I worked retail in high school & college, and every Black Friday, we'd put up some signs saying we were having deals, but everything was the same price.
The lines from the cash registers would line up to the back of the store, people waiting in line to pay the same price they'd pay the week before or after. Never understood it ;) On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > I have another set of words for BF regarding those.. "deals". > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Caleb Knauer via Af" <af@afmug.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Tuesday, November 25, 2014 1:00:56 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > hour > > Man I guess I wasn't sticking my tongue into my cheek far enough ;-) > > It is kinda interesting the analysis and psychology that goes into the > BF "deals". > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Travis Johnson via Af <af@afmug.com> > wrote: > > It more that the big stores are "technically" in the red until that > > Friday... then from that Friday forward for the rest of the year is when > > they make all their profit for the year. > > > > Travis > > > > On 11/25/2014 11:15 AM, Caleb Knauer via Af wrote: > > > > If your books are in the red for every day other than that Friday, your > > business is bad and you should feel bad. And you won't see next year. > > > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Josh Luthman via Af <af@afmug.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Black because people doing the books make positive numbers black and > >> negative numbers red. Black Friday is when the numbers on the books > turn > >> black. > >> > >> > >> Josh Luthman > >> Office: 937-552-2340 > >> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >> 1100 Wayne St > >> Suite 1337 > >> Troy, OH 45373 > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 12:44 PM, That One Guy via Af <af@afmug.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> thats supposedly the first day of the year a business will be in the > >>> black, at least thats what I was told. > >>> > >>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 10:54 AM, James Howard via Af <af@afmug.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> It hasn’t been that many years since there were basically mobs at > >>>> Walmart and other stores when they opened for “Black Friday”. Does > anyone > >>>> know what the actual history of the name is? I always thought it was > a > >>>> reference to the stores trying to increase sales enough to “get in the > >>>> black” financially for the year. Is it really a reference to the > almost mob > >>>> atmosphere that has occurred over the years? If so, that is racist. > Of > >>>> course just because something is racist doesn’t mean it isn’t true. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via > Af > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:40 AM > >>>> To: af@afmug.com > >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Black Friday... now that is just racist! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> From: Mathew Howard via Af > >>>> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:38 AM > >>>> > >>>> To: af@afmug.com > >>>> > >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I saw a comment somewhere last night... "Early Black Friday sale, > >>>> everything 100% off in Ferguson". > >>>> > >>>> ________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Chuck McCown via Af > >>>> [af@afmug.com] > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:31 AM > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> To: af@afmug.com > >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> A good looting is a perfect warm-up exercise for the holiday season. > >>>> > >>>> When we ran the Radio Shack, this was the time of the year for break > ins > >>>> and burglaries. > >>>> > >>>> One time they threw a large rock through the window and were in and > out > >>>> in 2 minutes. > >>>> > >>>> The next incident happened before we could even get the window fixed. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Security cameras satisfied our curiosity as to what happened, but they > >>>> never helped the cops catch anyone. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> From: That One Guy via Af > >>>> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:27 AM > > >>>> > >>>> To: af@afmug.com > >>>> > >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> yes, no questions asked. There were nikes and flat screens in those > >>>> stores that needed liberated from the oppressors. The news could have > >>>> ignored it all together and they would have rioted and looted, thats > who > >>>> they are, its what they do, kind of like how when we see jobs, we > take them > >>>> and do them. We really arent any different than them > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Or that the 24 hour news cycle needs something to talk about. One > >>>> comment I heard on the radio was that given the amount of coverage > that [the > >>>> media] had in Ferguson, if something didn't happen they would be > really > >>>> disappointed. Expectations lead to results. > >>>> > >>>> If the Media had been covering it as 'An announcement is expected > >>>> tonight, We expect everything to be calm' Would carnage have > happened? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 11/25/2014 9:43 AM, Mathew Howard via Af wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I think it is the case that it's just more visible, it probably has > >>>> always been happening just as much... and cases like in Ferguson > normally > >>>> would never be heard of outside the local area, if somebody hadn't > decided > >>>> that it was a good opportunity for rioting. > >>>> > >>>> ________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Josh Luthman via Af > >>>> [af@afmug.com] > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 8:45 AM > >>>> To: af@afmug.com > >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> >Cops sure seem to me to be a bit more trigger happy than in times > past. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Is that a gut feeling or is there math to prove that? It's certainly > >>>> become more visible in recent years, but from what I've read in the > last > >>>> year there hasn't been a noticeable increase in police shootings in > the last > >>>> several years (as of the last year report I read). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Josh Luthman > >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 > >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >>>> 1100 Wayne St > >>>> Suite 1337 > >>>> Troy, OH 45373 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Chuck McCown via Af <af@afmug.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Yep, here in Utah the motto is “kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em out”. > >>>> > >>>> It is OK though because we are a pretty religious bunch... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> But seriously - > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Cops sure seem to me to be a bit more trigger happy than in times > past. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> We have one that seems to me to be much worse that Ferguson here in > >>>> Saratoga Springs. > >>>> > >>>> Kid had a replica sword. Walking around near a gas station, morning, > >>>> not any people around. > >>>> > >>>> Someone called it in, kid was looking/acting a bit goofy. > >>>> > >>>> Cops chased him around and shot him in the back 6 or 7 times. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> No looting and riots. Just peaceful sad gatherings. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> From: That One Guy via Af > >>>> > >>>> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 10:27 PM > >>>> > >>>> To: af@afmug.com > >>>> > >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> none will be prosecuted, they all have the ACLU hotline written on > their > >>>> arm, there are hundreds of lawyers on site just for this, everything > is a > >>>> civil rights issue, even stealing TVs. