Recession? What Recession?

I went to a local mall (the Burlington Mall) on Saturday. I was really surprised to see just how busy it was. The parking lot, from what I saw while parking and what I saw driving past on the highway, seemed to be completely full. Wait, what day is it? Christmas? No…it’s March. Really, the mall seemed as busy as it might be near Christmas. Folks were shopping *and* buying stuff *and* carrying bags. Recession? What Recession?

My experiences buying a pair of jeans to try out confirmed why we’re in a recession. So I went into the store, tried on a pair of jeans and went to go purchase them. Ok there’s a sign indicating the particular style I had chosen was originally $44.00 but was on sale that day for $34.95. Ok, great a sale. Hrm, look at the tag on the jeans it only says $40.00. Well I guess we’ll see what happens at the register. Wait for it…guess what price it rings up? $34.95? No. $44.00? No. $40.00? No. … $9.95. Wait a second $9.95? Wait, did I read that right? Yep. The sales clerk says my total will be $9.95 + tax. Uh, ok. If that’s what the cash register says, I’ll go ahead and pay it. Uh huh. And that’s why we’re in a recession.