WHAT DO YOU MEAN "MOTHER'S DAY SPENDING IS DOWN!?!"
Posted by Erin Mantz at 4/24/2008 8:47 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
A National Retail Federation poll today says consumers will likely spend less for Mother's Day this year than last year. People are watching their wallets more closely and thinking about gas prices and other economic challenges. Hmmm. BIGresearch, who conducted the survey, says consumers will be heeding mom's advice that she doesn't need much. I must be bucking the trend. I told my husband and kids I want a nice, shiny new cell phone.
I say I DO want a nice big present. I (and all moms) deserve it! It is the one day a year that is all about me (ok, my birthday comes in at a close second). Like every year, I hope and expect my husband to buy me a great gift. (My sons are 6 and 3; I actually count on the older one to make a great suggestion/hint to dad, as he's already asking me what I really want).
I want a new cell phone - a really updated, Blackberry-like contraption. I have an old Nokia cheap version that people buy for their kids. I use it for work, and every time I check email on it (which is about ten times a day), it take me four times as long as it does for my friends who are whipping out Treos and the like.
I know gas is expensive. But Mother's Day gifts can't go by the wayside. Every other day of the year, ours is a thankless job. I want my Mother's Day gift!
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