High street booming

meester

mewbie wrote: »

Surely £0.9815?

£0.97872340425531914893617021276596-land actually

(£1 / 1.175 * 1.15)

space_rider

beecher wrote: »

I just can't bring myself to spend money just now - think I've gone too far to be honest! My pay might be cut substantially in November 09, and I've moved into miser mode just in case! Will be spending £100 max on Xmas presents, though I could afford to spend a lot more - wonder how many people are thinking along the same lines.

I went in that mode a year ago and worked out exactly what I could afford to pay for everything. I allowed £50 for each of my 4 daughters for xmas and I`ve spent £108 total. Youngest gets DLA and she`ll get the £60 bonus in the new year so she`ll have new ds games then.

My company is a bit precarious at the moment so I`ll be going into benefit mode soon in preparation.

They can reduce VAT and the BOE base rate as much as they like but I won`t be going out spending. I have stopped being as miserly with the heating though.

WTF?_2

meester wrote: »

Well, the queues in the newly opened Poundland stretched around several aisles.

Apart from that nobody seemed to be buying anything.

Went to a PCWorld on Saturday. This time last year, you didn't have a hope of getting the attention of a salesperson if you wanted to buy something, big queues at the tills.

Flash forward to the present day - I was approached about every 3-4 minutes by a sales person as I had a quick browse around. Hardly anyone there buying, was able to pick out what I came to buy and walk straight to a till. While I was there, I did see a nice mouse that they were asking 45 quid for ... went home and was able to get it on Amazon for 31 quid delivered. Probably one of the reasons why they didn't have so many customers.

They are part of the Dixons group (DSG) who are having a few troubles right now. Even if the group stays afloat, I can't see half or even two thirds of their sales staff keeping their jobs given the apparent lack of customers. Maybe things will pick up closer to Xmas but the New Year looks very grim for retailers.

Jennifer_Jane

Our town was pretty empty for a Saturday and a month-end as well, and the Post Office too - which really surprised me. I thought perhaps that they were all waiting for next weekend when the VAT decrease will be in force.

Went into Woolworths and thought how much I would miss it if it closes down - sadly there was nothing I wanted to buy though, at least with a 2.5% discount from Monday.

Jen
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mitchaa

Aberdeen Union St was choc a bloc as it has been for about the last 2wks or so. Wife works in retail and she is on top level comission this month (30%+ up on their sales target for November so she'll get a good hefty bonus next month )

Stores got 750 big 1's out of me yesterday on my xmas shopping.

We are not all doom and gloomers and scrooges at xmas, i know this is MSE but good god, and some people say us Jocks are tight:rotfl:

beecher wrote: »

I just can't bring myself to spend money just now - think I've gone too far to be honest! My pay might be cut substantially in November 09, and I've moved into miser mode just in case! Will be spending £100 max on Xmas presents, though I could afford to spend a lot more - wonder how many people are thinking along the same lines.

Scrooge:p

Bah humbug, plate of brussel sprouts on your table at xmas then:rotfl:

Pobby

Interesting point regarding your online purchase !!!!!!? . In my line, specialist consumer electronics I feel very sorry for the traditional retailer. So many devote their time and expertise in demonstrating equipment to then lose the sale to the online guys.

For some types of shops it will be "use it or lose it".

mitchaa

meester wrote: »

Well, the queues in the newly opened Poundland stretched around several aisles.

Apart from that nobody seemed to be buying anything.

I thought you were a self made millionaire living like a Sultan Meester??

What on earth are you doing shopping in poundland

Trolling attempt or just a wind up then or maybe you do actually shop in poundland:think:

olly300

mitchaa wrote: »

I thought you were a self made millionaire living like a Sultan Meester??

What on earth are you doing shopping in poundland

Trolling attempt or just a wind up then or maybe you do actually shop in poundland:think:

He's a millionaire cos he shops in Poundland. :rotfl::rotfl:

SingleSue

mitchaa wrote: »

Aberdeen Union St was choc a bloc as it has been for about the last 2wks or so. Wife works in retail and she is on top level comission this month (30%+ up on their sales target for November so she'll get a good hefty bonus next month )

Stores got 750 big 1's out of me yesterday on my xmas shopping.

We are not all doom and gloomers and scrooges at xmas, i know this is MSE but good god, and some people say us Jocks are tight:rotfl:



Scrooge:p

Bah humbug, plate of brussel sprouts on your table at xmas then:rotfl:

Some of us have to be scrooge at Christmas as we just don't have the money to spend to be anything else without then not being able to afford to put food on the table, heat in our homes or have running water.

£750 would feed my family for nearly 4 months, maybe more and comments like yours do not make me feel any better about myself or my situation and in fact, makes me feel even more a downright failure.

Pobby

Sue. I don`t know you but from what I have read here you are far from a failure. I know life has been easier in the past but I think what you do for your kids in difficult circumstances is terrific. Would be proud to have you as a friend.