tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post2282472862444187957..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: CNN Fail: The "World Wide Leader in News" Runs an Advertisement for the National Retail FederationBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-81584811825661023092011-12-30T13:30:40.766-05:002011-12-30T13:30:40.766-05:00But Bill, they'll make it up on volume!
L4LBut Bill, they'll make it up on volume!<br /><br />L4LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-74438839496612819562011-12-30T11:24:32.743-05:002011-12-30T11:24:32.743-05:00@Dave Cohen - thanks, Dave. You, too!@Dave Cohen - thanks, Dave. You, too!Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-51943570628124595852011-12-30T10:39:53.412-05:002011-12-30T10:39:53.412-05:00Bill said
"I wasn't math major, but even...Bill said<br /><br />"I wasn't math major, but even I know that if 70% of the returnees bought something else it means 30% didn't"<br /><br />That's the spirit :-) LOL<br /><br />happy new year,<br /><br />-- DaveDave Cohenhttp://www.declineoftheempire.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-45219422457097310332011-12-30T08:52:21.585-05:002011-12-30T08:52:21.585-05:00@iwe - I wonder if they use the same method to pre...@iwe - I wonder if they use the same method to predict the size of the remaining world oil supplies. :)Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-48857186211414958202011-12-30T08:29:22.760-05:002011-12-30T08:29:22.760-05:00Very interesting quote Bill “shoppers will return ...Very interesting quote Bill “shoppers will return $46.28 billion in holiday merchandise”. This seems to be a prediction about the future, yet it is very specific, they don’t write something like “around $46 billion” or “perhaps $46 billion”, instead this have this very specific “46.28”. As they say 84.99% of statistics are made up on the spot, 85% if you include this one.irishwildeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653892284914268881noreply@blogger.com