LeonSKennedy
CAGiversary!
I write this trying to be fair, and look at the perspectives of the Producers (Sony, Microsoft's), Retailers (Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, etc.) and us as consumers before I pass judgement.
The "Producers" get an F rating being they knew there would be high demand for their product, and yet they have failed miserably to even come close to meeting that demand.
The "Retailers" are best-case a D rating in that they held back the amount of consoles they would carry in store. Covid-19 is not a recent event, so they should have thousands available to order online if not Millions. In years past it was a marketing ploy to get people in a 2 plus hour line to go home empty-handed so they buy whatever left-over junk they can to justify their wasted time.
Us the consumers have become much more savvy and smart. I give us a B+ or A- rating. As one of those consumers, it's time to declare that Black Friday should be year round. Quit extorting/ripping us off on products with little to no demand. Sell that 50 Inch 4k TV for $199 year round, just not for one week.
Moral of this is don't support these companies that exploit us every year around this time. Covid-19 may be the reason things are the way they are now, but after the vaccines I beg all of you to tell them "We don't want your business".
Yes my subject was PS5 and Xbox Series X. Not sure I would buy one now if I could the way this has all been handled.
The "Producers" get an F rating being they knew there would be high demand for their product, and yet they have failed miserably to even come close to meeting that demand.
The "Retailers" are best-case a D rating in that they held back the amount of consoles they would carry in store. Covid-19 is not a recent event, so they should have thousands available to order online if not Millions. In years past it was a marketing ploy to get people in a 2 plus hour line to go home empty-handed so they buy whatever left-over junk they can to justify their wasted time.
Us the consumers have become much more savvy and smart. I give us a B+ or A- rating. As one of those consumers, it's time to declare that Black Friday should be year round. Quit extorting/ripping us off on products with little to no demand. Sell that 50 Inch 4k TV for $199 year round, just not for one week.
Moral of this is don't support these companies that exploit us every year around this time. Covid-19 may be the reason things are the way they are now, but after the vaccines I beg all of you to tell them "We don't want your business".
Yes my subject was PS5 and Xbox Series X. Not sure I would buy one now if I could the way this has all been handled.
