Saw this story on Yahoo today, headlined Despite economy, malls and stores jammed.
Malls and stores were jammed for pre-dawn discounts on everything from TVs to toys on the official start of Christmas shopping as consumers shrugged off worries about rising gas prices and falling home values.
You have to work hard to talk down the economy when people are out Christmas shopping, I guess.
I can testify that the malls were packed yesterday. I had lunch with a longtime friend at Grapevine Mills, then tried to do a little bargain hunting. The mall was absolutely packed, even though the parking lot wasn't. I guess the shoppers didn't get the message they are supposed to be unable to afford Christmas this year.
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