Newspapers and the economy

olly300

Kez100 wrote: »

I think whatever the total figures this year - be they up or down - the percentage spent online will increase and the shopping centres decrease.

I have shopped mainly online for two or three years but this year I have done every present online. Everything. I don't intend to go into town at all for presents. Amazon and free delivery under £5 made a big difference to me. I have had a lot from them.

Interestingly this year I am doing less online shopping. This is because I am buying less books, and no cds/dvds/video games for people.

Kez100 wrote: »

Ironically, my usual online christmas food shop will be done this year in store as I pick up offers from across the supermarkets, rather than do one big online tesco delivery and pick up my Morrissons free shopping voucher.

As I tend to go to relations I pick up stuff a week or two before in a supermarket.

fc123

Davesnave wrote: »

DD says she detects a fall in the quality of the children's shoes new for this season. Not impressed and feels the parents won't be either. Mumblings about corners being cut etc, etc.

This is a tough one for me too.

I booked production and ordered fabric last Friday. Samples approved, prices to client fixed in stone.
Invoice came with an apology.....fabric increasing in price from £4.50 pm to £4.90 due to Euro. It is Made in Italy.

I have to take the hit this time...well only 20p per metre extra now.....I 'phoned and ranted sweetly.

But what about next time? I can reduce the quality slightly (by using cheaper fabric) to keep end retail prices the same OR maintain my quality and pass on the increase....works out that a £45 item would retail @ approx £47.50.

neverdespairgirl

Kez100 wrote: »

Ironically, my usual online christmas food shop will be done this year in store as I pick up offers from across the supermarkets, rather than do one big online tesco delivery and pick up my Morrissons free shopping voucher.

I don't do Christmas food shopping - except nipping out on Christmas Eve to get extra milk and bread. We stay with my parents, and they do it (-:

neverdespairgirl

scousethife wrote: »

Try it you'll be amazed how stupid you were to go shopping

Apart from clothes and shoes - you can't really buy those on-line, as you don't know how the fit will look.

Kez100

We could go away for Christmas but we have for two years running and this year the children want to stay at home and so do we, to be fair. As a result I am burdening the major cost although family joining us will bring stuff too.

It will cost but it does anyway. We have to eat be it Christmas or not.

scousethife

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Apart from clothes and shoes - you can't really buy those on-line, as you don't know how the fit will look.

Im not a bird, I dont need to agonise over how I look

MSE_Martin

To defend my fellow journalists for a second.

Every year we get British Retail Consortium in the run up to Christmas announcing how dire it is for the high street and how help is needed. Frankly I always take it with a pinch of salt, but the news outlets have to follow this. So it is swings and roundabouts.

Truth is the economy is nose-diving though and people need to be warned and told to be careful and take precautions. The balance is difficult as I wrote in this blog http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2008/11/24/should-this-site-be-closed-for-the-recession/ and journalists need to be responsible.

Yet do remember are we really saying my colleagues who work in news shouldnt print whats happening due to the impact. (As a side note, this is slightly different to causing the problem e.g. causing a run on the bank, this is reporting somethign thats actually happening).

Martin

mewbie_2

They, the press, did doom last week, this week recovery, next week Armageddon. Intersperse with RossBrand, and Madonna (ed. who she?) and you have some stories to read. Enjoy the papers by all means, but take most of it with a pinch of salt. Apart from Lapland. Lapland was brilliant.

setmefree2

MSE_Martin wrote: »

Truth is the economy is nose-diving

It'll nose-dive quicker if we all stop spending - the so called Parodox of Thrift

So what is the best course of action to protect yourself?

1)Keep spending to save your job (hopefully) if everyone does the same.

OR

2)Save - in which case if everyone else does the same - you will almost certainly lose your job.:rolleyes:

mewbie_2

setmefree2 wrote: »

It'll nose-dive quicker if we all stop spending - the so called Parodox of Thrift

So what is the best course of action to protect yourself?

1)Keep spending to save your job (hopefully) if everyone does the same.

OR

2)Save - in which case if everyone else does the same - you will almost certainly lose your job.:rolleyes:

Tell everyone else you are spending and they should do the same, meanwhile back out of the pub when its your round and put that money safely away somewhere.