"Consumers could not say no to some presents; Wii consoles, Ugg boots topped the list of presents that made shoppers spend" by Ylan Q. Mui, Washington Post | December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON - .... Despite the economic gloom and doom that saddled this Christmas shopping season, a few products rose above the recession and flew off the shelves faster than eight magical reindeer. Gifts such as the Nintendo Wii, Amazon's electronic book reader Kindle, and those furry Ugg boots remain in short supply - a sign consumers may not be quite ready to cut every indulgence out of their budgets....
Still, this thin silver lining was overshadowed by what has been a largely stormy Christmas. Retail experts are anticipating the weakest holiday sales in decades, with little relief expected for next year....
Yeah, but to go read about HOW GREAT Christmas sales were, please go HERE
Yeah, I AM SICK of this AGENDA-PUSHING, CORPORATE CRAP posing as "news!"
