Easy Christmas Returns and the Death of the Department Store »
I was having a conversation with my wife after we managed to get out of bed, some hours after the new year began, and we were trying to decide what to do with the day, it being a holiday and all. She offered to take the kids out and do something so that I could have some peace and quiet. Now I'm not normally one to ignore such an opportunity, but I also didn't think that there would be much that she could do with them.
To my surprise, it seems like just about everything was open. Malls, stores, even Chick-fil-A - and they are always closed on holidays that are family oriented (not to mention Sundays). Imagine my surprise. So we decided that we'd do our Christmas returns. It was unbelievably easy. I think we'll do it that way every year.
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