# Sale at Macy's

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 19, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117 "2013-04-19T10:29:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117/1 "2013-04-19T10:29:07Z")

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Should Macy’s really pick this week to put pressure cookers on sale?

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**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117/2 "2013-04-19T12:54:59Z")

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You know that sales are planned months in advance, right?

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117/3 "2013-04-19T12:57:42Z")

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That’s OK, their infamously filled-with-fine-print coupons will leave wannabe bombers confused and unable to figure out how to save extra on… anything in the store, frankly.

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**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117/4 "2013-04-19T13:41:19Z")

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Top if MPSIMS right now:

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Explosions at Boston Marathon ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)

Gunshots on MIT campus ( 1 2 3 4)

Sale at Macy’s  
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**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117/5 "2013-04-19T17:31:01Z")

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> [@BlackKnight](#):
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> Top if MPSIMS right now:
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> Explosions at Boston Marathon ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
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> Gunshots on MIT campus ( 1 2 3 4)
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> Sale at Macy’s  
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For some reason I’m having a flashback to the movie “Airplane!” Right now…

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-at-macys/656117/6 "2013-04-19T17:37:11Z")

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That’s Penney’s. 😛