Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills
by jhwang5 on Saturday April 25, 2020 @02:50PM
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No. By then, they'd be accustomed to buying furniture off Amazon /s.
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Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills
by MattGaiser on Saturday April 25, 2020 @02:55PM
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Well, my grandmother is getting into Wayfair, so maybe not sarcasm.
My point is more whether asking whether any significant number of people are buying furniture at all?
Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills
by ghaff on Saturday April 25, 2020 @03:01PM
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For me, it's not even the money right now. I have a few purchase/service types of things that I should take care of one of these days but aren't urgent. So I'm holding off on things that would involve trips to stores (if they're even open), home delivery, etc. I'm not totally avoiding leaving the house, but I'm also holding off on things that can't be handled by a quick run into a store at off hours.
Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills
by nrb on Saturday April 25, 2020 @03:02PM
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Many people are spending lots of time at home, enough to realize they aren't totally happy with their furnishings, and are available to accept deliveries. I would imagine the answer to that is yes.
Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills
by JoshTriplett on Saturday April 25, 2020 @03:01PM
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Some people are finding themselves suddenly in need of home-office furniture.
But yes, furniture does seem like the kind of purchase that will get deferred when money is tighter.