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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112802-story/
- Published: 2002-11-28T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:01:50.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Promenade, #archive-import

Over the weekend, a Christmas win-terland was unveiled at the Third Street Promenade, with hopes that the decorations would lure gift-seeking consumers into the various shops. Just like everywhere else in this country, merchants are hoping for a big holiday season to top off an unsettling economic year.

So this week, Q-line wants to know: “To give local merchants a much-needed shot in the arm, will you make a point of shopping in Santa Monica? Why or why not?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with you response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 28, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112802.pdf?ref=smdp.com)