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this has bothered me for some time as well. I don't understand it. Please, can someone enlighten us?

@mtm2 See, that's what I thought originally too. But then I thought there is no way that ALL of these people could be that idiotic. I feel like there is some sort of secret that I'm not privy to and it drives me nuts.

It's the same thing that happens when I go to Walmart anytime before 1 AM, I can't imagine that so many people can be that dumb so it makes me second guess myself and maybe I'M the dumb one and everyone else laughs at me. Look at that girl, she steers her cart around people rather than smashing into their cart at high speed, what a tool bag

@narfcake: But the eBay auction had free shipping! Yea, people are dumb.

@rubberduckythug: Paranoia been a problem for long? Take a couple of deep breaths....breath in, breath out....breath in, breath out...now doesn't that feel better?

No, they really don't know something you aren't aware of. While there could be a promotion, my experience is that they really are that idiotic and this can be proved. Look at how may payday loan places there are. That alone proves how clueless people are where money is concerned.

@yrguide: Exactly. Especially now that eBay has the "eBay Bucks" program. Someone may have $100+ of eBay bucks to use up before the end of the month.

@rubberduckythug: haha...I wonder the same thing, so don't feel bad..

I don't get the Wal*Mart thing though..what's the difference before/after 1am?

This is one case where the obvious answer is the right one though..
People are stupid.

It's definitely because of Ebay Bucks and similar promtional funds. They can cash out Ebay credit for store credit at other retailers that way.

@capguncowboy: Those places are in business because we have an economy that is dependent on their existence. This economy requires a lower economic class to take advantage of; places like payday loans and the like ensure they stay there. It isn't so much as these people are stupid with money as they have nowhere else to go. They don't have the credit to get money any other way, nor do they have a way to improve their credit rating. It becomes a mechanism that feeds back upon itself to hold down a chunk of the population.

@drchops - My local Walmart becomes a ghost town at 1 AM on the dot. When I worked 3 PM - Midnight I would go home, let out the dog and feed the devil cat and the dog then go back out shopping. I'd get there about 12:45ish and it would be fairly busy but after 1 I was usually one of only 3-4 people in the whole store.