all the stores are worried? are you kidding me?

Yep, you read that right.  It seems most of our favorite stores are worried that the "holiday sales may be permanent."  I'll tell ya what, it seems shoppers are finally getting religion in terms of how to shop for good stuff cheap.  

I'm Scottish and can therefore squeeze a dollar out of two quarters if I try hard enough.  However, I love to shop.  There I said it; I'm the most unusual straight man in the world.  Tell me I'm going on a trip with you to the outlet malls and I'm your friend for at least the entire day.  And that's why I'm virtually unable to shop in the "regular" malls anymore.  In my mind the correct price for most items is the price I pay at the outlet mall stores.  

Personally, I really like a few designers and have a wardrobe made up of clothing from those labels.  And with most of those labels being offered at my favorite outlet mall, why would I go to the local mega-mall?  I guess that's why I laugh about articles like the one referenced above.  Have the mall stores been artifically raising prices for some time now?  Have we paid too much for things over the years?  Are shoppers finally realizing these facts?  I'd say yes.  

I guess that's why I'm with Rita Rudner.  When she wears something new, she likes to say it's by her favorite designer..."On Sale."