tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post115702786555140721..comments2023-11-03T05:57:24.997-04:00Comments on Coupons from the Edge: Titles and other bitsBecky Willis Motewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136555605339679351noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-1157123867644586592006-09-01T11:17:00.000-04:002006-09-01T11:17:00.000-04:00Nope, not Natick, Nashua. But now that I think ab...Nope, not Natick, Nashua. But now that I think about it, the other two malls I sometimes use also both had a Filene's and Macy's fairly close together.<BR/><BR/><I>They're all made of ticky tacky, and they all look just the same.</I>sandman1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11066816633017905095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-1157109490485776702006-09-01T07:18:00.000-04:002006-09-01T07:18:00.000-04:00HAR, sandman1.That sounds like the Natick Mall. A...HAR, sandman1.<BR/><BR/>That sounds like the Natick Mall. And I refuse to drive there!!!<BR/><BR/>love the title,<BR/>bBecky Willis Motewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136555605339679351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-1157077945119378902006-08-31T22:32:00.000-04:002006-08-31T22:32:00.000-04:00I miss Filene's too -- I'm not much of a clothes s...I miss Filene's too -- I'm not much of a clothes shopper, but as soon as they were gone I realized I shopped there more than anywhere else, and as far as I can tell, Macy's has not combined with them, just replaced them. In the mall that I frequent, Macy's and Filene's faced each other across a (longish) hall, and now the "new" Macy's has moved into the old Filene's store, and barely changed a thing in the process.<BR/><BR/>title suggestion: <I>Macy's Ain't No Filene's</I><BR/>excerpt:<BR/><I>Discussion in the Federated boardroom one Friday morning last year:<BR/>"We've got to cut back on our printing costs. We're sending 250 glossy pages of ads per month to every living soul in Massachusetts."<BR/>"We can't cut back, it's tradition."<BR/>"Well, what if we just eliminate one brand then?"<BR/>"Hmm, not bad -- which one, 'ya reckon?"<BR/>"I dunno, let's flip a coin. What difference does it make?"<BR/>"Nah, just keep the one with the parade."<BR/>"Beautiful, do it. Let's go for martinis."<BR/></I>sandman1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11066816633017905095noreply@blogger.com