Holiday Shopping

When Celebs Do Good: Charlize Theron and TOMS Shoes

Mihal Freinquel | Posted 12.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Charities for Children, Charities for South Africa, Holiday Shopping, Blake Mycoskie, Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, Charlize Theron for TOMS Shoes, Impact News

So this holiday season TOMS has joined forces with the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project to create a limited edition shoe for men and women. They co-designed the eco-friendly shoe from vegan materials.

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Five Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Your Frenemy

Michelle Madhok | Posted 12.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Gift Shopping, Holiday, Frenemy, Holiday Shopping, Gifts, Style News

You probably have a "friend" who you don't actually like, but you kind of have to get her a gift anyway. We think you should buy her one of these five things.

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Attention Last-Minute Shoppers: HuffPost Has a Store With Gifts That Give Back to Those in Need

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Huffpost Impact Holiday Store, The Goods, Christmas, Huffpost Christmas Store, 12 Days 12 Cities 12 Families, Huffpost Impact Store, Seth Godin, Seth Godin E-Book, Last Minute Shopping, What Matters Now, The Goods Store, Huffpost Holiday Store, Impact News

The HuffPost Impact team has opened a last minute holiday gift store where goods and services for those in need can be purchased in the name of your friends and family members. READ MORE Can the Obama White House Course-Correct in Time to Avoid Hitting the 2010 Iceberg? The president needs to jettison the notion that the public's anger over joblessness and the bank bailout will be dissipated by passing health care reform. READ MORE WATCH: Arianna Discusses Health Care Reform and the State of the Nation on Morning Joe WATCH: Arianna Discusses the Absurdity of Ceding Control of Health Care Reform to Joe Lieberman on The Ed Show

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How to have a Slow Holiday: Re-learning How to Play

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Green News, Slow Movement, Going Green, Presents, Holiday Gifts, Slow Holiday, Consumption, Gifts, Christmas Gifts, Slow Christmas, Living News

Polls show that 90% of Americans feel anxiety around the holidays. So I'd like to propose a solution: Don't shop, play. In my family that involves jumping into snowbanks in our bathing suits.

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Holiday Giving: Intimate Evenings with Acclaimed Authors and Rare Collector's Books

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, Holiday Giving, India, Holiday Shopping, Developing World, Holiday Season, Rare Books, Charity, Developing Countries, Tax-Receipts, Donating to Charity, Collector's Edition, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Holiday Gifts, Literacy, Education, Illiteracy, Cbc, Park-Hyatt, Giving Back, Peter Mansbridge, Christmas Gifts, Adult Illiteracy, World Literacy of Canada, Rohinton-Mistry, Christmas Shopping, Giving, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Kama Reading Series, Books, Books News

Giving is a given during December but why not give a little something extra special this holiday season that will delight the book lovers in your life and promote literacy abroad?

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The Recessionista's Holiday Pick List: Taking The Spending of Christmas Past out of Christmas Future

Mary Hall | Posted 12.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Recession Shopping, Budget Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Recessionista Gift Guide, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Frugal Fashion, Holiday Guft Guide, Style News

Despite the economic downturn, shoppers are still faced with the challenge of getting ready for the holidays, entertaining, and playing Santa for their children.

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15 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 12.11.2009 | Style

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Holiday Gift List, Gift, Holiday Style, Lesley M M Blume, Holiday Gift Ideas, Christmas Gifts, Holidays, Christmas Gifts 2009, Holiday Gifts, Christmas, Style News

For the second holiday season in a row, Americans are short on jobs and treasure. Yet many of this month's magazine gift guides and advertisements ar...

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Dealing With Holiday Back Pain

Helene Pavlov | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: CT Scan, X-Ray, Holiday Shopping, Dr Helene Pavlov, Mri, Hospital for Special Surgery, Back Pain, Health, Living News

Wintertime and the hectic holiday season is upon us, bringing long lines and standing around -- carrying way too many packages, carrying things that you know are too heavy or awkward to carry, etc.

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Handmade Holiday

Sarah Archer | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Holiday Season Commentary, Design, Craft, Living News

The advent of the non-committal gift card says it all: shopping for our loved ones has never been quicker and easier -- or less thoughtful.

