Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bargain buys at factory outlets...
...miles west of New York City in the picturesque Pennsylvania Dutch farm country, Reading has become something of a mecca for cost-conscious buyers. The city, which proclaims itself "the Factory Outlet Capital of the U.S.A.," has grown from no more than four outlets in 1973 to about 100 bargain shops, including those offering merchandise by Evan-Picone, Adidas and Danskin. Total factory-outlet sales in Reading last year are estimated at $80 million...
...REMEMBER in agonizing detail a crush I had my second year of high school. After class, I would go home and release the pent-up frustration of unrequited love with my stereo. One track in particular spun over and over again on the turntable: "Bargain" by The Who. As the music blasted forth, I would listen to Roger Daltrey and pretend his golden throat was mine. In my dream, the brown-eyed girl would sit entranced while I half sang, half shouted Pete Townshend's lyrics: "I'd pay any price just to win you, Surrender my good life...
...wage scale idea would give the union collective power over the size of player contracts--something that used to be solely between each individual owner and player. And giving the players a slice of the television bonanza forces the owners to bargain with the networks on behalf of the union as well as themselves--providing a potential rationale for direct player participation in negotiations with the broadcasters...
...judges actually allowed thousands of dangerously drunk drivers arrested for the first time to plea bargain their way out of any punishment...