Poll: Arizona consumers cutting back, but having to replace aging items

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• Leon Ceniceros posted at 3:22 pm on Thu, Oct 27, 2011.

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  Folks, does this poll make sense to you. If you are making under $25,000.00 ...how in the heck can you afford to make a "major purchase"..unless you are living with your parents ???

  The only "major purchase" that I can think would be logical is if the Refridgerator, stove or the washing machine was on the fritz. Your "major purchase" would at the most be $800.00. As for trying to purchase a new car...."forget it"...you would have to have Billionaire Warren Buffet's credit score to get an 80%, 5year car loan ..and that's at 5%.

  I just came back from Sprouts...what a difference a month makes. Last month, you could bowl down the aisles because there were "zero" customers. Now some of the "snowbirds" are flocking in and you even see people buying "organic" fruits, veggies and dairy stuff. Last month it was all "generic" and "what's on sale is what's for dinner".

  I was getting worried that our Supermarket chains and even Wal-Mart were going to go belly-up because there were so few customers up to last month. The customers who were shopping the past months were buying the weekly sale items only and Milk....lots and lots of cheap Milk. Campbell's soups and Hormel chili beand and Ball Park hot dogs were in everybody's carts. You can tell when things are bad when the parking lot at the 99Cents store has more cars that the chain Supermarket across the street.

  Wall Street, the Obama Administration, our Local City Halls and Chamber of Commerces are all out there touting that the "Recession" is over.

  Well, Folks, just look around you the next time you go to the Mall or the Supermarket...look in the carts if you don't believe me. The "local" Mesa customers aren't buying ....."squat".

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• TruthSeeker posted at 6:34 pm on Thu, Oct 27, 2011.

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  I'm living on a lot less than $25,000 as I am on Social Security. My dryer recently broke, and my washing machine is on its last legs. I don't have the money to replace them right now so, guess what? I am going to the local laundramat until I can afford to make the major purchase. Before I buy a washer/dryer though, I need tires on my 17 year old car (like new with only 62,000 miles on it) and also need to fix the A/C on it. I went without A/C in my car all last summer. Not fun, but doable. I can't justify buying a new car as I don't drive enough to warrant the purchase. I set my priorities, made some sacrifices, and somehow scrape by. I am still looking for work. I am trying not to go into debt over major purchases.

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• TruthSeeker posted at 6:35 pm on Thu, Oct 27, 2011.

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  BTW, I don't live with my parents. I own my house outright.

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