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Mini Poll: Black Friday


Current Totals:

Will you be shopping on Black Friday?


Yes:
 23%
No:
 77%

 

How much do you plan to spend on Black Friday?


$0:
 72%
$1 - $100:
 11%
$101 - $500:
 10%
more than $500:
 7%

 

 

How far would you be willing to go to be first in line for a great Black Friday deal?


I'd have Thanksgiving dinner on the sidewalk outside the store:
 3%
I'd slip $10 to the security guard:
 10%
I'd shove an in-law or one of the younger kids:
 6%
I'd skip the Mythbusters marathon on the Discovery channel:
 24%
I'd be willing to quietly watch three quarters of the stinker game between the Cowboys and the Raiders:
 56%

 

 

What is the earliest you have ever arrived at a store to take part in a sale?


More than a day early:
 2%
The night before the doors opened:
 3%
An hour or two before the doors opened:
 6%
Right when the doors opened:
 12%
I have never arrived early for a sale:
 78%

 

 

Do you plan to spend more or less on gifts this holiday season?


More:
 8%
Less:
 39%
About the same:
 49%
I don't buy gifts for anyone:
 4%

 

 

Which of the following best describes your gift-buying style?


I purchase holiday gifts throughout the year:
 52%
I purchase gifts on-line and have them shipped directly to their recipients:
 26%
I shop at malls and big-box stores on Black Friday:
 7%
I shop at 24 hour stores/convenience stores on Christmas Eve:
 7%
I make all my gifts:
 3%
I don't buy gifts for anyone:
 7%

 

 

Which of the following best describes your gift-giving habits?


I spend weeks/months thinking about the perfect gift, then purchase it:
 32%
I spend weeks/months thinking about the perfect gift, procrastinate, then give whatever the store has in stock:
 16%
I give whatever the store has in stock that looks even remotely appropriate:
 24%
I give money or gift cards:
 24%
I don't give gifts:
 4%

 

Which of the following would you rather give?


Cash:
 40%
Gift card:
 60%

 

Which of the following would your rather receive?


Cash:
 57%
Gift cards:
 43%

 

What percentage of the gifts you will give this year will be purchased in the City of St. Louis?


All of them:
 5%
Most of them:
 18%
Some of them:
 52%
None of them:
 22%
I will not be buying any gifts this year:
 3%

 

Do you write a holiday wish list so that someone else knows what you want?


Yes:
 27%
No:
 73%

 

 

Would you be willing to write on your holiday wish list that you would like the gifts purchased in the City of St. Louis?


Yes:
 27%
No:
 30%
I don't make a holiday wish list:
 43%

 

 

Would you be willing to write on your holiday wish list that you would like the gifts purchased at small, independently owned stores?


Yes:
 33%
No:
 26%
I don't make a holiday wish list:
 41%

 

 

How much of your holiday shopping will you do on-line?


All or most:
 17%
Some, but not all:
 45%
Not very much:
 24%
None of it:
 14%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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