Extinction of Stuff!

[Retired]

In reporting on the shopping frenzy of Black Friday 2013, Brian Williams of NBC News said it best,

It's as if someone announced we're in danger of running out of stuff, and those who need stuff, better go out and buy it now, because it's going away forever.........mg:

(the link to the news telecast may not be available to users outside the U.S.)

 

[Mari]

That is too funny, I like the guy at the end - sans shirt. No worries about running out of stuff at my house as it seems to be self-propagating. At least once a month I give away stuff and when I get home there is still more stuff. This month I gave a bag of winter clothing to the free store and last month I gave a box of books to the food bank. I know, you think I would give food to the food bank but "man cannot live by bread alone". Anyway, I do not have extra food but I have at least a thousand books

 

[Retired]

So if you thought the shopping frenzy of Black Friday was outrageous in the U.S., then you ain't seen nothin' yet until you watch this video of Black Friday in Ottawa.

Warning: have a coffee prior to starting the video, to protect against dozing off...

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Yep. Mostly what it meant was a lot more crawling along traffic on Merivale, Riverside, Bank, etc., etc., etc.