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Chellee

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5. Retailers are going to love that.

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 04:21 PM

18 hrs ago

Don't buy anything for adults.

Buy less overall.

Budget.

Tariffs on the one hand, consumers urged to not consume on the other, What a holly jolly season it will be.

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This is why grandma needs some warm slippers. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #2

Trump's war on Christmas. CrispyQ 19 hrs ago #3

But if the economy is "doing just fine" why do we have to scrimp? Biophilic 18 hrs ago #4

Retailers are going to love that. Chellee 18 hrs ago #5

Wow. Just.... Iris 18 hrs ago #6

Except those at the top. OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #11

In one sense, I agree Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #7

Right but based on what we can see in the OP, she didn't even offer that as an alternative Iris 2 hrs ago #10

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