tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1118924514743672748..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The economy, as revealed by our walletsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27446806687421572392014-12-06T10:06:08.485-06:002014-12-06T10:06:08.485-06:00My wife went a year looking for a job. She finall...My wife went a year looking for a job. She finally will start a new one in January, but it's on call, and it pays just over minimum wage. Better than nothing, but not much. It's no surprise folk aren't spending money.c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6178325713144952022014-12-04T03:37:03.051-06:002014-12-04T03:37:03.051-06:00Real numbers vs fantasy numbers.
It will be inter...Real numbers vs fantasy numbers.<br /><br />It will be interesting, once the dust settles on the Christmas selling season and the data gets published in January, what the sales decline looks like. I expect to see a rash of store closing announcements in February, <i>a la</i> Sears, who has already announced the closing of a number of Sears and K-Marts (mostly a self inflicted wound, but also indicative of the general economic downturn; www.toolguyd.com asked last week on their front page "where are you buying the tools you used to buy at Sears?"). <br /><br />I tend to shop more online because of variety, cost and convenience, and I've noticed a couple things: variety is down this year online - same stuff but fewer different models of it, and <i>different</i> stuff - amazon's Black Friday and Cyber Monday lightning deals (so far this year, at least) have a <i>lot</i> more tactical and prepper items, such as night vision and infrared scopes, backpack stoves, freeze dried and dehydrated food, boots, etc. over previous years. Even saw an ACOG yesterday at an excellent price. I suspect amazon has very good data on where buying trends are headed (I wonder if someone could get Bezos to talk about that). All that, and continued very high gun sales, indicate the water under the keel is getting dangerously shallow. <br /><br />Inconsiderate Bastardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85813903349435884152014-12-03T20:35:59.507-06:002014-12-03T20:35:59.507-06:00The MSM spent the entirety of the Bush administrat...The MSM spent the entirety of the Bush administration beating the drums for a recession, a depression, any kind of economic downturn. Finally, at the very end, and thanks to a long term economic bomb set largely by Liberals (you mean if you make banks lend money to The Deserving Disadvantaged ™ that they can't pay back, the banks will go boom, faw down?), they got one.<br /><br />They have spent the entire Obama administration beating the drum for a recovery. Any kind of recovery. But since Obama and his cronies are dead set against seizing their good luck and really making use of the breakthroughs in the oil and gas market, they aren't going to get one.<br /><br />Remind me to set aside a nanosecond for a Pity Party.C. S. P. Schofieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75328704492851110502014-12-03T18:00:37.510-06:002014-12-03T18:00:37.510-06:00Last year I was working as a cashier for a major, ...Last year I was working as a cashier for a major, nationwide, retailer. Crowds for the late Thanksgiving opening, and Black Friday sales were not as expected. They were over-staffed and sending people home early. And news reports are saying the same for this year.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38830197062748958772014-12-03T17:56:59.676-06:002014-12-03T17:56:59.676-06:00"... it's going to be (as usual) a merry ..."... it's going to be (as usual) a merry and blessed Christmas to those with faith, but a rather meager one for those looking to count cash instead of blessings."<br /><br />Well said. Shoppers seemed enthusiastic enough here, btw, but the crowds were a LOT smaller than in years past.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51188577720498443842014-12-03T17:13:26.433-06:002014-12-03T17:13:26.433-06:00Sales seem to be down in almost all sectors - exce...Sales seem to be down in almost all sectors - except guns and ammunition. FBI said there were almost three background checks per <em>second</em> on Black Friday.Jim22http://therealrevo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10728290362457618482014-12-03T16:24:21.443-06:002014-12-03T16:24:21.443-06:00Yet another reason for the administration to be pl...Yet another reason for the administration to be playing with Ferguson, and to be saying they'll close Guantanamo.<br /><br />It's certainly easier than pretending to create jobs.<br />RandyBeckhttp://randolphbeck.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com