“Welcome to Black Friday 2,” said the harried cashier at Kohl’s department store in Hamden. It was January 2, the Monday school holiday version of New Year’s Day. The store was mobbed. Not just for returns and exchanges. Purchases. The post-Christmas sales had commenced days earlier. The staff were openly bewildered by the consumer rush. Hope that statistic gets noticed in the Christmas shopping economic studies. Felt like change.
Been spending a little more this season myself. Little luxuries like CDs and cashews.