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To: yard_man who wrote (140375)	12/25/2001 9:37:18 PM
From: sun-tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

i did 75% of my christmas shopping on-line, taking advantage of sales and free shipping. my beautiful wife got the other 25% although i did make one trip with her -G- we are going to annapolis at the end of this week to take advantage of post christmas sales.

To: yard_man who wrote (140375)	12/25/2001 9:44:11 PM
From: broadstbull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

FWIW I was shopping for my wife on the 24th here in NJ. Last year I had to park across the street from the mall and walk in. This year, I had no trouble finding parking within 20 ft of the mall. The mall I went to has a lot of high end stores, not my type of place, but in a pinch you can always find something fast. I don't know about the rest of the country but there is NO doubt we are feeling the slowdown here.

To: yard_man who wrote (140375)	12/25/2001 11:30:05 PM
From: Oblomov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

The mall and the mega-Borders were definitely not as busy this weekend as they were at the same time last year. Sales and large markdowns occurred everywhere - particularly in clothing stores. Although the mall traffic was high, there were no lines at the cash registers at most stores- the exceptions being Williams-Sonoma and Victoria's Secret. In other words, what I experienced was what I would expect to find during a recession- food and sex will get a bid, no matter how bad things get...<g>