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davidn3600

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9. Sure they would

Reply to DJ13 (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:04 AM

Nov 2012

The big box stores would at least.

What they pay in labor is a drop in the bucket compared to the profit they rake in from these large crowds.

Many stores are already paying overtime. And the workers are more than happy to take it.

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