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FBN’s Lauren Simonetti talks to her dad Ray Simonetti in Staten Island, NY, about how the Hurricane affected consumers’ shopping in the New York a...
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But -- Lawrence -- Mineta instead she is out of Staten Island and the Staten Island mall out there.
Doing a lot of -- morning on discounts Lauren what do you see and what do you know.
-- one actually this is my hometown this -- -- line grew up going ceiling that they weren't here at one point along time ago it's like can't tell you from.
Years' experience here that -- -- -- but it's not as easy as normal and there's a couple of reasons for the first one being this storm really heard this area.
It's not the -- -- is managing serious couple minutes ago.
And he spent -- Thanksgiving did they openings.
At 8 PM on Thanksgiving this year -- it's still a lot of the Black Friday sales and people are swarming the story getting 50% off filibusters.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- And now we also.
Alone you know people -- that Black Friday -- now they're trying to doing their regular things for the day right.
So I guess I'll have to check in at the end of the weekend as Black Friday weekend to see what the real downside but having -- and I -- really well.
It's my dad so this is a great opportunity.
For me ask ray what he's -- need for Christmas and at what -- I didn't the risk.
Well all I could tell you alarmist whatever -- getting for Christmas it's very expensive.
And it's coming from that store over there -- -- surprise.
I'm surprised he's pointing to case -- -- -- getting some diamonds from my dad strains instead you're affected by the storm as many people on Staten Island how is that affecting your purchases.
Well I think what I'm doing now -- I'm considering purchasing items that -- longer lasting.
That I can use more often and actually helped make my life easier.
And -- Apple Store I think yes -- I want my first thought was I believe that apple is having a sale today and I want to upgrade my iPad.
So so.
-- embarrassing tell you day -- he has the iPad one.
So I didn't.
Thing that yeah but.
Yeah I do have the iPad one and I'm gonna go to the new -- she's Iraq but that's okay I got a lot of -- -- of that.
And final -- dig -- I know you notice.
I am vertically challenged this is the first interview I've ever done without standing on -- box that's an -- back.
Lauren thank you for about love -- that line seven that -- in Staten Island well.
