May 9, 2019
Volume 49 - No. 19
By Friedrich Gomez
Mother’s Day 2019 is upon us, and more phone calls will be made on this day than any other. Not Christmas, Father’s Day, or even Valentine’s Day, competes as a close second. Here in America, well over 130 million calls from cell and landline phones will connect us to our respective moms. The Paper - 760.747.7119
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Mother’s Day is also the busiest day of the year for restaurants. According to the National Retail Federation and the U. S. National Restaurant Association, Mother’s Day is the most popular day for dining out. But it doesn’t stop there.
Mother’s Day is the life-blood for a variety of other business-
es. It is a huge, financial windfall which keeps our national economy healthy, and moms happy. It is a day when flower shops, boutiques, gift stores, greeting card companies, and specialty retail chains such as See’s Candy, and Hallmark stores, are placed on overtime status. Even financial juggernauts such as Master Card, Visa, and Discovery, all will do a massive issuance of gift cards on Mother’s Day, all for the sole
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purpose of pampering mom at the beauty salon, spas, and her favorite eatery. In short, mothers will be adorned in jewelry, presented with their favorite perfumes, and ordained with generous dollops of love and attention, normally reserved for royalty.
Just last year, in 2018, well over $23-billion was spent on moms