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In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1983, pandemonium erupted at toy stores across America as shoppers scrambled to get their hands on Cabbage Patch Kids.

Cautious shoppers hunted Friday for the best deals at stores and online as retailers offered new discounts to entice consumers weighed down by inflation but eager to start buying Christmas gifts.

I had to weave that in. that was a hot thing a year ago. suddenly my friend got it for me. it wasn't a tickle me elmo, cabbage patch dolls. we're not shortage-minded. the whole country seems to be economy-minded. it's a season of austerity, i sense. >> i'll tell you one day, i actually -- i don't remember what year it was, but i was the host -- or emceed the 100 rap party for miami vice in miami. so when they had they're 100th episode -- i seem to remember there was some fun times there. >> have you ever seen a more beautiful thing? >> no, that's gorgeous. thanks, buddy. coming up, new detai...

A free-for-all to me. i've lost track of prime day. in china you have singles day where you can commiserate being a single person by going out there and spending a on consumer goods. and this is a continuum for retailers right now. i've lost track of the walmart.com discounts, target discounts, you have online codes on twitter and instagram where you can go in on flash sales and buy things. i don't know how much is pegged to us getting in line and socking each other out on black friday like it used to be. i'm not sure i'm nostalgic for that, jose. >> i totally agree for you. there is -- is the...

You're going to see how inflation sows the seeds of its own demise. you have the supply chain shortage. reminds me of the cabbage patch dahl's of yesteryears. i know i'm dating myself in doing this. at some point, people would have paid the mafia to get their kid a cabbage patch kid. and that's kind of the way this pendulum swings that you had suppliers terrified about being in short supply and then inflation hits, the economy pulls back, and suddenly they have an overhang and they need to sell into new year's. >> there's no more black friday? is there a time between now and christmas that one...