Driving to work this morning I saw this bumper sticker:
"Legalize the Constitution"
Huh?
My mind goes so many different directions...
Is this guy a firearms enthusiast? Is he against judges making laws instead of enforcing them? Or is he just all about the "pursuit of happiness"?
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Black Friday
What are you doing on Black Friday? It is usually a day of crazy early morning shopping for me - not because I'm so drawn by the deals, but because I love the crowds and the craziness of it all. I know, I'm weird! I'll be working this year but may try to sneak in a few stores before I have to be at work at 8:00 a.m.
Wikipedia says, " Although Black Friday, as the first shopping day after Thanksgiving, has served as the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season at least since the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924, the term "Black Friday" has been traced back only to the 1960s.
The term "Black Friday" originated in Philadelphia in reference to the heavy traffic on that day. More recently, merchants and the media have used it instead to refer to the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black (i.e., turning a profit)."
So, what do you think the economy will do to the shopping? Are you changing your spending habits for Christmas this year? We certainly are.
Do you think the stores will reach that "in the black" zone? Even if they do, if this definition is accurate, what type of business principle has you operating in the red for 332 days out of the year and then trying to make up for it in the last 33 days? I've read that several retail companies have filed with the government of their intent to close, either a number of their stores or entirely, after the first of the year. Do you think they should be required to tell consumers ahead of time so they don't purchase gift cards that may be difficult or impossible to spend?
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I was going to pass on the Black Friday shopping this year but I may go anyway just for the fun. I like going to Belks for the free coffee and doughnuts. We have cut back this year but we are still shopping. I think on the average we spend much less than most Americans. I have absolutly nothing on my want list this year so I have to come up with a few things for the kids to buy me. They enjoy doing that.
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