and the little plastic castle is a surprise every time

File under "How is that news?"

Says here that the holiday shopping season turned out to be worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers. Come on now, are retailers' memories really that short? Every year there are news reports that the Christmas shopping season wasn't quite what retailers expected. Hey retailers, lower your damn expectations! Don't base your annual budgets on projected sales you should know very well you won't make! I swear, business schools must be just overflowing with idiots.

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