HOLIDAY'S OVER, HUBBUB'S NOT; A.V. MALL CHOCK FULL OF SHOPPERS, RETURNS.Byline: Romy Jacobson Daily News Staff Writer The British might have Boxing Day but Americans have their own day-after-Christmas tradition - shopping. Early-morning bargain-hunters filled the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. , looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. good sales, a more appropriate gift or just people to watch. ``We got here when it first opened,'' said Sharon Frazier of Palmdale, who brought her three children with her. ``We're looking for towels and jeans. We went to the CD store. We're going to be looking for Christmas ornaments Christmas ornaments are decorations (usually made of glass, metal, wood or ceramics) that are used to festoon a Christmas tree. Ornaments take many different forms, from a simple round ball to highly artistic designs. for next year.'' Lancaster residents Mildred and Bill Baer took their daughter, Sue Baer of San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. , to the Antelope Valley Mall in search of bargains. ``This is her 1998 Christmas Day present, bought 364 days early,'' Bill said. Some mall-goers were less interested in bargains and more interested in exchanging or returning a particular item. ``We're returning - mainly exchanging,'' said Sandy Parady of Lake Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. who went shopping with her 18-year old daughter, Errin Pettit. ``We've been lucky.'' ``The shirt I exchanged for my boyfriend,'' said Pettit. ``It was too small. He's just too big.'' Mall-goers Linda Ames of Palmdale, her daughter, Laurie Bardelli, and Bardelli's three children finally had to sit down next to a fountain and take a break from shopping. ``Buying my wrapping paper Noun 1. wrapping paper - a tough paper used for wrapping kraft, kraft paper - strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution butcher paper - a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids - it's already in the car. I've made two trips already,'' said Ames who started shopping with her family at 6:45 a.m. For some merchants, the holiday shopping season brought good returns. Others are hoping the after-Christmas sales will give a boost to a disappointing month. ``The whole retail sales this year (nationally) was disappointing,'' said Richter's Music Boxes manager Ira Marashi, who hopes the after-Christmas shoppers will make up for a slow holiday season. ``We had a good spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. , not a trend, the last few days of December. Overall, this year was less than last year.'' Luis Guerra, store manager of Crescent crescent, emblematic representation of the quarter moon. The crescent and star, ancient Byzantine symbols that became the emblems of Constantinople, were also assumed as the standard of the Ottoman Turks. Jewelers, hopes to keep the positive momentum going. ``We're ahead of last year. That's good,'' said Guerra. ``We'll slow down for the first two weeks of January. Then people start buying for February - Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. .'' Some people decided to go to the mall just for fun. ``I just came to see the hubbub,'' said Julia Scannell of Kernville, a small town in the Sierras. ``I live in a tiny town where there's no malls, so this is pretty exciting. Mom-and-pop stores are about the biggest we got. It's fun to see all these people.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Sue Baer, left, and her parents Mildred and Bill Baer, tote after-Christmas bargains they found Friday while scoping out the retail action at the Antelope Valley Mall. (2--Color) Mom Sharon Frazier, center, with daughters Chambree Frazier, 9, and Shalonda Jackson, 18, and son Patrick Frazier, 2-1/2, shops at the Antelope Valley Mall. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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