Also being the first of the month, state and federal support checks made the way out to mailboxes around the area, ensuring that there was some fatter wallets to many more potential shoppers. Add these two things together and you get a recipe for busy malls and department stores.

I stopped at Kohls to take advantage of the tax break and also found they were offering extra incentives to shop there as well. I picked up quite a few bargains and got out of there with a $20 credit off my next purchase. Score for me. Oddly enough, there weren’t that many shoppers out and about at the Kohls, but it appeared there were plenty of cars at the mall. Granted, this was late in the evening and perhaps I missed most of the crowds, but only time will tell if this weekend will help the economy as well as all the families of students. I know, I for one benefited from a new wardrobe… That’s good enough for me.

Ramble on…