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AUSTIN, Texas - It used to amuse me to find that when I bought a cup of regular coffee in New York, it would cost me one dollar more than the same cup cost in Texas. I laughed it off, mainly because it was only a dollar and, well, what's a dollar get you anywhere anymore? A good pair of blue jeans will tap you for $80 in Texas, but you can find some in New York and Paris and London that will set you back $700, especially if you're looking for a pair or two for your daughter and she wants jeans that offer a pocket for her cellular telephone. They're out there.
Gasoline nears the $4-per-gallon range in Austin this morning. And they said that drop in the price of crude oil the press ballyhooed last week would mean less at the pump. Really? Those greedy oil companies going soft? Don't bet on it. They spend millions lobbying Congress and funding re-elections to get silly at this point.
But we live in a capitalistic society, where money talks. It isn't just us anymore; the world is going full-retail from Beijing to Madrid to Lima to El Paso. We can get it, only it's going to cost us. Want a Corona in the Big Apple? Prepare to unfold $12 a bottle. Big T-bone dinner in Fort Worth? Something like $75, for one. Easy. Baked potato is extra, as are grilled beans and dinner rolls.
We understand that thing about wanting it real bad, and, what the Hell, paying for it. That's nothing new. Still, look around. Prices are skyrocketing. A loaf of bread that used to cost $1.29 now goes for almost $2. A bag of chips? Try $3.98. In Brownsville, where it is something of an aphrodisiac, hamburger meat sells like crazy, even as the price has almost doubled in the past decade.
The killer for me was a business story I read in yesterday's edition of The Wall Street Journal. It seems American retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has gone to Hong Kong, where money is what air is most everywhere else. The retailer's move spoke of competition for the fast-emerging global market. Gap is already there, as is American Eagle Outfitter - all popular brands these days.
Well, A&F needed space, so it went after a lease along the city's downtown district. You doubt there's Big Money in casual clothing?
A&F is paying $901,000 a month to rent space for its store...
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14 comments:
that's too wild. Almost a million dollars a month in rent for a store? Incredible. Hong Kong must be nuts. You can buy a building for that much in HARLINGEN!
cockfighting is everywhere in starr County. Word gets out easily there and it also happens all over the Valley. you just have to know smeone. There are lots of ranches down here.
The whole valley should be on Judge judy! what stories we would tell her. It would be great TV!
If you're done with that Wall Street Journal, could you lend it to Tony Chapa? He said he's never heard of it but would be interested in seeing if there's any stories he could cut and paste. Do they ever have any drawings that don't have a lot of difficult words (more that 3 or 4 letters)? He said he doesn't have the money to buy one himself because he hasn't gotten his allowance, so if you could help a fellow out?
IGNORE that little puke-face fool! It's the best way to get to him. He is a 68-year-old short, stubby man with nothing to do. He needs attention.
chapa is saying you are going to sue him and myharlingennews.com is that true?
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That clown needs to shut up. We're all going to sue his short ass. No one needs him. he's a loser.
A pack of smokes just cost me 12 dollars and one beer was $16 in amsterdam. Damn, I miss Walmart..
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Good for you! Make that sucker pay. Go after Jake. He's retired, but his wife works. Texas is a community property state and the court looks at all family assets when rendering a judgment. Good luck!
he's toast anyway. No one reads that mess he posts. Its boring and meaningless. Does he believe he is a newspaper? Tony Chapa needs to get a life. Poor man. his wife must be worse off having him at the computer 24/7/365. No coments today. That blog is dead.
Veterans get lousy treatment at the Harlingen VA clinic. you sit around and wait for hours and that's if you can get an apointment. Some woman got on a veteran for speaking spanish. I almost got up and left. imagine that. Something needs to be done.
I think the dwarf has settled down. he must have gotten his lollipop before his wife went off to work. and no Jake! Eh, vatos, que paso? you guys have no legs. can't stand the forced march only veterans know. Chap, are you a veteran? Are you a citizen? Answer.
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