tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post7131093291172726240..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Shock Surprise AgainRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-18178954498178779542012-12-17T06:54:39.947-08:002012-12-17T06:54:39.947-08:00Stopped in at Dick's Sporting Goods last night...Stopped in at Dick's Sporting Goods last night for a pair of boots (my son's Xmas gift for me). Damn! talk about dead...I don't know that they do "that" big of a Xmas business, but it was dead...I think that there were about as many employees as there were shoppers...Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728355130009280564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-70888310538183924992012-12-16T12:46:12.235-08:002012-12-16T12:46:12.235-08:00The challenge facing retailers, this year (especia...The challenge facing retailers, this year (especially brick and mortar) was to sustain customer interest over the longer Thanksgiving to Christmas period. That's very hard to do once you've shot your wad on Very Dark Thursday and Black Friday type of extreme value promotion. But I expect this coming weekend to reflect very strong shopping. Srihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507984398411390539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-66325132371861578922012-12-16T12:42:08.664-08:002012-12-16T12:42:08.664-08:00I didnt know Tera Patrick was getting mainstream m...I didnt know Tera Patrick was getting mainstream modelling gigs.Son of Brock Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263952647741417976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-30596732457358465492012-12-15T19:20:56.047-08:002012-12-15T19:20:56.047-08:00For what it is worth, I do a shopping loop about o...For what it is worth, I do a shopping loop about once a month to stock up on food and the basics.<br /><br />I generally go mid-week. I ended up going on Friday (yesterday) this time. I started at about 5pm. Not ideal! I braced for the worst.<br /><br />I hit Wal-Mart, Costco, and Sam's Club. It was not shopping cart bumper-to-bumper traffic. There were no cart traffic jams. It kind of surprised me. Sam's Club was especially light at around 7pm. I asked the checker if she'd done her Christmas shopping yet. She hadn't and she said it with very little enthusiasm.<br /><br />Speaking of lack of shopping enthusiasm, I had no desire to participate in this year's Thanksgiving Day Christmas sales.<br /><br />Surly there must be a better way to be thankful than to fight with fellow Americans over the last $2 waffle iron that's made in China. It's almost like the corporations are trying to turn their stores into coliseums and their customers into gladiators. Sigh.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22826818805093047182012-12-15T17:16:49.570-08:002012-12-15T17:16:49.570-08:00Perhaps I should hold out a few more days??Perhaps I should hold out a few more days??TJandTheBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735388072841457108noreply@blogger.com