QUESTION FOR DU....

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

17. Your Macy's closing down has NOTHING to do with Trump.

It is, quite frankly, mostly because so many people will walk into a store, check out stuff, and then go home and order on-line. I reamed out a friend recently when she told me she does that.

Personally, I NEED real stores for things like shoes. All clothes, actually, but shoes are my personal big problem. I have a bunion on my right foot and I absolutely must try on shoes to find out which ones I can wear. Recently someone tried to convince me that some on-line shoe store that allows (according to her) unlimited returns is a viable alternative. I have a feeling that they'd cut me off soon enough because more than half of the shoes I try on in stores don't fit properly. So if I'm in a real store, not a problem. I take several hours, find shoes that fit, and I'm happy. I can't imagine how long it would take me to find suitable shoes if I had to have them shipped to me, then shipped back and new ones shipped to me. Often, a half size larger or smaller works. So that's easily figured out in a store. Can't imagine how many shoes the on-line store will be willing to ship to me before they say, "Enough! Buy a pair of shoes already!"

As for Macy's specifically, I haven't been in one in some years now, mainly because I don't live very near one. But when I did, it was usually far too rich for my wallet.