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shopping mall makeover

haiku for 4/14/2023

shopping mall makeover

A new store here, a
refurbished store there. Shoppers
flock to their havens.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on April 14, 2023March 31, 2023Format QuoteTags shoppingLeave a comment on shopping mall makeover

flea market finds

haiku for 4/12/2023

flea market finds

Branded candles and
patriotic flags, T-shirts
and some handmade soaps.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on April 12, 2023March 31, 2023Format QuoteTags shoppingLeave a comment on flea market finds

waiting for da dough

haiku for 9/8/2022

waiting for da dough

The bakery line
stretched 20-people deep as
aromas wafted.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on September 8, 2022August 29, 2022Format QuoteTags bakery, shoppingLeave a comment on waiting for da dough

pennies from hell

haiku for 1/10/2022

pennies from hell

The reliable
old Walmart, where cheapness is
the ultimate good.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 10, 2022December 31, 2021Format QuoteTags capitalism, consumerism, shoppingLeave a comment on pennies from hell

mall used up

haiku for 1/9/2022

mall used up

One by one the stores
fled, or worse, sank deeper in
the fetid water.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 9, 2022December 31, 2021Format QuoteTags capitalism, shoppingLeave a comment on mall used up

latest-stage capitalism

haiku for 1/8/2022

latest-stage capitalism

Amazon turned our
old mall into a giant
distribution hub.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 8, 2022December 31, 2021Format QuoteTags capitalism, consumerism, shoppingLeave a comment on latest-stage capitalism

every day is black friday

haiku for 11/26/2021

every day is black friday

We shop from our phones
and check out on our doorsteps.
It’s retail’s revenge.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on November 26, 2021November 7, 2021Format QuoteTags Black Friday, capitalism, consumerism, shoppingLeave a comment on every day is black friday

quickee settee

haiku for 6/14/2021

quickee settee

Come on down to the
furniture palace … pick it,
carry it, build it.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 14, 2021May 31, 2021Format QuoteTags shoppingLeave a comment on quickee settee

smart shopper

haiku for 1/23/20

smart shopper

All I want to know
is brand, price, size, warranty,
color and rating.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 23, 2020December 30, 2019Format QuoteTags consumerism, shoppingLeave a comment on smart shopper

a consumerist plot

haiku for 8/4/19

a consumerist plot

The budget goes out
the window when it comes to
impulsive buying.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 4, 2019July 29, 2019Format QuoteTags budget, consumerism, impulse buy, shoppingLeave a comment on a consumerist plot

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