Thanksgiving weekend shopping breaks records: survey

The Hill ^ | 11/28/2023 | SARAH FORTINSKY

[ChicagoConservative27]

A record number of U.S. consumers shopped over Thanksgiving weekend this year, surpassing analysts’ initial expectations and topping 200 million shoppers for the first time ever.

The five-day shopping period saw 200.4 million consumers shop this weekend, according to an annual survey released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. In 2022, the same period set a record of 196.7 million shoppers.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Putting in all on credit cards...

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve never had much luck with Black Friday or Cyber Monday or any of those. Surprisingly, I got very good deals on all my Christmas presents over the weekend, and I’m almost done now.

[Paul46360]

You didn’t get my list yet!!!

[Paul46360]

Come Jan/Feb/Mar repo’s Chp13 foreclosures

[mewzilla]

Considering the sources for this info, trust but verify.

[Jamestown1630]

Aw, too bad. Sales ended last night...

[LukeL]

I worked the weekend and Friday and Saturday we’re busy but not hectic. Sunday however was dead.

[Levy78]

It still doesn’t outcompete a single outting at a Zimbabwean grocery store in 2008. The feds lie with numbers.

[canuck_conservative]

There’s a record number of shoppers because the country is flooded with illegal immigrants

There’s a record sales volume cause everything is priced so high

:(

[Paul46360]

DAMMMMMMMM IT

[bobrlbob]

Think that might have something to do with inflation.

[Hambone 1934]

Dems are eyeing all that “”extra”” money out there that Americans don’t really need....Christmas gifts nobody needs...WE NEED MORE MONEY SAYS DEM PSARTY.....Hmmmmm.......Maybe we will take another peek at everyone’s 401K.......

[hanamizu]

It’s Bidenomics! The economy is hitting on all cylinders! We’ve never had it so good!
/s

[Hambone 1934]

Sorry...Party

[The Louiswu]

The bookstore I work at had a good Black Friday but missed goal Saturday Sunday and Monday. 95% of sales were with credit cards.

[Ikeon]

sales records up??....my guess the the news is still lying to us about how bad things are.. My spending is down this year because Im not doing great otoh, Im in the 10 percentile of people who think before they spend and dont use a credit card to buy something.

people are mostly stupid. and come February/march all that crap will be on craigslist for 1/2 of what they paid. Ill get a new phone 60% off.

[lightman]

Only thing I bought all weekend was gas for the car.

[who knows what evil?]

Didn’t spend a dime on Thanksgiving...won’t spend a dime on Chr*stmas, either.

[BipolarBob]

VISA now issues the “Bankruptcy Starter Card” to high risk applicants.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Shoppers or Shoplifters?