It’s a rainy night in the business district and as you step outside, you pull your collar up. As you walk down the river road, the rain drops make a soft patter on the pavement beneath your feet. The air is fresh and cool. On the corner, you see the street vendors with their stainless carts. As you draw nearer, you can hear them call out “Fresh Sausage Here.” Soon you smell the spicy aroma arising from their grills. The sharp light of approaching cars gives way to a kaleidoscope of bar lights and street lights as you hurry along. Barely noticing the reflection of the puddles aside you, Shoppes on River Road comes into view. The Emporium is a half block ahead on the right.” Beside you, down the river bank on the left, the river breathes its own life.
Your first stop is Amazon.Com. As the world’s largest on-line retailer, you know that you can get almost everything you want at Amazon. After checking out their Outdoor Storefront here, you wander over to their DVD New Releases aisle. You’ve hear that they are about to release "Indiana Jones: The Complete Collection," and you want to be among the first to get it. You need a bright poster for the hallway to chase away the winter blues. Allposters.Com® has a gnarly surfing poster "Wave Riders," on sale for just a few bucks. While Shop.Com® has handyman tool belts and chainsaws on sale, The Hudson Bay Company has an excellent 32 piece BBQ Set on sale right now. Our E-Bay® Storefront , on the next page, has binoculars and hunting belts on sale.
It’s stopped raining outside. As you head home, bags under arm, you whistle a soft tune into the night air. It’s been grand visiting the ‘shoppes on river road.
