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-which is where I buy a lot of my clothes. (I'm retired, don't go anywhere much...I buy a lot of things there for the thrill of the hunt, disgust with the prices, selection, and quality at the Forever 21 and H&M packed malls, and of course the satisfaction of scoring a beautiful silk blouse for $5.) There's nothing there to buy any more. I mean, the racks are all half empty, and what bits of clothing hanging there are utter junk - stained, cheap, dirty, polyester. Some say it's a seasonal thing, that when they put away the winter clothing, that's all that's left until donations come in. But I have a feeling people are hanging ON to those so-last-year's fashions, instead of dropping stuff off after Christmas. Now, if the SallyAnn Shop is in trouble, what does this portend for the stores in the mall? (Old Navy, in its infinite wisdom, is trying to sell 'shorts suits' to the vastly underserved 20 year old anorexic market - good luck with that!) No wonder Walmart is doing so well with its cheap basics.
