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Vendors Make HDTV Price Cuts, Inappropriate Statements in Response to Financial Crisis
Posted by Sean Fallon at 4:40 AM on September 23, 2008
The current state of the economy is unfortunate, but there is a silver lining if you are in the market for an HDTV. According to HD Guru, many HDTV manufacturers have started rolling out discounts to help increase sales. Sony, LG and Samsung are among those offering up to $US200 off on select models, while other companies are quietly offering "instant rebates" to dealers with the expectation that savings will be passed on to consumers in the form of sales. As one store manager HD Guru spoke with commented: "this has been the slowest week since 9/11!" Stay classy dude...stay classy. [HD Guru]
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Nathan Drake
Posted 5:11 AM 23/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: In case of a double reply all posts will sit side-by-side :P That way they'll all be on top.
Nathan Drake
ke6seh
Posted 5:11 AM 23/9/08
@UncleArgyll:
Maybe because we have a President who seems non-too-bright who seemingly was elected on the campaign slogan, "9/11. Terrorism. 9/11. Terror. 9/11. 9/11. Terrorists. 9/11. Vote for me."
ke6seh
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 5:08 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake and strider_mt2k: Hmmm...so now I wonder. Under the new threading system, will replies pointing out that someone is an idiot actually push that idiocy to the top of the page?
And what about a double-reply like this one...where will it go?
92BuickLeSabre
strider_mt2k
Posted 5:06 AM 23/9/08
@UofITom: Pretty stupid thing to say.
strider_mt2k
Nathan Drake
Posted 5:04 AM 23/9/08
@UofITom: That's a comment we can do without. even if it's sarcasm.
Nathan Drake
ripfire
Posted 4:57 AM 23/9/08
@UncleArgyll: Like what you would hear from your typical harassment class, it's about Impact, not Intention.
ripfire
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 4:56 AM 23/9/08
@Chromeo: Say what you will about Porfirio Diaz, but the man supported high-definition television.
92BuickLeSabre
A Pimp Named DaveR
Posted 4:54 AM 23/9/08
What UncleArgyll said.
There's nothing wrong whatsoever with what the manager said. It's just a simple statement of fact.
9/11 caused a tremendous drop in retail sales; that's easily demonstrated by statistics. Oops... am I being an asshole and totally inappropriate by saying that???? SOWWWYYYY!!!!!
Take a chill pill, my man Sean....
A Pimp Named DaveR
Chromeo
Posted 4:53 AM 23/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: I personally thought he meant "1911"...
...damn Mexican Revolution
Chromeo
UofITom
Posted 4:50 AM 23/9/08
I wish I'd seen those planes crash in glorious high definition.
UofITom
UncleArgyll
Posted 4:48 AM 23/9/08
Whats wrong with that statement? I have used the reference to gauge the number of vehicles at refueling stations, gouging gas prices.
Nothing unclassy about his statement. Its a reference in time.
Why does everyone whine about class or insensitivity whenever 9/11 is brought up in any reference?
UncleArgyll
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 4:48 AM 23/9/08
In unrelated news, the store manager's name is Rudolph Giuliani.
92BuickLeSabre
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 4:47 AM 23/9/08
In all fairness, he actually meant eleven days ago; it's been a slow couple of weeks.
In other news, I haven't really enjoyed coffee as much since 9/11, since I ran out of what I was using last Thursday and had to pick up some Folgers on the way home from work.
92BuickLeSabre
qbrad
Posted 4:44 AM 23/9/08
Nothing like the bottom line...
qbrad
ripfire
Posted 5:20 AM 23/9/08
blah blah blah Price cuts blah blah blah $200 off blah blah blah instant rebate
Don't know what the fuss is all about; sounds good to me.
ripfire
ViperBorg
Posted 5:52 AM 23/9/08
@lorensingley: You mean the Enron maneuver?
ViperBorg
strider_mt2k
Posted 5:48 AM 23/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: -or a double double?
-or the one after that?
strider_mt2k
Ubik2501
Posted 5:47 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake: Dude, if we had seen the crashes in HI-DEF, we might have been able to see the explosives planted by the conservative shadow government conspiracy/Illuminati/Obama/Xenu/Keebler Elves and solved the whole mystery Scooby-Doo style!
Shadowy Gov't Person: "And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you darn meddling kids!"
Ubik2501
lorensingley
Posted 5:41 AM 23/9/08
Breaking news: Electronics manufacturers unanymously agreen on "Holy Shit Everybody Panic Sell All your Stuff And Get To The Choppah!!" ...Sale
lorensingley
homerjay
Posted 6:05 AM 23/9/08
How would you prefer he say that it hasn't been this slow since 9/11?
Oh I've got it, Harry Potter style: "It hasn't been this slow since... you know what."
homerjay
vox9r
Posted 5:58 AM 23/9/08
Wait, I just bought a 42" Scarlet yesterday. Umm, Today for those of you on the Western Hemisphere. Crapperjacks.
vox9r
UofITom
Posted 6:36 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake: @strider_mt2k:
If we can't joke about it, the terrorists win.
Also, it wasn't a joke. The planes DID crash, and I DID see them, and I DO wish there had been some HD cameras to capture it.
UofITom
Sihanouk-s-Poodle
Posted 6:27 AM 23/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: Ha! That's exactly what I was thinking.
Sihanouk-s-Poodle
Faslane66
Posted 6:25 AM 23/9/08
LOVE the new Comment System BTW!!!! much better!!! Cool!!! Good Job.
Faslane66
Faslane66
Posted 6:24 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake:
Yeah, no shit, dude WTF?
Faslane66
Aarheadc
Posted 6:49 AM 23/9/08
@UofITom: Too soon?
Aarheadc
Nathan Drake
Posted 6:49 AM 23/9/08
@UofITom: You are sick. You show no repect for those who lost their lives or for those who lost family or friends. This is not a joking matter. We can not allow the events of 9/11 to be trivialized like you are doing right now. You clearly have no idea how much remarks like that can hurt people.
If you have any sense of decency you would apologize for that remark.
Nathan Drake
CaptCaveman
Posted 7:05 AM 23/9/08
@UofITom: You didn't really think before writing that comment eh...
CaptCaveman
freelunch
Posted 8:44 AM 23/9/08
@ke6seh: I seem to recall the current President being elected for his first term in office prior to 9/11/01...
freelunch
UofITom
Posted 8:38 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake: Oh shut it.
UofITom
ishan
Posted 10:29 AM 23/9/08
Exactly. The spokesman made an economic statement which is true. It didn't denigrate 9/11, just emphasized how much trouble the economy is in right now. Been to a Best Buy recently? They're empty.
ishan
Rex Luna
Posted 10:25 AM 23/9/08
you people are all way to sensitive. People die every day.. its been 7 years!!! If we cant laugh now, we might as well give up because the terrorists have already won. And if you factor in the subsequent loses of civil liberties, they won long ago.
Rex Luna
mcjake
Posted 9:46 AM 23/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: Best comment ever!
mcjake
mcjake
Posted 9:45 AM 23/9/08
@UofITom: Damn dude. That is harsh.
mcjake
Nathan Drake
Posted 8:42 PM 23/9/08
@Rex Luna: That is just a big load of crap. It's a piss-poor excuse that makes no sense at all. If we no longer take it serious we will lose sight of the fact that terrorism is a huge problem. I can't believe you can be so ignorant. Most of all, you show no regard for the feelings of others. Mainly for the people who lost loved ones. Cracking jokes about it hurts them. Showing a little respect really wouldn't hurt you.
Nathan Drake