Boxing Day Madness

Yeah, it’s been a while, but that’s what happens when you don’t have the interweb for a couple of weeks.

We’ve just gotten through another holiday season, although technically I guess it runs into the new year. We’ve also just got past 2010 ‘s version of Boxing Day. Is it just me or were the deals not as good as years past? If you were in the market for a HDTV, you could get one for under 700, it’d just have to be 720p, which if you did, I have a VCR I can give you a great deal on. As with any boxing day sale, there were lineups galore. Lineup to get in, lineup for some assistance, lineup to pay, lineup to collect your items, lineup to exit parking lot, and in three weeks, lineup for returns. Another running trend is having Boxing Week sales, as opposed to just the one day. Of course, on the 26th, the store would offer a few doorcrashers, and then, have a decent sale the rest of the days. Online has changed everything, virtual lineups and large amounts of traffic make lags and freezing your enemies. Better than the freezing on your ass if you tented outside. What gets to me as always is the people. People who simply lineup at 4am to save $3 on a Blu Ray box set. Then of course, there’s the mall, where good manners and general courtesy are at a premium. Quick note about escalators people. Stand on the right, walk on the left. It’s fucking universal. I don’t how many times I’ve seen nimrods try to go leisure suit Larry across a moving staircase. Stores jack you pretty good too though, sure, you may save a few hundred dollars on big ticket items, but you’ll also pay double the price on accessories. Here’s a newsflash, a price marked in a yellow tag doesn’t mean it’s on sale, and you’re getting a crazy deal.