Kill For Sales

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale) 11/25/2016 at 12:41 • Filed to: mercedes, clk63, black series, black friday, online shopping, mall

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I find the whole Black Friday thing very interesting. I hate shopping. It is annoying, boring, and time consuming. This is especially true for me growing up in a household with 3 women. Back when malls were a thing, we would go shopping for back to school, events, parties, etc. I have spent more hours clothes shopping for other people more than I’d like to admit. Last time I was in a mall a few years back we spent 4 long forsaken hours. You know what, I went into 2 stores to get what I was looking for and I was done in 20 minutes. Why go to every store? Just find something you like and done.

As you can guess, I buy 90% of my goods online. The only one I don’t is groceries because that kinda bothers me. But everything else; shirts, pants, knick knacks, etc are all able to be purchased online. I don’t need to see people, sit on the world’s most uncomfortable chairs with all the husbands, boyfriends, and sons waiting for the females they came shopping with, and usually things are much cheaper. So I don’t understand why people will trample and fight over deals in store when they can get comparable discounts online today and on Cyber Monday.

The only thing you can’t really purchase online is a vehicle. Only because I am a huge proponent of the test drive. Without it how will you know if the vehicle suits your needs? You don’t. The seats might not fit you, you may not like the feeling of the interior, or maybe there just isn’t enough room. As much as I’d love to skip the seller and be able to legitimately and confidently buy a vehicle online, skipping the middle man, sales man, and CL scammer.

This was all brought on by the FP CLK63 AMG Black Black Friday deal. These are cars I have been !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to really affect their sale value. Ever since !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! the CLK63 AMG Black I have been obsessed with the idea of owning one. Seems that they may soon be affordable. I guess I would trample people in order to own one of these in !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Now I will go get a fresh pair of pants and be right back

FromCanadaWithLove > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/25/2016 at 12:52

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There’s nothing I’d rather do less than stand in a busy line so I can get $20 off an electric toothbrush.

Svend > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/25/2016 at 12:55

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We don’t even do Thanksgiving yet Black Friday has migrated across the pond (just as Halloween did back in the 70s).

We’ve only had it a small number of years but after the chaos it brought over the last couple of years it’s done over several days (some up to 12 days) online.

When the stores opened this morning it was like a busy day at best really with hardly any pre-opening queues.

CaptDale - is secretly British > FromCanadaWithLove 11/25/2016 at 13:44

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Right though?! It is stupid.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Svend 11/25/2016 at 13:44

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Wow 12 days on line?

Svend > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/25/2016 at 14:04

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They’ve done it over a larger period as in the past it has caused websites to crash and caused a massive logistical nightmare on the single day.

The current way is best for both buyer and seller.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Svend 11/25/2016 at 14:16

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I like it!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/25/2016 at 15:55

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Agreed on all counts. But be wary of cheap black series. the only “cheap” ones I’ve seen were wrecked.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 11/25/2016 at 16:37

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Oh yeah, I wouldn’t buy this one when the rest are $70-90K. It’s just nice to see them getting cheaper.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/25/2016 at 18:36

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I have a feeling decent examples won’t ever reach affordable levels for the average person though. But I will tell you Clarkson’s review of them is spot on. They’re still one of my favorites.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 11/25/2016 at 18:38

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Well idk, $70k really isn’t that bad if I was actually in the career I want to be in and not just a parts guy.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CaptDale - is secretly British 12/27/2016 at 17:01

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I’ve got bad news for you... these aren’t good for hypermiling...

/joke

CaptDale - is secretly British > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 12/27/2016 at 17:34

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hypermiling is for people who find the TV guide interesting.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CaptDale - is secretly British 12/27/2016 at 17:54

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Have you read TV Guide yet?

CaptDale - is secretly British > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 12/27/2016 at 18:06

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I think I am good.