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more about #andthebrandplayedon more comments → Weegee's bored: Stores named 'n things and 'n stuff shouldn't be in business anyway. If you can't decide what you're inviting people to come in and buy, you richly de... more » AllsWell: If things are so dismal why are the stores so freaking crowded? I mean, I wish some of these big chain stores in Manhattan go out of business and retu... more » afraidofauntieem: Funny how for forever now every year the news says the same thing: retailers are worried it'll be a dismal season for them. And now suddenly we're bei... more » macbeach: I have never met anyone who's spending is out of control for patriotic reasons. Quite the opposite, most of the gluttons I know are quite oblivious t... more » kitkatsplash: I'm engaged to a Bankruptcy lawyer. I know of about 7 huge retailers that are about to run out of money. The shit is bad out there, real bad. None o... more » Smitros: Having watched Bad Santa again last night, I found in this viewing a (damned funny) critique of consumerism that comports very nicely with the excelle... more » bigleggedwoman: Look, I have done my part for years, people. I already have 45 pairs of shoes - I really don't need more clothes! I have filed this phenomenon under t... more » loganmo: We checked out MAcy's today in DC and there were not any major sales. There is a flipping recession people, everything in stock should be like 75% of... more » Hydroceph: My husband may not agree, but i haven't done that much shopping yet. They're not desperate enough. I'm waiting until i smell the fear in the air. more » Don Is: God, Sheila, I'm going to miss you. *sadness* more » Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Free wake-up calls? Oh, the ignominy! more » QueenAlice: Does keeping my neighborhood liquor store in the black 3 years running count as being patriotic? If so I'm the best American EVER. more » -
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Desperate Retailers Want Us to Spend Even More
It's amusing to watch retailers squirm and cry about disappointing holiday sales. What part of "we don't have money" don't they understand? That's what happens when you balance an economy on consumerism and debt! -
