Retail Therapy
Does anyone know who first used the expression “retail therapy”. How would one go about finding the first time this expression was published?
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Sorry I can't be too much help, but there's an online dictionary similar to urbandictionary.com. It includes citations.
doubletongued.org
But I can't find it there. I'll keep looking.
automator Oct-04-2006
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A google search of "retail therapy" points to a Wiki article with a citation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_therapy
It's a start.
Patrick1 Oct-09-2006
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