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Special Online Video: Tummy Tuck Jeans in a New Economic Landscape

In a special online-only video, Paul Solman examines how the company "Not Your Daughter's Jeans" is faring as currency values, trade alliances and consumer spending shift in the global economic crisis.

You can find the answers to all the "rag gags" in this segment by clicking the "continue reading" link below.

Answers:

1) Tightening their belts

2) Bottomed out

3) Slack

4) Zip

5) Pressed

6) Expansion

7) Shrinking

8) Leg up

9) Cutting corners

10) Elasticity

11) Sags

12) Rip to shreds

13) Tatters

14) Sew

15) Pocketing

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2 Comments

AJ Fish said:

Love the rag gags.

This man is so smart to target women aged 40 or older, a "neglected" demographic with solid income, as he says. By the way, why has everybody been targeting the "18 to 24 demographic" until now? Where have 18-year-olds found all this disposable income?


 
Alice said:

I guess they target the "18 to 24 demographic" thinking the women aged 40 or older, a "neglected" demographic with solid income, will buy it for the younger crowd. It's good to see more information, fun and products for the boomers......


 

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