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St. Paul, Minn.

Peter Smith: Holiday shopping for men

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We've had Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday — each designed to get a specific subset of American consumers out there holiday shopping.

Now essayist Peter Smith has an idea that he thinks will help get one overlooked group of shoppers up off the couch, down to the mall and into the store.