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Article: Central Park Plays Host to Huge Tag Sale
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- October 17, 2004
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LARRY McSHANE, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-17-2004
Dateline: NEW YORK
Slipping an emerald-hued suede coat over her shoulders, Cathy Tchorznicki stood before a long mirror, oblivious to 1,400 frenzied bargain-hunters in the background.
"Do you think it looks pretty?" she asked her sister, voice raised over the crowd.
"For $5?" replied an incredulous Joann Scapkow. "Yes!"
The pair joined a horde of shopaholics beneath a giant tent in Central Park, searching for discounts at a huge tag sale held on the city's front lawn. The fund-raiser for the city's public schools had shoppers queued up a dozen blocks deep, seeking five for $1 toys, $5 hardcover books and $3 collections of Joan ...