tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post4185243547525238902..comments2024-03-28T00:18:10.569-07:00Comments on Demeur: Year end reviewDemeurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-38613815033261635802011-12-29T03:15:00.690-08:002011-12-29T03:15:00.690-08:00Plus, with a hedge, you'll have something to h...Plus, with a hedge, you'll have something to hide behind when The Man comes a' knockin'.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-35440199657636725032011-12-28T07:29:44.561-08:002011-12-28T07:29:44.561-08:00I didn't know (or had forgotten) that Sears ha...I didn't know (or had forgotten) that Sears had anything to do with K Mart. <br /><br />The K Mart here closed 12 years ago, there's a new Wal Mart there now. <br /><br />I haven't shopped at Sears for about 10 years so if they close here I guess I can deal with it.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-36157985735124503902011-12-27T16:12:41.396-08:002011-12-27T16:12:41.396-08:00Good piece! I was surprised as just today sears an...Good piece! I was surprised as just today sears announced over 100 sears and k marts would be closing.<br /><br />On the question of foreclosed homes I was pissed to know what we would go through and lose and foreclosed on and instead of helping someone banks have started bull dozing them. The way things are stacked it really sucks.jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-54165857746965462852011-12-27T15:55:08.109-08:002011-12-27T15:55:08.109-08:00I'm no going to do a year end review, it's...I'm no going to do a year end review, it's all behind us in millions of blogs and news site posts. <br /><br />I'll speak about the coming year some next week but there won't be anything hopeful in it. <br /><br />Me thinks there's going to be a good market for explosives, even hand made guns, not to hard to make cheap black powder guns.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-38557134831145000782011-12-27T15:42:54.398-08:002011-12-27T15:42:54.398-08:00Demeur, you need to come up with a trendy gimmick ...Demeur, you need to come up with a trendy gimmick all the cool guys and girls gotta have. You know, like the guy who made a bundle years ago with the Pet Rock gimmick. Or how about Nike, which managed to turn fancified sneakers, $11.99 in the old days, into $180 status symbols. Apparently, some models now fetch over $1,000 as collector items. It's all in the marketing — or it better be, because we don't make much in these parts any more.<br /><br />Re: retail sales. Don't kid yourself, manufacturers, wholesalers and the big retail outfits factor in future discounts when they price most things in the first place. I'm sure they get surprised and burned sometimes, and some are less good at it than others, but they mostly know what they're doing.<br /><br />There's a terrific model of digital camera now selling for as little as $149, or $100 off its MSRP. Last year's edition of that camera sold in the second quarter of 2011 for $229, although if you watched closely you could find it for as little as $189 in limited-time sales. Now, last year's model can be found for as little as $117. I'd be willing to bet the manufacturer and retailers are making a respectable profit on both models at $149 and $117. When they sold a bunch of them at $239 and $199, respectively, they made out like bandits.S.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.com