Decorating Macy’s for the Holidays
On the way to the train this evening, it began drizzling — so I duck into Macy’s to cut thru to Penn Station.
I noticed 2 things — first, the place was jam packed — it was a mad house, with 30 and 40% off sales.
Second, I could not help but notice they did a fabulous job decorating for the holidays! It wass really quite lovely.
Anyone visiting the city over the holidays should definitely swing by some of the more interesting retail shops; Saks Fifth Avenue storefront has terrific windows; Then you can go to the plaza at 30 Rock and saee the Tree; further down 5th Avenue, Lord & Taylor’s windows are also lovely (its the most reasonable of the better Mens shops, too.
And if you can find a quiet time to slip into Macy’s, you may be quite impressed with how they did the place up . . .
November 25th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
This is the time of the year I really miss NYC. There is no better place to be during the holidays to my mind.
Happy Thanksgiving All!!
November 25th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I’m waiting for the 90% off sale to buy a cheap foreign made shirt…the ones I get a Macy’s, wear them 3 times and the collar has totally lost its color …then I have a cheap dust rag.
November 25th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
More good holiday tidings…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_dubai_economy
November 25th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
BTW…Happy Thanksgiving All…I am hoping for peace, good health and a massive dollar rally.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Thanks BR:
I remember so many years ago…the Tree and the Shows at Rockefeller Center…FAO Shwartz Window …and the incredible displays.
I think FAO is gone…the Holiday Kids/Family Movies are gone from Rockefeller Center…(but Rockettes still there?) and B. Altman and others gone.
Glad to hear those that are left are still doing it up! And…Good Old Macy’s. How long can it hold out….?
Our Lord & Taylor closed here in NC…I miss the one in NYC…it was my fave! Saks was always so stuffy.
Thanks for the memories…and that there’s still some magic out there.
Happy TG…Turkey Day to you and yours…!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Things are busy out here in Chi-town malls
too well at least the burbs. Looks like people are sick of saving or paying down the mortgage
November 25th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
GB,
maybe some of those people have just stopped paying their mortgages all together and are just banking the money. I hear that is all the rage. I know a couple of professionals here in Nothern VA who haven’t paid their mortgages for over 6 months. No foreclosure from their lenders yet so it sounds like a nice Christmas for all!
November 26th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Wow. You guys should be in Australia… All the Malls are booming – you can hardly move!
Apparently the Australian consumer can handle more consumer debt than the average joe. Which is good, as a 1/3rd of them are planning on buying property in the near term.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/australian-economy-is-new-upswing-after-18-years-of-expansion-says-upbeat-rba/story-e6frg926-1225803729121
http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,26404187-31037,00.html
Astonishing.
(Happy Thanksgiving)
November 26th, 2009 at 12:53 am
Steve Barry Says:
Happy Thanksgiving y’all. I’m with SB on two-thirds of his wishes for the future — peace, good health and the demise of the Federal Reserve Note.
November 26th, 2009 at 1:09 am
You should have snapped some pics for those of us on the other side of the world.
From America’s hat to Canada’s pants happy thanksgiving!
BTW, you know you love what you do when you get mad because you can’t do it during holidays. For me that is trading so I guess it is good that I have found something I love to do
November 26th, 2009 at 2:20 am
sakhalinsk,
Whoo hoo! Imagine interest rates at zero. Free money for all! As much as you want! But it’s not a bubble, we’re really confident about the future. Yay!
Learning from the past is often touch and go, but learning from the present is usually a little more common. Good luck with that, Oz.
Common man,
Love and addiction have some fine lines in there.
November 26th, 2009 at 8:25 am
@Marcus:
Why do you want to see the demise of the FRN? That would hurt the little guy and give CB’s more reason to take control of us. The rise of the dollar will ruin their master plan and maybe lead to the demise of the Fed itself. My logic: Fed wants dollar to tank to pay off debt in cheap paper…therefore it musty be better for dollar to rise…will also bring price of gas and imports down for us little people.
November 26th, 2009 at 8:32 am
It seems the Dubai story is causing some ripples while the US stuffs our faces…remember:
The US is at 375% debt to GDP…unprecedented. I estimate that we should realistically be at 150% max, which meawould equate to 21 Trillion in debt. That means there is $30 Trillion in excess debt in the US alone. I further hypothesize that globally, the number must be $50 Trillion. The Dubai story is just the start. That and a few stories of a weak Black Friday ought to take the Dow down a peg or two.
November 26th, 2009 at 8:49 am
@Darkness
Love and addiction have some fine lines in there.
Very astute. I suppose the difference is the net benefit, tangible or otherwise
November 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
“@Marcus:
Why do you want to see the demise of the FRN? ”
Because that’s the way he’s positioned; duh!
I would echo your sentiment Steve. This looting and pillaging has to stop somehow.