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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:17 AM Original message |
More evidence of the stagnant holiday shopping! |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. same thing's going on here. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. have noticed this all over the place |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. You're describing economic disaster. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I'm not saying |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 08:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. Wouldn't this be a wonderful headline? |
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anarchy1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. We can only hope........ |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 04:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. the stores near me are crowded; Chicago suburbs |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. Grocery store here in Mass. empty, too. |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I SWEAR I am totally weirded out by this. |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
35. That's exactly how I feel - I would have spent much more had Kerry |
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liberalcanuck (339 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 08:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. I can definitely identify with that feeling. I have been WAY more re- |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 09:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Terraists are lurking at the malls... |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 05:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
69. I noticed that too, maybe people aren't doing as many parties. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. yeah, I was at Central Market in FW this evening, it was just |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I LOVE that Central Market! |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. that's the one, the one we got before Dallas got one BWAAHHAA |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. You bring up another good point. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
8. Aren't the GOPhers boycotting Target |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Wal-Mart and Sam's are a joke here. |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. Consumer Confidence. |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
11. I noticed the same thing here, south of Seattle.. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I don't shop after Thanksgiving as a rule |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I'm in Tennesse - in Knoxville as a matter of fact |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
58. you and me both! |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
55. West coast here too... |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. Well, I took my daughter to get her Christmas today-- |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
14. I want to add---internet shopping..... |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. You're right |
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laheina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Even internet gifts |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
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laheina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 05:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Self reinforcing delusion? nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 09:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
46. HAD to order from Amazon yesterday, FREE, STANDARD shipping |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. $25 order? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 08:07 AM Response to Reply #60 |
72. My point is that with standard shipping, it'll still get here before |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. Nobody cares if us poor folks can't spend |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
21. We are doing NOTHING on Christmas, and I only got presents |
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jdots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
22. Wanta see empty ? electronis places |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. My husband went to |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
68. they are still really expensive and I can't see people shelling out for |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I drove past the Super Wal-Mart on the same highway a bit later |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 02:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I never have either. |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
36. Same thing with us today in Vegas. |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 06:20 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. These 'reporters' really get me |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
38. Not happening here. |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Yeah I haven't noticed much of a drop here either |
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djack23 (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #43 |
76. DC economy doing well w all those contractors and fed employees |
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cycleberg (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
40. a couple of Houston Metro areas |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
44. 50% off at the Kmart |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
45. We left yesterday to finish up at *AM, amid radio warnings of |
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Nobody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
47. Job loss last month: 2000 |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
49. I had yesterday off, so... |
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carnie_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
50. Meanwhile stores in San Francisco |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. same here in sacramento |
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IStriker (408 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
51. More evidence... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. here along the border |
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idiosyncratic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
53. Meanwhile, at high-end San Diego mall, $300,000 diamond set sells |
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cmf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
54. I'm in suburban Washington state |
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Ms_Mary (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
56. I only have a small store, but the last two months have been unusually |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. I guess it's time to get into |
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Ms_Mary (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 07:18 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Ha. I've barely been able to pay the bills, much less spend extra $$$ |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
59. A sign of the times-- rich get richer.... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
61. One of LA's most popular malls ... no crowds |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
63. I went shopping yesterday and this past Thursday. |
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lolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
64. Money, or state of mind? |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
65. just got back from the warehouse store |
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jackranch (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Chains slow, Indies busy in Austin |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 08:10 AM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Why Katzs never Forecloses |
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nascarblue (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
71. I am forever staying away from corporate BS. |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
74. I think people are getting to the point |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 09:05 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Shopping down here in Orlando.... |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
77. Here's an article about the slow season |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
78. It doesn't seem |
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skippysmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
79. Another anecdote here in Mass: |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
80. Out and about yesterday afternoon |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
81. Doesn't seem to be a problem here. |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
82. Had the same experience in |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-04 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
83. No crowded stores here in MN |
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