Is Shopping News?

So yesterday I figured after a nice day of relaxation I would catch up on the news of the day. I turned on my local news (I don't have cable so no CNN or that goofy MSNBC) and guess what? Apparently nothing was happening except ...wait for it...SHOPPING! Almost the entire newscast was devoted to stories about shopping.

There was one story about people camped out at various locations in the area to be first in-line to catch the best bargains. There was a story about which stores had the biggest sales going on. There was a story about one retailer that was opening at midnight last night and serving pumpkin pie to customers. There was a story about gift cards and how much Americans spend on them every year and how much they are expected to spend this year.

And then, they interviewed people about what they planned to buy. Then they interviewed people about how much they planned to spend. AND THEN they interviewed people about ...oh you get the point.

Anyway I was really, really sick of hearing about shopping, so even though I normally don't pay much attention to the weather, I was glad to see it coming on. And guess what the weather person said? "Here is your Friday shopping forecast."

(Insert expression of exasperation of your choice here)