The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. - Local flag retailers aren't flying high this Fourth of July as concerns over high gas prices, job losses and the troubled economy are causing a dip in sales. Tony Clayton, who operates Head's Flags with grandfather Floyd Head estimates the number of walk-in retail customers at their store has dropped by about half compared with last year. "We're doing OK, but not as good as previous years, that's for sure," Clayton, 36, told another visitor. "When you're putting a hundred dollars in your gas tank, it makes people conservative." Shannon Winks, the office manager at All American Flag and Pennant in Pinellas Park, has also noticed a decline in over-the-counter flag sales. "It's probably the lowest I've seen it since I've been here," said Winks, who has worked for the business since 2002. "We...
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