outofworklawyer

One thing I always have looked forward to during the year is the end- of-the-year shopping season.  Shopping is one of my most favorite ways to spend time, and normally makes me feel really happy. Lately though, shopping has lost its charm for me. I was sure that, with all of the usual commotion surrounding Black Friday, I would be enticed into the frenzy and driven to spend, spend, spend.  But no. Sadly, I was neither enticed nor driven by any of the “sales” that I observed taking place this year on Black Friday.  Nor did Cyber Monday make up for the Black Friday misery.  Is it just me?  I wondered briefly if my lack of employment — translated as, lack of income — was putting a damper on my favorite hobby.  But I’ve come to realize, it’s not only I that feel this way.  Countless would-be shoppers are simply unenthused. Blame the economy? I blame the cheap marketing tactics relied on by merchants this year.  Where are all the great deals??? I’m still holding out, and am cautiously optimistic.

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