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Article: Neckties, A Father's Day Staple No More?
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- NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
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- June 15, 2008
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LIANE HANSEN
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
06-15-2008
Neckties, A Father's Day Staple No More?
Host: LIANE HANSEN
Time 13:00-14:00 PM
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LIANE HANSEN, host:
On this Father's Day, tradition tells us that men should be opening up long, slim packages and pretending to be surprised by the gift of a necktie. But the tie is losing its grip on the throats of American men. Sales have fallen by nearly half in the last dozen years.
NPR's Shomial Ahmad has more from New York.
SHOMIAL AHMAD: It's a busy shopping day at Long Island's Roosevelt Field Mall with a week to go before Father's Day.
What'd you get your father?
Unidentified Man: A trip to play golf.
Unidentified Woman #1: I got him ...
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