Done Xmas shopping lots of parking spaces at the mall and Target

wakeme2008

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Sun Dec-04-05 04:25 PM
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Done Xmas shopping lots of parking spaces at the mall and Target

While Bush's economy is doing soooo well, it was funny that on a Sunday afternoon with the temps in the 50s in Virginia, I had no problems getting a good parking spot at Target and then I stopped for a late lunch and looked over to the sea of empty parking spots at the main mall in Roanoke, Va.

I can remember years when no matter what time you went to the mall, it was a chore to get a parking spot and normally you had to walk a distances.

Isn't the Bush economy great :sarcasm:

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agates

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Sun Dec-04-05 05:08 PM
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1. I noticed the same thing yesterday

At the largest mall between Minneapolis and Denver. Normally the street in front of the mall would be bumper to bumper on a December weekend. Instead, there was just normal traffic. The mall parking lot was only about 2/3 full.

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AntiCoup2K4

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Sun Dec-04-05 05:18 PM
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2. The Target store here is HELL during the entire month of December

All the bright red color is really appropriate. It doesn't matter if they open at 5:00 AM and close at 11:00 or even open 24 hours a day, which they have done before within a week or so of Commercialmas�

But, if forced to, I'll still go there before the mall :scared:

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Horse with no Name

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Sun Dec-04-05 05:21 PM
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3. I was at the mall in Texarkana yesterday

And I parked about 3 rows away from the main entrance at 3 in the afternoon in 80 degree weather.
I went in several stores and didn't see many people with large purchases.
I took my granddaughter for her Santa Claus picture--talk about a ripoff.
Cheapest pic was $16.99. I almost felt guilty being relieved when the fat guy in the red suit terrified her and we couldn't get one.
Last year the same pic was $4.00.

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wakeme2008

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Sun Dec-04-05 06:41 PM
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4. $17.00 What a rip off...

That's something to do only if they bring it up in the future...

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Nay

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Sun Dec-04-05 06:58 PM
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5. It was the same this weekend in Richmond, VA. Weather good,

parking lots not anywhere near full at the malls. Let's hope the commercialism is taking a hit this season.

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