Repeat after me, MSM: A “teenager” is someone who is of an age whose name has the syllable “teen.” Last week, they called 20-year old murder victims “teens.” It’s just as bad on the other end of the age spectrum.
Retailers Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, and Aeropostale are hot teenage shopping destinations. But the latest sales numbers from these retailers, reported Aug. 9, might indicate cooler days ahead, as department stores lure back the fickle 8- to 18-year-old shoppers with trendy offerings and niche specialty stores filled with denim and skateboarding gear increase their take of teens’ disposable income.
Eight years old is now a “teenager.” Yeah, I see a lot of 8-year olds running around suburban shopping malls with credit cards full of disposable income, crowding the aforementioned stores whose names all begin with an A. Though given the Hobson’s choice, I would rather have an 8-year old shop inside an A&F instead of thumbing through the soft core porn that serves as their print catalog. C’mon, how much of a hangout can A&F be for 8-year olds when they legally can’t distribute their catalog to them?
At this rate, why not take 8-year old girls to Victoria’s Secret for Back-to-School shopping?
