Last night was Christmas Eve. On Friday when I drove up to Philly for the annual conference of the Northeast Political Science Association. I stopped at Maryland House for a refuel. All was normal. Last night when I drove back down. Maryland House was coated in Holiday Lights and jammed with Holiday Trees. I rolled down Connecticut marveling at wreaths and garlands before Thanksgiving. And today I read this from the :
to promote Christmasmerchandise before Thanksgiving but retailers such as Wal-Mart andKohl's are now posting holiday specials earlier in an attempt to blurseasonal lines in shoppers' minds. Which means from a value standpoint,Black Friday could be a bust. But many retailers and industry watchers agree with Scott and say theaverage Black Friday shopper no longer expects bargain-basement deals-- or even to get much Christmas shopping done really. "It's become an event in its own right," said Jack Kyser seniorvice president and chief economist of the downtown-based Los AngelesEconomic Development Corp. "It used to be that Black Friday was anindicator of how healthy Christmas sales were going to be but that'snot really the case anymore. It's a social event."In that case you're better off going to the movies -- or the beach. So far there is no Tickle Me Elmo to stand in line for this holiday season no new iPod or must-have Ugg boots to snag."Retailers haven't gotten shoppers excited," says Marshall Cohen chiefindustry analyst for the NPD Group a market research firm that studiesconsumer trends. "There's no hot fashion trends there's no hotelectronics."
no hot electronics. Learn your own language dammit. Like Hank Rollins says you only need to master about 25 words. That point aside this article speaks perfectly well for itself. The zombies shuffle on.
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