He sees customers, tries to meet his payroll and worries about the future.

"I started seeing customers coming in who you'd think would have been shopping for their kids," he said.

So people would see customers hanging around outside, and they didn't like that.

No, it wasn't likely she'd be seeing further customers, it being nearly five when she was there.

I don't see real customers getting too upset by this.

Most of the following will roll out later in the fall, but a few may not see customers until well into 2006.

"I've seen customers in tears because they can't afford their prescriptions and don't know what to do," he said.

I have often wondered who shops here because you don't see customers.

"We see customers coming back," he said, "so it shows something is good."

I can't see old customers going up to the Bronx.