There is more cool stuff on line. Cooler than anything Walmart carries. Littleton NH, my local shopping emporium, has been loosing good shopping for years. It is down to La Houte's Sporting Goods, some second hand and antique shops. Years ago, I would go Christmas shopping in downtown Boston, Washington street. There used to three good department stores, Jordan Marsh, Filene's, and Raymond's. The original Radio Shack, Lafayette Radio, Eric Fuchs Hobby Shop, a flock of good camera stores on Bromley St, book stores, jewelry stores, FAO Schwatz toy store. The department stores had Christmas decorations, shop windows, Santa Claus, huge operating electric train layouts, and the department stores carried a lot more than just ladies clothing. Not only was there cool stuff to buy, they put on a show for use shoppers.
All that is gone. About the most exciting store left down town is a CVS pharmacy. Boring. So I thumb thru my stack of catalogs, fire up Windows XP, and start placing orders. Plus the internet stores wrap it and mail it for you.
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