Saturday was our last day in Vegas, so we went to the pool and then- surprise--- shopping!!
We hit an outlet mall on Charleston Street. Turns out we should have spent the entire time there because they had the best deals, plus every single person in the world was shopping there. It was crowded and when I yelled "WE'RE IN A RECESSION PEOPLE, WHY ARE YOU SPENDING MONEY??" at the top of my lungs, no one blinked an eye, they just kept handing over their credit cards.
When we went into the Coach store, I had an actual coronary. It was packed, and not with window shoppers. Here is a picture of the check out line-
And another picture of the crowd in the store...
They threw me out of the store for taking pictures, but were very nice about it.
Where did all these people come from? Are they pretending not to shop at home and going loco when they hit Vegas, returning home to hide packages from friends and neighbors? According to the popular media, no one is shopping and the economy as we know it has shriveled up and died. Did someone suddenly discover a wealth of recently printed cash or did I miss the latest stimulus check sent to my house? Whatever it was, these folks were out in buying force. Part of it might have been these signs scattered throughout every store:
Some of the sales went up to 90% off. Whatever it was, it was working because I've never seen anything like it. A Frenzy. Crazed. Wild. Out of Control. Are we working our way out of the recession? I'm not helping because I'm on my 48th DAY WITHOUT SHOPPING. Feels kind of good, kind of bad. Perhaps what a sadomasochist feels like when using nipple clamps, but I'm only guessing.
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