Found ourselves in Atlantic City on Saturday, the day after Black Friday. Part of me wanted to mix with the crowd that I'd seen on the TV news and as we drove into town it was obvious that wasn't going to be a problem.
If you take the expressway to the end it dumps you out on Pacific Ave in front of Caesars where there is a large outlet mall called The Walk. It includes Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Timberland, Banana Republic, etc. And it was mobbed! The first thing Kevie noticed was the long line waiting to get into The Coach Store.
But, behind the casino, off the boardwalk is an up scale mall called The Pier. It includes AG Adriano Goldschmied, A|X Armani Exchange, Burberry, etc. And Apple fan boys understand that The Pier is the true Atlantic City Destination. As expected The Apple Store was packed but the rest of the mall was deserted. Most stores had no customers.
Maybe this is the final comment on this holiday shopping season. Bargains yes, extravagance no.
About Me
- JohnO
- I am settling into a summer hiatus from work and live in the New York area. Kevie and I have a 14 year old son and have been married for 30 years. I used to want one of everything especially if it was wicked cool.
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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
J.M. Barrie
What's not possible is not to choose
Jean-Paul Sartre
Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much . . . the wheel, New York, wars, and so on, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely the dolphins believed themselves to be more intelligent than man for precisely the same reasons.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001), THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
I saw him even now going the way of all flesh, that is to say towards the kitchen.
John Webster (1580-1625)
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her?
Michel de Montaigne (1533-92)
"Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!"
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
J.M. Barrie
What's not possible is not to choose
Jean-Paul Sartre
Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much . . . the wheel, New York, wars, and so on, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely the dolphins believed themselves to be more intelligent than man for precisely the same reasons.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001), THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
I saw him even now going the way of all flesh, that is to say towards the kitchen.
John Webster (1580-1625)
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her?
Michel de Montaigne (1533-92)
"Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!"
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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