So oil is down to about $62 a barrell

[ortiz34]

will my suppliers lower the prices on my petroleum based products that they raised my prices 24% over three month starting last spring?

I think not

 

[bw1]

kick some ass bro

 

[ortiz34]

my business is teh suck this month

people aren't calling me back
not returning samples
acting VERY strange
like they are embarressed or something
it's a strange time for big ticket consumers

anyone else in retail seeing this trend?

 

[redguru]

I have noticed that the hookers on Craigslist have reduced the number of Roses they need for half hour and hour. The crunch is hitting everyone these days.

 

[SpyWizard]

everybody's got to get paid..

 

[ortiz34]

everybody's got to get paid..

what's the deal then?

 

[mrplunkey]

will my suppliers lower the prices on my petroleum based products that they raised my prices 24% over three month starting last spring?

I think not

Businesses are going to pocket those price increases to brace for the upcoming tax increase. They'll recover the tax increase several times over by price increases, wage freezes, layoffs, offshoring and deferral. Its a classic "all of the above" strategy and the increases give businesses the license to implement them with zeal.

 

[JayC9]

my business is teh suck this month

people aren't calling me back
not returning samples
acting VERY strange
like they are embarressed or something
it's a strange time for big ticket consumers

anyone else in retail seeing this trend?

yep, and you ain't seen nothing yet baby

 

[Razorguns]

I have noticed that the hookers on Craigslist have reduced the number of Roses they need for half hour and hour. The crunch is hitting everyone these days.

lol!!

I went to six flags on sat. THe place was PACKED. Kids were partyiung and having fun.

I guess they don't waste their time on cnn.com and get depressed like the rest of u geezers!

r

 

[ponyfitness]

my business is teh suck this month

people aren't calling me back
not returning samples
acting VERY strange
like they are embarressed or something
it's a strange time for big ticket consumers

anyone else in retail seeing this trend?

Yup. I'm getting the "wait and see" lines from all of my people I had lined up for Q4. The funny thing is we already made an announcement that our prices are going up as of January so buy now while they are still good. Noone seems to care.