I had my eye on something from Walmart but it was online price only. The last time I tried ordering from Walmart online they made me wait half the day before giving me a pickup time and when they finally E-mailed me they only had one of the two items I ordered. They offered to send me the second one in a couple of days but I wasn't going to be around to receive it. That and my printer wasn't working so I couldn't printout the pickup info anyway. I wasn't sure how that was going to workout when I got there anyway. So I canceled the order. The funny thing that happened lately was I saw something online and thought there was no chance I was going to be able to get it for that price and after the last time ordering on line I was like why bother! Well I was walking around one of their stores the other day for a different reason and they had what I saw online for the same price. 😁SCORE!
@thedeafcattledog8608 8 ай бұрын
I once worked for Wal-Mart, for five years, a very long time ago now. Black Friday usually had a THOUSAND people waiting outside to get in. It was like a free for all of locusts when the doors opened. We were all hanging out on the side wall just to stay out of the way until things calmed down. 30-40. That’s insane. And unsustainable. Physical stores are going to go the way of the dodo unless something changes.
@fredmeyer369 8 ай бұрын
@@Fluer-de-Lisfor me, why should I go into the store when I can get the same deal online? Only reason why I might go in is because it’s sold out online.
@Fluer-de-Lis 8 ай бұрын
@@fredmeyer369 I actually like going into the store to try on things because I’m so skinny so I can often find a lot of clearance items online in the kids section that I can’t find online or sales like in a Marshall’s or a Ross. But I’m nervous about buying anything in the public
@vintagemxer9165 8 ай бұрын
Black DEATH Friday. Just returned from Walmart. VERY slow there. Cashiers were all standing in front of their lanes looking for customers to check out. About noon on Friday. This is concerning. Times have changed. The economy sucks.
@LeoMetalTraveler 8 ай бұрын
And I’m sure those cashiers would rather be home with their families enjoying a very well-deserved four-day weekend
@frankenstein70 8 ай бұрын
This is the BUILD BACK BETTER Biden promise.
@thescott7539 8 ай бұрын
Most of these stores started their black friday sales earlier this month. I picked up my first BF order on November 6th. In many cases, if you didn't grab the stuff early, you missed out. In other cases, such as Target and movies, you had to buy online because they don't carry much if any in stores. So again no reason to head to the store today.
@Rikoyasha15 8 ай бұрын
There are a lot of reasons here and there, but the main reason I believe is that the general public doesn't have money to spend and cars are overpriced now. The cost of living is going up too fast, and our paychecks aren't keeping up.
@nicholassorensen9035 8 ай бұрын
Perhaps people should keep this in mind for 2024. If you’re unable to buy food, housing, or transportation, you may want to put those as a higher priority than anything else come election time.
@craigsavarese8631 8 ай бұрын
As an ex store manager of an electronics game shop from the 90’s and 2000’s, this blows my mind.
@dngrwllrbnsn_ 8 ай бұрын
I managed electronics in a department store in the early 2000's. Like you, I'm watching this video in utter disbelief.
@superdavelane4 8 ай бұрын
Microsoft and Sony not putting their games on discs anymore is gonna kill the brick and mortar gaming industry.
@dngrwllrbnsn_ 8 ай бұрын
@@superdavelane4 That's interesting to know, TY for that. I would not want to be in electronics today. Hell, retail sucks in general and I'll never go back - unless when I get old(er) maybe become a greeter.
@superdavelane4 8 ай бұрын
@@dngrwllrbnsn_ yeah, getting goods and services without having to leave the house is gonna create a weird world. I'm dying to see how things look in 30 years
@SCREAMOxDAD77748 7 ай бұрын
@@superdavelane4 Yeah, that's the downside of a frictionless market. People rather download a game or stream movies from the tips of their fingers. Basically they are trading social interaction with convenience.
@z-man7883 8 ай бұрын
Best buy sucks. Employees treat customers like suspects by following them around and giving them suspicious looks instead of valued customers. Its no wonder people would rather buy elsewhere.
@thuandao4243 8 ай бұрын
They also into dei discrimination hiring…im sick of getting side eyed shopping, while the corp surrender to looting , thieves. After tjmaxx locked up7$ body’s pray jammed up tightly in see through shelves , guy had to unlocked while I bend over bad back to test bottles scents, then he ushered bottle to cashier bc I can’t be trusted I guess. Too much hassles experience shopping then just pay lil more online, I won’t spend $ when these corp won’t get security fight back stupid laws, innocent customers treated like suspects .Seattle we’ve been paying almost 20 cents for dang bag or skip to hold stuff receipt for dear life. Disgusting, rob our joy of shopping in person.
@andrew8168 8 ай бұрын
The last time I went to Best Buy, an employee was rearranging Switch games and wouldn't move so I could get one. Then, I heard about thier racism and sexism against their primary customer base and vowed NEVER to go back.
@Cechil55 8 ай бұрын
I don't mind them following around because I always need help. They suck because of their customer support.
@stpierreforjesusthesavior984 8 ай бұрын
@@thuandao4243 So much theft, can't really blame them.
