“A Christmas shopper’s complaint is one of long-standing” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
15 February 1877, The Daily American (Nashville, TN), pg. 3, col. 4:
THE Chicago shop girls, according to the Tribune, say their complain is one of long standing.
7 May 1927, The Evening Post (Charleston, SC), pg. 4, col. 7:
Straphanger’s complain is one of long standing.—The Wall Street Journal.
Google Books
Keep Calm at Christmas
By Ebury Publishing
New York, NY: Ebury Publishing (Random House)
2011
Pg. ?:
A CHRISTMAS SHOPPER’S COMPLAINT IS ONE OF LONG-STANDING.
Anon
Google Books
Snark! the Herald Angels Sing:
Sarcasm, Bitterness and the Holiday Season
By Lawrence Dorfman
New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing
2011
Pg. 9:
A Christmas shopper’s complaint is one of long-standing.
—JAY LENO
Google Books
A Little Book of Christmas:
An Abundance of Quotes for the Festive Season
By Alicia Brent
Published by author
2014
Pg. ?:
A Christmas shopper’s complaint is one of long-standing.
Anonymous
Keepinspiring.me
November 29, 2016
99 Funny Christmas Quotes To Keep You Laughing Until The New Year
by Hannah Hutyra
(...)
“A Christmas shopper’s complaint is one of long-standing.”
– Author Unknown
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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