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2011-12-22 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

"Layaway Angels" striking throughout the USA

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-22 02:09|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Reducing something good to a scientific study. Just maybe some people have a good heart and like to help others, but then that would be the Christian thing to do and. We can't have that.

Posted by 49 Pan 2011-12-22 10:58|| 2011-12-22 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Figure that the govenment will find some way to shut this down. Maybe hit the "victims" up with gift taxes.

Posted by AlanC 2011-12-22 13:19|| 2011-12-22 13:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Most stores are now saying,
"Nobody but the Initial Purchaser can pay on the lay-away"

Stupid.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-12-22 14:19|| 2011-12-22 14:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Are you serious, RJ?

That's beyond stupid.

Posted by Barbara 2011-12-22 15:13|| 2011-12-22 15:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Any truth to this?

Posted by 49 Pan 2011-12-22 17:25|| 2011-12-22 17:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Any truth to this?

To what, 49 Pan? Yes, there have been reports of Layaway Angels across the country. Possibly the claims of a biochemical feedback for altruistic behaviour are true, but if so, so what? Most people do not behave so, most of the time, which suggests the link is not so strong as to be controlling, which suggests in turn that such altruism is a conscious choice to be kind, not mere overpowering instinct or biochemical addiction.

As for Redneck Jim's report, that strikes me as taking short term gain (keeping both the money and the stuff), while driving away current customers and generating dreadful word-of-mouth publicity.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-12-22 18:28|| 2011-12-22 18:28|| Front Page Top

#7 TW, I was talking about Redneck Jims comment. I can't imagine a store turning one of these folks away.

Posted by 49 Pan 2011-12-22 20:40|| 2011-12-22 20:40|| Front Page Top

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