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ive been listening to > http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/1573/web > >>>> really good dispatchers, these guys have to be under stress, they keep > >>>> having missing cops, even though you know theyll turn up its got to > put a > >>>> pit in your stomach every time. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Apparently in utah now, getting killed by cops is the number one > murder > >>>> according to some headlines, is this true chuck, are your cops > randomly > >>>> killing poeple now? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Jay Weekley via Af <af@afmug.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> There are a lot of cameras in the area. Hopefully some will be > >>>> prosecuted. > >>>> > >>>> Mathew Howard via Af wrote: > >>>> > >>>> It makes sense when you think about it that way... they know there's a > >>>> good chance they'll get away with it, with all the other stuff going > on > >>>> keeping the police busy. > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> *From:* Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of CBB - Jay Fuller via > Af > >>>> [af@afmug.com] > >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 11:06 PM > >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com > >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in > an > >>>> hour > >>>> > >>>> crimes of opportunity. hey, excuse to break into the liquor store. > >>>> free beer! > >>>> no relation to anything else. > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> *From:* George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 10:53 PM > >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here > >>>> in an hour > >>>> > >>>> Destroy your own city, brilliant! > >>>> > >>>> On 11/24/2014 10:23 PM, Tyler Treat via Af wrote: > >>>> > Toggling between Fox and CNN. People just torching random > >>>> shit and thieving everything. Sad. > >>>> > > >>>> > ___________________________ > >>>> > Mangled by my iPhone. > >>>> > ___________________________ > >>>> > > >>>> > Tyler Treat > >>>> > Corn Belt Technologies, Inc. > >>>> > > >>>> > tyler.tr...@cornbelttech.com <mailto: > tyler.tr...@cornbelttech.com> > >>>> > ___________________________ > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> >> On Nov 24, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Jay Weekley via Af <af@afmug.com > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote: > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Anything interesting on the scanner? > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Tyler Treat via Af wrote: > >>>> >>> I'm completely speechless. > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> ___________________________ > >>>> >>> Mangled by my iPhone. > >>>> >>> ___________________________ > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> Tyler Treat > >>>> >>> Corn Belt Technologies, Inc. > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> tyler.tr...@cornbelttech.com > >>>> <mailto:tyler.tr...@cornbelttech.com> > >>>> <mailto:tyler.tr...@cornbelttech.com> > >>>> >>> ___________________________ > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>>> On Nov 24, 2014, at 8:44 PM, That One Guy via Af > >>>> <af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> <mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote: > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> woot > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Mathew Howard via Af > >>>> <af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> <mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote: > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> 8pm central is what I heard on the radio on the way home. > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> I didn't think about listening to the police scanner... > >>>> this > >>>> >>>> should be interesting. > >>>> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [af-boun...@afmug.com > >>>> <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] > >>>> >>>> on behalf of Mike Hammett via Af [af@afmug.com > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com>] > >>>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 7:23 PM > >>>> >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting > >>>> listening here > >>>> >>>> in an hour > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> I think it's due at 8 PM Central. > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> ----- > >>>> >>>> Mike Hammett > >>>> >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions > >>>> >>>> http://www.ics-il.com > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL>< > https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb>< > https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions>< > https://twitter.com/ICSIL > >>>> > >>>> < > https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL%3E%3Chttps://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb%3E%3Chttps://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions%3E%3Chttps://twitter.com/ICSIL > >> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> >>>> *From: *"Rory Conaway via Af" <af@afmug.com > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com> <mailto:af@afmug.com>> > >>>> >>>> *To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:*af@afmug.com> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> >>>> *Sent: *Monday, November 24, 2014 7:22:34 PM > >>>> >>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting > >>>> listening here > >>>> >>>> in an hour > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> That�s awesome. Did they release the verdict? > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> Rory > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> *From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com > >>>> >>>> <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of *That One > >>>> Guy via Af > >>>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 6:01 PM > >>>> >>>> *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> <mailto:af@afmug.com> > >>>> >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening > >>>> here in > >>>> >>>> an hour > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/st-louis-county-police-scanner > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- > >>>> >>>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must > >>>> remember > >>>> >>>> that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by > >>>> you. > >>>> >>>> Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there > >>>> must be a > >>>> >>>> reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM > >>>> maintenance > >>>> >>>> manual, 1925 > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- > >>>> >>>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must > >>>> remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by > >>>> you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must > >>>> be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance > >>>> manual, 1925 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that > the > >>>> parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if > you can't > >>>> get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a > >>>> hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that > the > >>>> parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if > you can't > >>>> get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a > >>>> hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > >>>> > >>>> ________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> Total Control Panel > >>>> > >>>> Login > >>>> > >>>> To: ja...@litewire.net > >>>> > >>>> From: > >>>> > 00000149e7d3555f-903996e0-adca-4403-ab92-20d625459ec4-000...@amazonses.com > >>>> > >>>> Remove amazonses.com from my allow list > >>>> > >>>> You received this message because the domain amazonses.com is on your > >>>> allow list. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that > the > >>> parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't > >>> get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a > >>> hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > >> > >> > > > > > >
