I had to wait for my sister and her husband to pick up a few presents to bring his relatives at the end of their flight to Mississippi. As I listened to a discussion on NPR about the economic downturn’s affect on retailers, I heard the phrase “super-long lines” and thought, what a great chance to meet somebody new!

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I am encouraging you to approach your holiday shopping with the mindset of transforming interesting strangers into new friends for the following reasons: Read the full story