Patriotic Marketing Idea of the Week

By PAUL GRAY/

Bloomingdale's

The trendy department-store chain is offering a $60 package called "Operation Desert Shield from Home." The goody bag includes a sweatshirt carrying a quotation from General George S. Patton, a Bloomies minibear, six magnetic travel games and 150 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum.

With reporting by David E. Thigpen