Who else remembers getting the dELiA*s catalog in the mail and dreaming of getting a new denim maxi skirt with a cloud or rainbow print top to go with it?
Yesterday (May 2) The Maine House of Representatives endorsed a new bill looking to let small grocery stores to now be open in Maine on Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter.
Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving (Nov. 23), at a Michaels store in Chicago, a woman just went a little nuts. She claimed she was discriminated against and wanted everybody to know she voted for Donald Trump!
We've all seen the commercials from the big store chains talking about being open on Thanksgiving. Well in Maine, for the most part, they are not allowed to be open.
It's three word most parents can't wait to hear, 'back to school'! When, I was shopping with my mom for back to school in the 1970's and 80's I remember going to stores that are no longer around.
People in stores are the worst on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. Here is a look at the 10 absolute worst people you'll find in stores the day after Thanksgiving.
Not to make shop talk, but I was making sure the commercial and music logs are OK for tomorrow, and I noticed tomorrow will be June 25th. You might say, "So?" Let me tell you, it's six months until Christmas.
I probably wrote something similar last year, but I feel the need to write about it again this year. I am thankful that in Maine, we don't have shopping for the most part on Thanksgiving.
Over the years, self service is creeping more and more into our lives. First, gas fill-ups and ATMs, then came the EZ pass, grocery self checkout and now DVD vending machine rentals and online shopping. Do you buy a lot online? Are we losing something here aside from a few jobs like our ability to communicate face-to-face?