On 22/11/2023 03:37, MRO wrote to ALL:

For christmas i'm going to suggest to all the adults we scale back on gifts to eachother and focus on the kids because times are tough. I'm making

decent amount of money right now due to overtime and a raise but not
everyone else is.

Where I am people have been priced out of food and the Government is
patting itself on the back because the nation is using less electricity, oblivious
to the obvious reason shouting in their faces. It'll naturally happen, I've noticed online that a lot of the Black Friday deals are super desperate which could be a bit of an indication that things are not going in the favour of these
outlets.

I think some of these stores are being greedy and it's backfiring.
Still, the world sucks.

Oh they have been, supermarkets being particular bad. I'm getting most of
my food shopping from anti-food waste apps like Too Good to Go and for 3-5 euro I get at least 30 euro in value of meats, eggs, cheese, dairy, etc that they can't sell at their normal inflated prices.

Have a Ukrainian orthodox Christmas in January instead and grab all those
"oh shit what do we do with all this stock" deals ;)


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Re: RE: holidays and inflatio
By: Kevin to MRO on Wed Nov 22 2023 08:14 am

Where I am people have been priced out of food and the Government is
patting itself on the back because the nation is using less electricity, obl > to the obvious reason shouting in their faces. It'll naturally happen, I've > noticed online that a lot of the Black Friday deals are super desperate whic > could be a bit of an indication that things are not going in the favour of t > outlets.

I have a business and I am totally killing it by getting deals from suppliers that need to get rid of stock and can only sell it at a heavy discount, but only because I have other two jobs, which allows me to take risks.

I noticed people were buying much less by the begining of the year. Right now, they are buying about as much as usual, but I have noticed most people is buying on credit. One day, my credit card processing machine decided to take anunrequested vacation and I had to ask people to ask either in cash or in Bizum
(ie. instantaneous Spanish bank transfer done from the smartphone).

Most people didn't have cash on them, and most didn't have enough money in the bank account to send me a Bizum transfer for items as cheap as 20 bucks. "Wish I could pay with Credit Card".

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Hello Arelor!

** On Thursday 23.11.23 - 13:03, Arelor wrote to Kevin:

I have a business and I am totally killing it by getting
deals from suppliers that need to get rid of stock and can
only sell it at a heavy discount, but only because I have
other two jobs, which allows me to take risks.

My only job *is* my biz, and I am specifically avoiding the
discounted product that distributors are trying to push. I
stick to the "popular sellers" and the titles that garnish the
greatest media converage; those are usually the best bets.
Also, I can return some of my product as overstock after a
minimum of 90 days.

I noticed people were buying much less by the begining of
the year. Right now, they are buying about as much as
usual, but I have noticed most people is buying on credit.
One day, my credit card processing machine decided to take
anunrequested vacation and I had to ask people to ask
either in cash or in Bizum (ie. instantaneous Spanish bank
transfer done from the smartphone).

DB vs CC is about 2:1 here. People love the CC cuz they boast
about the points that they earn. But guess who pays for those
points? - the retailer. :( However, I am thankful for DB
users since the per transaction fee for DB is much less than
for CC.

Most people didn't have cash on them, and most didn't have
enough money in the bank account to send me a Bizum
transfer for items as cheap as 20 bucks. "Wish I could pay
with Credit Card".

Same thing in my area, fewer people carry cash - and it is
mostly younger people. My DB/CC machine can continue to
operate for an hour or two during a power outtage.. and DB/CC
users are impressed by that.


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