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NCDem47

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3. I came on here to say the same thing.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 03:05 PM

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I don't want to be a Grinch, but something is WAAAAAY off when U.S. citizens are taken for granted in order to help retailers "make projections."

And SO much ~~future landfill~~ things stocked a mile high in stores.

No one is obligated to buy anything...I get that. But the marketing pressure is through the roof.

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