Bun Fiyah Pon Black Friday Chred

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That's because Canadian retailers are hurting. To begin with, a lot of items are priced lower in the USA.
There is a cosmetic item I purchase in Canada for $15 and it's less than $5 in the USA. Also, there is a much broader range of consumer goods and brands. Some brands we used to get in Canada, I don't see anymore and I am talking everything from make-up to groceries.

With the bargains on Black Friday, some people can't resist crossing the border and saving a bundle or they shop on-line for Cyber Monday. With the Canadian dollar slightly higher, they can get some bargains. Remember that town that complained bitterly about all the Canadians taking over their town to pick up their town.

Last year I spent the week of American Thanksgiving on Long Island and we went to the Poconos for the long weekend. I could not believe the bargains at the outlet centre. I picked up a pair of Nike's for $15, clothes for the young man and other items for myself at a fraction of what I pay in Canada.

Last night when I was driving home, I heard a radio commercial for Black Friday at Holt Renfrew giving 40% off and me nearly




Canada used to have a strong Canadian owned retail sector. Eaton's Simpson's, Kresge's and F. W. Woolworth are no more. I don't know it it's true but someone told me The Bay and Sears are American owned. Canadian retailers have no choice. The stores that remain have to get on the bus or go home.

tropi wen mii canadian relatives cum visit mii moas aff da thyme mii spend drivinn dem fram store to store shoppinn ann nyamminn inn resturants. mii spare bedroom inn mii basement iss like a free hotel room

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Several injured as retailers open doors earlier than ever on Thanksgiving, sparking brawls between bargain hunters nationwide


Dozens of major retailers opened their doors on Thursday, including Target, Toys "R" Us and Macy’s — the first time the department store has opened on Thanksgiving in its 155-year history. But some bargain hunters were hurt after several brawls erupted inside the stores.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/retailers-open-doors-thanksgiving-article-1.1532085

Several people have been hurt in brawls that erupted across the country as bargain hunters flooded stores for a jump-start to Black Friday.

More than a dozen retailers opened their doors earlier than ever on Thursday as most Americans were digesting their Thanksgiving dinners.

The violence included one man who was stabbed after a spat over a parking space at a Virginia Walmart shortly before 7 p.m., WVVA-TV reported.

In Chicago, a police officer shot an alleged shoplifter who was trying to flee in a car that was dragging another officer.

Videos posted online showed several chaotic scenes that included wild arrests and fights between shoppers.

There was less madness reported in New York stores, but there was certainly no shortage of willing shoppers.

“Since the stores are open anyway, I figured why not get some shopping done?” said Kayla Parker, 33, as she strolled through the aisles of a Midtown Kmart, which opened at 6 a.m. Thursday. “The crowds (Friday) will be insane.”

Felipe Hernandez, 32, of Harlem, braved cold temperatures to line up outside of Toys “R” Us in Times Square ahead of the 5 p.m. opening.

“Hopefully it ain’t no stampede going on,” he said. “There’s going to be no elbows flying.”

Most shops on Thanksgiving appeared were crazy crowded but somewhat calmer than the frenzy associated with Black Friday’s door-busting deals. But bedlam broke out at Macy’s soon after the iconic retailer opened its doors at 8 p.m. — its first Thanksgiving opening in its 155-year history.

“I went straight to the linens,” said Jill McCormack, 30, a tourist from Ireland who was the first customer to enter the Herald Square store, along with her sister-in-law Samantha McCormack. “Everything is practically half off. I’ve already coat-checked my first round of purchases, and I’m gearing up for round two. On to the shoes!”

Amid the sea of people at Macy’s, Eric Aple, 50, and his wife Sloane Aple, 45, who hail from Shreveport, La., tried to find a pair of diamond earrings for their daughter’s sixteenth birthday.

“It’s packed in there, really crazy,” Eric Aple said. “It’s amazing how many people are out shopping.”

“We don’t do Black Friday at home so this is really different for us,” Eric Aple said. “We usually do a traditional Thanksgiving with the family, but we're here on vacation so we figured we have to do it all.”

With Thanksgiving Day falling late this year, and providing the shortest holiday shopping season since 2002, businesses sought an even earlier start to the make-or-break money-making season.

Target and Modell’s joined Macy’s in opening at 8 p.m.

Sherry Dolce, 67, sipped warm coffee as she waited outside Macy’s flagship store at Herald Square.

“I’m conflicted about the store being open on Thanksgiving,” she said. “On the one hand I feel bad for the workers, but ... I don’t have any family to spend the day with, so I figured I’d take advantage of the deals.”

