Don't make 'em like they used to

Just passed a new, sort of hopeless-looking vintage shop on the tackier stretch of Bleecker Street. Outside, there was a rack with old, washed-out-looking sweatshirts, and a sign saying, "One for $20, two for $30." For those without an intuitive sense of what clothing costs, this is like advertising, as if it were a good thing, "cup of coffee, $15." Going Out Of Business in 5, 4, 3...