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In the Loop: Great Thanksgiving Links « Lifestyles of the Organized — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:33:11 +0000

[...] The Wisdom Journal asks us a pertinent question in his post, Are You Ready For Black Friday? [...]

By: Mystery Shopping`

Mystery Shopping` — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:42:10 +0000

I know a lot of companies ramp up mystery shopping efforts before black friday to ensure their service is in peak performance before the rush of shoppers.

By: bob smith

bob smith — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:42:49 +0000

This year black friday sucks. No good deals.

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By: Student Scrooge

Student Scrooge — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:25:24 +0000

I had to take a deep breath when I saw your post — I’m definitely *not* mentally prepared for Black Friday to come around again. Too many bad memories,like getting stuck in a Kohl’s parking lot for what seemed like an eternity.

Yes, the internet makes all of this far easier now.

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:02:09 +0000

I live in the Empire state (New York) where all taxes and then some are collected. The argument was that on-line retailers had an unfair advantage over the local brick and mortars due to the tax collection process. We now pay taxes on Internet purchases for the most part. It’s all about the money and the state government saw an opening and took it. Now the state government is crying big time due to the Wall St. meltdown which is resulting in a much lower revenue stream. We now get regular updates about the gravity of the situation from the comptroller. Anyways the specifics are below.

Internet Sales Tax Fairness – New York

In 2008, New York enacted a measure that requires many online retailers to begin collecting sales taxes on purchases shipped to the state, even if they have no operations or employees working there.

The measure states that any online retailer that generates more than $10,000 in sales via in-state sales affiliates must collect New York sales tax. Many online retailers, including Amazon.com and Buy.com, have sales affiliates nationwide that link to the retailer’s web site and are paid commission on any sales generated from their referrals. New York’s measure clarifies state tax law to say that sales affiliates based in the state are representatives of the online retailer. This means that the retailer has nexus (i.e., a physical presence) in the state and is required to collect state sales taxes.

It is estimated that the bill will increase revenue by $43 million in 2008-2009 and $73 million in 2009-2010.

http://www.newrules.org/retail/efairny.html

By: Steve C @ MyWifeQuitHerJob.com

Steve C @ MyWifeQuitHerJob.com — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:16:10 +0000

I used to take part in black friday the old school way, waiting inline all night just for a good deal on a laptop or gadget. If you’ve never done it at least once, you should at least experience the total chaos and mayhem first hand. In any case, I don’t do this anymore. Internet retail makes things so much easier.

By: Mary@SimplyForties

Mary@SimplyForties — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:57:30 +0000

I never, ever go anywhere near a store on Black Friday. In fact I try to completely avoid malls and other large retail environments from November until mid-January. Thank heaven for online shopping and free shipping!

By: Jesse W.

Jesse W. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:25:43 +0000

working in retail makes me dislike Black Friday more and more each year!