On Black Friday on the central coast of California I made a point of asking EVERY cashier I dealt with (over four) and they all independently said this year was way down as compared with last year.
All this honey and roses media blather is outlandish.
I’m one of those who always waits til the last minute to shop for Christmas.
I was amazed this week how much easier it was to get through the stores.
If others are like me, they have far less money to spend after paying the huge increases in Health Insurance premiums. In 5 years, I gone from $350/mo to $1017/mo on the same income.
I have no choice but to cut back on non-essentials