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<blockquote data-quote="Stick" data-source="post: 536872" data-attributes="member: 3474"><p>I have a book that I like to visit often when I'm in need of a quick hit of some light hearted writing, Notes from a Big Country by Bill Bryson (1999), gifted to me by a thoroughly decent type. It's an easy read that has stand alone short chapters making it perfect for a quick dip.</p><p></p><p>This evening's chapter was titled Consuming Pleasures, where Bryson speaks of shopping being a way of life for some Americans, indeed, as he puts it, 'a national sport'.</p><p></p><p>He continues, '...three significant retailing developments in recent years have elevated the shopping experience to a higher and giddier plane. They are:</p><p></p><p>Telemarketing</p><p>Outlet Malls, and </p><p>Catalogues.'</p><p></p><p>I wonder what he'd make of the impact that the internet has on the retail world, and, say, Amazon? :suspect: :affraid:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stick, post: 536872, member: 3474"] I have a book that I like to visit often when I'm in need of a quick hit of some light hearted writing, Notes from a Big Country by Bill Bryson (1999), gifted to me by a thoroughly decent type. It's an easy read that has stand alone short chapters making it perfect for a quick dip. This evening's chapter was titled Consuming Pleasures, where Bryson speaks of shopping being a way of life for some Americans, indeed, as he puts it, 'a national sport'. He continues, '...three significant retailing developments in recent years have elevated the shopping experience to a higher and giddier plane. They are: Telemarketing Outlet Malls, and Catalogues.' I wonder what he'd make of the impact that the internet has on the retail world, and, say, Amazon? :suspect: :affraid: [/QUOTE]
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