If they passed through at all, it was en route elsewhere, clutching their wallets tightly.
"Get off your butts, get off your wallets, " Harned quoted Senate majority leader Trent Lott as saying.
It does not mean that either companies or consumers are about to open their wallets.
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) our wallets are hit hard as well.
Only wallets that control the platform (or sell to someone who does) will succeed.
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Online, you'll find directions created by devotees that allow you to make bags, wallets and clothing.
As an incentive they offered backers gifts from their range including wallets and bags.
Whereas Mr McCain supports curbs on frivolous lawsuits, trial lawyers back Mr Obama with open wallets.
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Moving customer information and wallets onto smart devices definitely requires that everything is managed securely.
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Falling prices may discourage people from opening their wallets, but rock-bottom prices also encourage spending.
And there may be no need to take cards out of wallets or purses either.
But whether the centa-millionaires open their wallets or not, Asian economies are confronting some tough fundamentals.
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In emerging economies, carriers figure that subscribers bring their eyeballs rather than their wallets.
And again, we voted with our wallets and purchased the device despite its built-in death clock.
Western leaders keep their mouths shut and Western banks keep their wallets open for Mr. Putin.
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Despite the breakout success of Square, there is virtually no market for standalone digital wallets.
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It is far from sure that cash-strapped governments will keep their wallets open that long.
The campaign succeeded in getting 103 million shoppers to open their wallets on Sat.
The third category of potential BlackBerry NFC apps relates to mobile wallets and payments.
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Small and independent business owners are holding their breath and wallets, hoping for this trend reversal.
Even a commercially minded lender could not sit by as peers opened their wallets.
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And all of us were reaching in our wallets to chip in a little bit.
The Olympic mascot has always been aimed at children -- and the wallets of their parents.
Beyond traditional entertainment, people watching their wallets can watch out for themselves while staying home.
Hotel receipts have dipped slightly this fiscal year as day-trippers from Los Angeles fasten their wallets.
But the only thing employees want to see get fatter this year is their wallets.
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Experienced crafters even sell their wares at the event, peddling everything from duct tape barrettes to duct tape wallets.
Investors that favored conservative dividend plays, such as consumer staples and utilities, fattened their wallets in Q1.
Many other areas are possible, with the obvious ones such as digital wallets, exchanges and merchant services.
Consumers have voted with their wallets and now it is official that Windows 8 is a flop.
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