@hereforthechips7710 8 ай бұрын
They suck because they have a woman CEO, like GM. OPPS; gm.
@TopFix 7 ай бұрын
I feel like you went during day time on a Friday when most people are at work. Here in Australia our day hours on Black Friday was quiet but then picked up heavily after 5pm to 9pm (our stores close late on Fridays), then stayed busy for the next few days (Black Friday deals go from Friday to Monday here). Most people do their shopping after work and will do it later if stores are open later on Fridays. Then they're free on weekends. And a lot will prefer to shop a day or so later so they can shop when the initial hustle isn't as packed, which in my opinion is a better way to shop. If every big shopping day was like this in Australia it would be a dream for me tbh, I hate people getting in the way and long lines.
@src4409 8 ай бұрын
I live in a small town. Went out 2 weeks ago with my sister in law and bought a 2 sweaters for 10$ ea at belk. I wanted to pick up 2 more as gifts for a couple of friends. They had gone up to 15$ ea. That was their black Friday sale.
@TehShadowDeath 8 ай бұрын
Corporations killed Black Friday. They managed to take something that was a fun shopping experience and turn it into a money making con game. People started kicking doors in to get that TV at a 60% discount but what they didn't know was that that TV wasn't the same one that was on the shelf the week before. In fact the one that was at a 60% discount is actually made specifically for Black Friday and has a completely different model number than the one that's normally on the shelf. I think once that started getting out and a bunch of these stores artificially inflating their prices before Black Friday so that they could lower their prices back down to their normal prices that's what ruined the magic of Black Friday.
@Mady-lo6qb 8 ай бұрын
Well, as I understand it, Black Friday was a chance for the businesses to get their accounts in the Black. So I want to think that it was always a money making game. Perhaps more of a con as the years rolled on as businesses failed to make those returns they were hoping for.
@hrhtreeoflife4815 8 ай бұрын
@Mady-lo6qb Q They get an "F" in math. Simple accounting: $ income $ all expenses including corporate taxes owed It's a $0, a $+, or a loss 📉$- A profitable 📈 business stays in business and one that doesn't make a profit shouldn't stay in business. It's basic math. THE GAME HAS BEEN RIGGED A LONG TIME. Q❤
@Ultrademic 8 ай бұрын
Yep
@Cechil55 8 ай бұрын
I needed to buy some batteries for my Dyson V8 vacuum clearner (which is also total ripoffs) and went on Amazon. I could not find any batteries on normal price but the ones marked 'Black Friday Sale", so I clicked on some of them to find out, "this item is exclusively for prime members only" and it took me to join prime site. So, I didn't buy anything and I will wait till Saturday hoping that I would find batteries without that Black Friday Sale sign. This is 18 century all over, king and queen, knights suck blood out of farmers and the citizens. After driving people to absolute poverty and hunger, Louis 16 and Marie Antanette were beheaded by the angry mobs. These corrupt politicians and the corporates just don't seem to see it's coming for them.
@esterdrass4964 8 ай бұрын
Right. They turned it into a YOU MUST HAVE THIS NOW AT THIS PRICE. They loved sitting back watching the people camp out and then stampede into the shop like out-of-control cattle..no offense to cattle! Right now, those same big wigs are milking the middle class for poor quality extremely high-priced name brand bags and accessories. They find a target and milk them dry. People need to wake the fuck up.
@ninaj.4885 8 ай бұрын
I don't even remember when was the last time I stepped foot inside a mall. I just shop online. I think the pandemic really pushed people into getting used to just shopping online.
@Nick-hz2kl 8 ай бұрын
Shop locally. Amazon is a joke . Support small businesses and not the corporations like amazon
@ninaj.4885 8 ай бұрын
@@Nick-hz2kl Who said anything about Amazon? Amazon isn't the only company with a website. I have a better chance of finding what I'm looking for online. I don't like crowds especially since one can get shot just going to the grocery store or the mall so I'm cautious of public spaces now. Plus I'm just busy and don't have time to ride from store to store let alone walk around a mall.
@thetattooedguy1413 8 ай бұрын
@@Nick-hz2klAlways support small businesses, and stay strapped and frosty.
@alexgg7499 8 ай бұрын
That is part of the problem
@TopFix 7 ай бұрын
Maybe but having your packages left on the porch for people to steal when you're out is still an anxiety inducing inconvenience, and the ability to try things on/getting them instantly is still something the online experience can never replicate. There are things you can buy online that are pretty universal without a need to try on, or see in person, but when there's a product you're unsure of, want to see options in the flesh in front of you and have it immediately, there will always be a need for IRL shopping. Also the social aspect, people like going to shop and using it as an excuse to eat out with friends/family.
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@stevenbrown5210 8 ай бұрын
I can't even afford a full tank of gas let alone Black Friday shopping
@mfenix911 8 ай бұрын
Good. The way people act on Black Friday in the US has always been such a global embarrassment. I've always thought of it as an evil holiday that celebrates greed and mindless consumerism and was intentionally set the day after a holiday where you are supposed to be thankful and grateful for what you have, just to be ironic.
@michaeldpa1333 8 ай бұрын
I totally agree.
