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Article: Hot Dad's Day gift isn't a tie
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2009
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It's Father's Day and the necktie isn't what it used to be.
Men still wear ties, of course; so do some women. But the days of
getting up on Father's Day and opening a present with a tie inside
are fading.
I found this out this week when I visited a couple of men's
clothing stores in Salt Lake City to do a story on how many more
ties they sell for Father's Day.
Do they start stocking up in April?
Do they put on extra staff in the tie department?
Do they order those golf ball and fishing ties by the thousands
or hundreds of thousands?
Are the ones that light up when you put batteries in them still
big sellers?
Turns out it's none of the above.
"Ties on Father's Day isn't what it was," said ...