I was shopping at the mall the other day with my daughter because we couldn’t go shopping at garage sales since it was rainy and a little chilly. I wasn’t really shopping; I was really just browsing through the stores. As I look at the merchandise in the different stores, I realize how much of a bargain hunter I really am. I couldn’t find one thing that I was willing to pay the money they were asking for. I think everything is way overpriced. I am not into consuming just for the sake of parting with my money. I watched a man and his two sons trying on sports jackets. They already had a

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jacket in their cart. Those jackets are very expensive and I just can’t see myself buying my kid (if I had a kid, that is) one of those jackets. My daughter says they are called starter jackets, and it may not be a good idea to walk around in certain areas wearing one. It seems they can attract trouble if you happen up on the wrong people. She has heard of kids getting their jackets taken right off their backs. That’s very scary to hear.