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Cheap : the high cost of discount culture / Ellen Ruppel Shell. by Shell, Ellen Ruppel, 1952- Penguin Press, 2009. Call #: 339.47 S544c Subjects Consumer behavior -- United States.   Discount houses (Retail trade) -- United States. ISBN:  9781594202155 159420215X Description:  xix, 296 p. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-285) and index. Contents:  Discount nation -- The founding fathers -- Winner take nothing -- The outlet gambit -- Markdown madness -- Death of a craftsman -- Discounting and its discontents -- Cheap eats -- The double-headed dragon -- The perfect price. Summary:  An Atlantic correspondent uncovers the true cost--in economic, political, and psychic terms--of our penchant for making and buying things as cheaply as possible, providing evidence that "buying cheap" has resulted in a host of socioeconomic ills that include a blighted landscape, escalating debt (both personal and national), stagnating incomes, and fraying communities. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 339.47 S544c Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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