As the news has blared for weeks, Michigan's economy is tanking. I think its been on this track for at least 30 yrs, but the recent economic tsunami really impacted this region, perhaps even more than lower Manhattan.
I guess a sure sign of economic end times are half empty stores 2 days before Christmas...which is what I experienced last night as I shopped to replace my lost luggage.
Walmart was busier than Sears, but not packed. Probably because Walmart's prices are so dirt cheap. But even with that, most of the purchases I observed at Walmart were for food.
At home I deliberately don't shop at Walmart because I don't like how they treat their employess. Here I had little choice-- its the only cheap game in town. I have to admit they are super cheap, and had some unusual stuff I don't remember seeing in Kmart or Target.
Probably the best item I purchased yesterday was Tide's Travel Sink Packets. For $0.33 I can recycle what I wore on the plane in the hotel sink, so one less change of clothes to buy. Neat.
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