A Children's Treasury of Dumb Quotes About Dismal Holiday Sales
Congratulations, the War on Xmas is over. And guess who lost? Christmas! And the economy. Especially the economy. Looks like all the 70%-off sales in the world can't squeeze money out of people with no money and no credit. It's almost as if Santa left a lump ofshit coalfor U.S. Retailers! How many other variations of Seasonal Cliche can we squeeze out of American journalists and economists?
"Retailers went from 'Ho-ho' to 'Uh-oh' to 'Oh-no.'" [ Wall Street Journal ]
"Big shopping weekend was ho-ho-hum." [ Associated Press ]
"However, it's a red Christmas for retailers -- as in red ink." [ 1010WINS ]
"Ho-ho-hum weekend for struggling city retailers." [ New York Daily News ]
"Data will contain nothing but coal this week." [ Marketwatch ]
"A lump of coal for the holiday sales elf." [ AP ]
"Santa swung a lighter sack this Christmas as shoppers bought less and paid less." [ Vancouver Province ]
