tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post166246761190913417..comments2023-11-02T06:56:57.999-04:00Comments on Saurly Yours: The Lack of Shopping This SeasonSaur♥Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-4906505375686403002007-12-08T07:32:00.000-05:002007-12-08T07:32:00.000-05:00Daveawayfromhome, Sometimes it's weird to think ho...<B>Daveawayfromhome,</B> Sometimes it's weird to think how much your read my mind. I was thinking it's about time to start an old-fashioned WW2 Victory Garden!<BR/><BR/><B>Barbara,</B> Thanks. I'm hoping we'll do better. This is a yucky couple of months, though.<BR/><BR/><B>Lazy,</B> yeah, but retail's in trouble anyway. They're already announcing lower-than-expected sales. No one wants to officially say the "R" word yet, though.<BR/><BR/><B>Paul,</B> Wonderful! Maybe some of your good fortune will rub off on ME. Merry Christmas!<BR/><BR/><B>Ed,</B> You sound just like my dad. :D<BR/><BR/><B>Jamie Dawn,</B> thanks for the correct and you're right - the discount stores are always full. <BR/><BR/><B>Ange,</B> excellent point about Florida. Thanks.Saur♥Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-36451696029221953552007-12-07T01:40:00.000-05:002007-12-07T01:40:00.000-05:00Boss announced at the 1st of the month; no Christm...Boss announced at the 1st of the month; no Christmas Bonus this year. So I'm one of those glum types. As for government cheerfulness, they're gonna deny deny deny, at least until Jan 2009, at which point it will all be the fault of the next administration. <BR/><BR/>Advice: give gardening tools for gifts, because those may come in handy if it all goes to shit.daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-33170697637438143502007-12-06T20:39:00.000-05:002007-12-06T20:39:00.000-05:00Good luck on Ebay. It can be tricky.Since I shop a...Good luck on Ebay. It can be tricky.<BR/><BR/>Since I shop all year long, this is a time when I slow down.<BR/><BR/>Have a good holiday.BarbaraFromCaliforniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154135502964236043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-53696961253411244452007-12-06T17:14:00.000-05:002007-12-06T17:14:00.000-05:00I think that the shopping season will heat up late...I think that the shopping season will heat up late in the season. Stores will panic and start to put things on super mega sale - because excessive inventory on January 1 means that the whole retail sector is in real trouble.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-84234430691291864312007-12-06T08:12:00.000-05:002007-12-06T08:12:00.000-05:00(Jamie Dawn's correct. UN...)My first Wife and I a...(Jamie Dawn's correct. UN...)<BR/><BR/>My first Wife and I are still employed, Praise the Lord, and are having one of the greatest shopping seasons we've ever had. Everything is fun: parking places are close, on-line vendors are quick to ship, the malls are full, everything is going smoothly. Of course, we haven't been to the Post Office yet, but...<BR/><BR/>Oh, Merry Christmas! Christmas!Paul Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098830523732944655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-63329130239370330202007-12-06T08:09:00.000-05:002007-12-06T08:09:00.000-05:00I hadn't noticed. This is the time of the year wh...I hadn't noticed. This is the time of the year when I lay low from shopping to avoid the hordes.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-16289266979188476852007-12-05T20:00:00.000-05:002007-12-05T20:00:00.000-05:00I haven't noticed that here, but I'm one of those ...I haven't noticed that here, but I'm one of those people who spends a lot of time at the Dollar Tree, Dollar Deals, and Walmart. <BR/>I think you meant to say that UNemployment is at an all time low. <BR/>:-)Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-70809273128718165462007-12-05T13:49:00.000-05:002007-12-05T13:49:00.000-05:00I think speaking in terms of economy Florida is on...I think speaking in terms of economy Florida is one of the hardest hit right now, as the housing market issues have affected Florida more than a lot of other places. So what you are seeing may not be a good indicator of what the national economy looks like.<BR/><BR/>I could not tell you what the shopping feels like around here but I would imagine it is the same as normal, our shopping outlets seem to be crammed year round. I don't generally venture out to them anymore, I simply do my shopping happily from the comfort of my own home.<BR/><BR/>AngeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com