@trxntroll843 8 ай бұрын
Agree with everything you said except globe. Get out here with that programming bs we all know we live on a flat stationary piece of land.
@Stevescafidi-km3td 8 ай бұрын
Get rid of black fridays! Replace them with Maga fridays! .
@pacman071 8 ай бұрын
You summed up everything that I wanted to say. It's disgusting, mindless sheep behavior.
@user-is7xs1mr9y 8 ай бұрын
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@FlvAet421 8 ай бұрын
I'm sick of rude employees, sick of the crime, sick of waiting in line. I shop online or at hardware stores.
@brittislove 8 ай бұрын
I worked so many black Fridays and people would get INSANE and irrational. 2008 I worked a 17 hour shift, working two minimum wage jobs on a black friday. Black Friday is a shell of what it used to be because these "deals" are not deals at all. I actually saw companies RAISE prices just for Black Friday and customers would still go into a frenzy because the "% saved" number was higher. Thank goodness for online shopping. I would say that I did go to a home depot recently and asked them if it was busy on Black Friday and they said yes. I guess they actually do get busy
@hectorcarranza5870 8 ай бұрын
Great job informing the folks that the entire world is facing a dollar crisis. Your videos are on T.
@norseczar27 8 ай бұрын
It’s actually depressing and hurts seeing this
@suen5006 8 ай бұрын
A dollar crisis? Not really. People are spending like crazy.
@cherrelleg8276 8 ай бұрын
U can order it online. Why stand in lie plus they give u free shipping
@norseczar27 8 ай бұрын
@@cherrelleg8276 good point
@superdave8248 8 ай бұрын
About two weeks before Black Friday I needed to run a couple of errands. First stop. Lowes Hardware. The place was absolutely dead. On a weekend with nice weather no less. Then I went to Walmart. The place was absolutely slammed. I walk over to their holiday area and I'm the only one in these aisle. Then I started to pay attention to what people had in their carts. It was all necessities. 90% of what was in their carts was grocery related. I hate to say it, but I see a lot of lay offs coming after the holidays.
@alexandermatthews145 8 ай бұрын
I'm 50 and remember in the 80s malls would be packed with people, this video is absolutely depressing
@KariIzumi1 7 ай бұрын
Naw, after the feeding frenzy it was in the 2000s, I'm glad it's dead to be honest and after the Bluesky thread I came across from employees who takes about how so many "specials" were scams, literally nothing of value has been lost. Protip: the best time to buy discount TVs is the week before the Super Bowl, where good brands like Sony have fantastic deals. Black Friday always pushed things like those cheap Westinghouse TVs that would blow out in a week.
@thatdivineoraclegirl1622 7 ай бұрын
we don't have money for black friday these days with everything being high. I did some shopping online through kohls but that was it.
@JasWritesInDarkness 8 ай бұрын
As someone who worked Black Friday in Macy’s and Target this is a bittersweet video for me. Because people are crazy and annoying during this time but at the same time employees get paid a bit more during Black Friday
@davidparker9676 8 ай бұрын
Retail in general is a shrinking part of business. I don;t think they can sustain the big stores full of employees for much longer. AI and foreign customer service/fulfillment is coming fast.
@osuave7811 8 ай бұрын
@@davidparker9676 Factchecking the data that really matters 11-28-23 websites and stores hit an all time high of 200.4 million over the 5 day weekend from thanksgiving day through Cyber Monday 7% YOY up according to a survey by the national retail Federation, and for Cyber Monday 9.6% YOY up.
@amandalouise3597 8 ай бұрын
I don't believe employees get paid more on black Friday- no-one I know who works in retail has ever gotten more money per hour just because of black Friday.
@dogmd7 8 ай бұрын
Many have. @@amandalouise3597
@12012channel 8 ай бұрын
@@amandalouise3597 Maybe he is thinking of Thanksgiving because they used to open Thanksgiving night.
@hamesh3474 8 ай бұрын
I use to hate the crowds going holiday shopping.... This is ideal... No waiting in Long lines.... Relaxing and no rushing... perfect 😊
@WizardReel 8 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. No line, no crowds, lots of parking. For somethings things like Clothes, Or if I need a new keyboard for my computer it's nice to try it in person.
@hamesh3474 8 ай бұрын
@@WizardReel exactly 💯
@anguswilliam2141 8 ай бұрын
It's not sustainable. These companies are going to shutter up shop sooner rather than later.
@eyeseer1 8 ай бұрын
Imagine a time when people were trampled to death by crowds trying to shop for a 40% discount.
@magikzebra6552 8 ай бұрын
shhhhhh..!!
@foxprogt 8 ай бұрын
The problem is that Black Friday deals are NOT really Black Friday deals. Company's think by slapping the phrase "Black Friday" all over the store, its going to fool people into thinking their getting a great deal when its truly just an average sale.15% off your order is not a Black Friday deal. You know its a true BF deal when there's limited stock on the product. (Iphone 15 for 100.00! only 5 in stock.) (60" big screen tv with all the bells and whistles 80.00 but only 10 in stock.) (PS5 for 150.00. First 6 people get them) ect. Company's, your not fooling anyone. :P
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