America’s newest Turkey Day tradition continues a trend from last year, when sales on the holiday totaled $810 million, a 55% jump from 2011, according to Chicago research firm ShopperTrak.

“Black Friday is now Gray Friday,” said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy.

At Toys “R” Us, deal-seekers were out in force, many vying for Skylanders Swap Force, the latest version of the toy-figures-based video game. Toys “R” Us was selling it for half-price, at $37.49.

“I can’t wait to get these toys,” said 12-year-old Brandon Naccari, who had his mind set on getting the Wii and Xbox editions of the game. “I’m really excited.”

His mom Julia Naccari, 45, of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, said that since her husband died in 2009, she’s made a point of allowing her two sons to choose their own gifts at their favorite store.

“Instead of feeling sad over the holidays, this way they feel better,” she said of the Thanksgiving shopping. “There’s no mourning; there’s just happiness.”

Some New Yorkers used the shopping opportunity to allow relatives to prepare the holiday meal in peace.

“It’s just nice to get out of the house, and it’s not too busy at the stores today because most people are home,” said Abeeselom Anddar, a chef from Harlem who went to Kmart while his wife and mother ran the kitchen.

And then there was super-shopper Ron Lewis, whose Thanksgiving at the stores was anything but peaceful. As if he were trying to max out all of his credit cards, the 21-year-old was trying to hit every major store in Midtown.

By 10 p.m., he’d already been to Modell’s, Toys “R” Us, Lids, Best Buy, Forever 21, and Macy’s.

“It has been crazy,” Lewis said as he hurried along 34th St., hoping to catch a bus to Woodbury Commons in Central Valley, N.Y., for the shopping center’s midnight opening.

“It’s worth it because everything is so cheap. You just don’t see deals like this any other day of the year.”

So which store had the longest line?

“Best Buy was insane,” Lewis said. “People everywhere. Just pushing and shoving.”

Lewis didn’t have a list, but was looking for deals for items for his girlfriend and for other family members, plus a few items for himself.

Annie Siu, 30, came all the way from Hong Kong to do a little Thanksgiving shopping.

“Everyone knows that these are the two days when you can really get the most for your money,” Siu said as she struggled to carry four massive Macy’s bags down Sixth Ave.

“I checked in at my hotel and came straight here at eight (p.m.). I knew exactly what I wanted and went for it. It’s getting more crowded as the night goes on so I'm glad I was here early.”

Siu picked up a set of memory foam pillows that usually run $100 each for only $30. When asked how she planned on getting everything onto the plane for the trip home, Siu just smiled and said she’ll make it fit.

And then there was the quartet of South Korean students who exited a Midtown Kmart holding large, bulging bags. Their motive was more Thanksgiving than Thanksgiving sales.

Chanul Kim and his friends said they decided to spend the holiday handing out blankets to homeless people.

“We’re not from here, so we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving,” Kim said. “There are so many people that don’t have a place to go or something to keep them warm.”

“We just wanted to help.”

[Suesumba]

many more will have to die....

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many more will have to die....

neva figgit sum relatives fram yaawd were visitinn ann dem ave da nerves fe ask mii iff cood gitt upp earlee no later dan pon blakk friday fe cum pick dem upp ann drive dem around to sum stores so dem can shap. yaawd peeps gitt caught upp inn diss nunsense too

[RichD]

neva figgit sum relatives fram yaawd were visitinn ann dem ave da nerves fe ask mii iff cood gitt upp earlee no later dan pon blakk friday fe cum pick dem upp ann drive dem around to sum stores so dem can shap. yaawd peeps gitt caught upp inn diss nunsense too

dem have black friday sale a yard now too

yuh nuh read the glena

[Suesumba]

... so i went for my usual lunch time walk ... through the eaton centre ... saw lady liberty ... beside the point ... they've been hyping red thursday (conadian tire) and black friday ... i could not believe the crowd of people ... seeing as how we conadians are apathetic i didn't think it would take at all.

[Peasie]

Chile, boo I am here in Kingston Ja and went out today to do some shopping for my mother. Don't ask if dem doan adopt 'black Friday' foolishness in Jamaica. Bun fiyah.

[Gen]

as well as halloween and every striking other "insert farrin holiday/tradition fawt here"

[Tropicana]

Bi-way Bargain Harolds ..Towers


Woolworth is a US store.

Woolworth's in Montreal was Canadian owned...ditto for Kresge's.

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Chile, boo I am here in Kingston Ja and went out today to do some shopping for my mother. Don't ask if dem doan adopt 'black Friday' foolishness in Jamaica. Bun fiyah.

brimstone!!