All news staff are bare bones on Thanksgiving here in America . <| sep |> Because back in the 90 ' s there were stores that sold nothing but ties , my personal favourite was the Tie Rack . Since every white collar job required suit and tie , there was enough demand to support these stores , and as a result there was a much larger selection of ties available . I myself have 3 ties in my closet with the Grinch that Stole Christmas on them just for holiday office partiesAs office casual became more and more the standard , the demand dropped , and these specialty tie stores went under . The only place I ever see ties for sale anymore are suit stores , where they believe that suit and tie lends a certain gravitas to a man . Harrumph , harrumph . Ties in these stores are generally simple geometric patterns , or solid colours .