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Actually, Macy’s has made clear that they’re not going back to the old Dayton’s practice of changing the display every year: the elves are here to stay. Static displays have long been the practice at comparable department stores in other cities—like Boston, where the holiday display was finally literally put out to pasture in the City Hall plaza after decades (DECADES) of use at a local department store. So, sorry, Twin Citizens who remember the glory days of fresh annual displays: they’re gone, baby, gone. (Jay)

wr3n:

A Day in the Life of an Elf

A slideshow of pics from Macy’s Santaland. It’s cute but this is the 4th year in a for this theme.  Step up your game, Macy’s.

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   To be fair, Macy’s has outdone every Twin Cities suburban shopping mall with this set four years in a row. This includes...

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   Actually, Macy’s has made clear that they’re not going back to...old Dayton’s...

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10. percussivehandclaps said: I heard they’re never going to do another show. If only we could bring back the Marshall Field’s spirit!
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