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Good Sunday. I just spent the past several hours in retail mode. Aquisitioning. FYI, spellcheck will protest the use of the word aquisitioning. It’s her prerogative.

From my vantage point, the retail sector appears to be safe. Judging by how long it took us to find a parking spot, the economy seems to be doing pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Which brings me to the topic of this post. Holiday shopping. Sales. And VanityKippah. Whereas the elections are imminent and whereas I still have a slew of remnant political Yarmulkes and whereas I do not wish to be dispensing McCippahs as wedding gifts for the duration of my life, I discounted the Obamicas & the McCippahs.

The site-wide sale could have also been called “Oh Shi*! I better sells these Kippahs ASAP“.

Drawing inspiration from Walmart, which is selling Christmas toys for $10, the Kippahs are also on sale for ten dollars.

In conclusion, I will conclude with one of the things I am wishing for this Chanukkah season. My very own Pipe Man-orah. Check out the pic below. Need I say anymore?

P.S. You can also stock up on hanukkah gift baskets.

The JTA stands for the “Jewish Telegraphic Agency“.

MLB stands for “Major League Baseball”.

FYI, which of course stands for “For your information”, the JTA has a solid blog on the elections. From a Jewish perspective. After all, the “J” in JTA doesn’t stand for Jalapeno…Here’s the link.

Today, my friend Joel, made me aware of something neat. The JTA has an article titled “Fearing political backlash and IRS, nonprofits work to appear neutral“. The article is slightly longer than the title. Kidding. It’s much longer!

The article was written by Eric Fingerhut. I hate judgmental people. And particularly those who speculate about the significance of a name. My guess is that Eric enjoys finger foods and that his favorite Jewish Holiday is Sukkot. And that during Sukkot, Fingerhut will indulge in finger foods in the Sukkah hut.

This year, there’s been a lot of talk of religion of politics. Especially with organizations like Rabbis For Obama.

Anyways, coolest thing ever. Along with the column, there’s a photo of a guy wearing a McCippah and an Obamica! The consummate bipartisan Jew!

The American economy is going through tough times. The NRA has an IRA that is losing money. The 49ers have 401ks that are dwindling in capital. Even CSI Miami had an episode about guys stealing gas and reselling the gasoline to students because gas is too expensive. The name of the episode is “Won’t get fueled again‘.

Because of the credit meltdown and housing mess, the retail sector in the US has gone limp. Christmas season will be a very stressful time for retail chains. Even Walmart is probably worried.

And of course, the current pangs of a recession has taken a toll on the Kippah industry. People are simply not buying Yarmulkes the way they used to. Women are no longer splurging on fur Kippahs. Even the rich are thinking twice before buying a vanity kippah.

Fortunately, China and India are emerging markets. India has a population of more than one billion people. So, VanityKippah.com is going where no Yarmulke Conglomerate have gone before; to India. Yes; Indians do not wear Kippahs. Yet.

However, from a business perspective, this just means less competition.

Bombay and Bollywood, here we come!

Here’s a few photos of my business partner Sudhir Syal sporting and holding a hot Kippah in Chennai, India.

Syal is wearing a Kurta Pyjama. Shop here for your own kurta pyjama.

Sudhir blogs here. And does business podcasts here.