It's thriftier, too, since you end up using a cup rather than a quart of oil.
"I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty," Kym retorts.
(I know how to fix my clothes too. Knitting has its luxury follies and status-seekers, but it's essentially thrifty).
I know the jingle "It's smart to be thrifty at Macy's" was in use well into the 1960s because I remember that I was going to meet some friends in front of Macy's on a bitterly cold winter day during my college years (1965-9).
With a 28% savings rate, its citizens are thrifty and have money to spend.
But as Macy's declared decades ago, "It's smart to be thrifty," and even as the economy recovers, advertisers seem to believe it cannot hurt to be prudent and rerun spots that have already been produced.
Nowadays, Macy's is much more glamorous in how it markets itself and presents its merchandise than it was in the heyday of "It's smart to be thrifty".
I figured it would be thriftier and more delicious than anything they might have at the concert--if they sold food there at all.
And years before either, Macy's told shoppers, "It's smart to be thrifty".
Q: (Reader) This is in reference to the exchange in Q & A last week about how long Macy's used the slogan "It's smart to be thrifty".