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Publishers Pay For Bookstore Displays

Fast Company | Adam Penenberg | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Gift Books, Holiday Shopping, Barnes and Noble, Supermarket, Marketing, Borders, Booksellers, Viral Loop, Publishers, Punkd, Bookstores, Amazon, Books News

Step into any Barnes & Noble and the first thing you see are tables covered in books. 'Tis the season, so there's the "Happy Holidays" table, with its...

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How To Stay Sane Through The Holidays

BJ Gallagher | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa Claus, Stress, Hannukah, Christmas, Channukah, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Stress, Relationships, Living News

Thanksgiving has come and gone -- let the holiday madness begin! If you're one of those people who are filled with dread right about now, you're not alone.

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Holiday Shopping: Santas and Ponies

Mira Veda | Posted 12.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa Claus, Ferragamos, India, Holiday Shopping, Shopping, Living News

I know Edward Lore didn't have shopping in mind when he discovered chaos theory, but the fact that it follows the two main components of the theory, I figure, makes it fit.

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The Writers Workbench: Holiday Gift Edition

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.03.2009 | Technology

Read More: Gift Guide, Holidays, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Holiday Gift Ideas, Technology News

These aren't necessarily The Best Whizbangs out on the market. They're just products that for any number of reasons stood out for me during the past year -- and are well-made, useful and often quite innovative.

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How To Deal With Stress

Christine Hassler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Management, Stress, Holiday Shopping, The Balanced Life, 20-Somethings, Gen Y, Overwhelm, Anxiety, Advice, Living News

To me, stress is not something to "manage" since managing stress implies that it is still going to be there. Wouldn't you rather eliminate stress by learning how to respond to it in more life-enhancing ways?

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Black Friday Shoppers Run Wild In Wal-Mart (VIDEO)

Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Crazy Shoppers, Black Friday Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Shopping, Wal Mart, Black Friday, Wal-Mart, Business News

Unlike 2008, when a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death in Valley Stream, New York, there have been no reported deaths this year associated with B...

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Christmas Gifts 2009: 13 Great Gifts

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green

With the holiday season upon us, gift-giving can get pretty ugly really fast. From the last-minute frantic purchasing to participating in the consume...

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Black Friday Sales: U.S. Retailers Report Strong Crowds

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

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The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrati...

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Black Friday Report From Silicon Valley: Stores Jammed At 5 A.M.

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession Fears, Black Friday Deals, Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Business News

I consider myself an experienced Black Friday shopper, having gotten up at 4 am the day after Thanksgiving for years to shop the bargains. But I have never seen a Black Friday like the one today.

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Ten Films For The Coming Weeks

John Farr | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Graduate, Fred MacMurray, Woody Allen, Thanksgiving, Paul Simon, The Thin Man, The Apartment, Animal House, Diane Keaton, Peter Sellers, Spencer Tracy, Best Movies by Farr, Don Cheadle, Ben Affleck, Father of the Bride Movie, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Grant, Burt Reynolds, Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Stanwyck, Blake Edwards, Boogie Nights, Grace Kelly, Julianne Moore, Matthew McConaughey, Bonnie and Clyde, Jack Lemmon, Jeff Goldblum, Parker Posey, Preston Sturges, Dustin Hoffman, William H. Macy, Elizabeth Taylor, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, William Powell, John C. Reilly, It's a Wonderful Life, Holiday Season Commentary, To Catch a Thief, Billy Wilder, Mark Wahlberg, A Christmas Carol, Dazed and Confused, Jon Voight, Parties, Henry Fonda, Mad Men, Midnight Cowboy, Shirley MacLaine, P.T. Anderson, Annie Hall, Richard Linklater, Myrna Loy, Heather Graham, The Love Boat, Entertainment News

Get ready, folks, for the coming blur of forced reunions, work-related functions, and cacophonous Christmas parties.

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Black Friday Deals 2009: The BEST Offers From Major Retailers (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Black Friday deals are coming early in 2009. Partially due to the desperation of struggling retailers, the holiday shopping season kicked off a bit...

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QVC Black Friday DEALS: Full Details

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Qvc Black Friday, Qvc, Black Friday Qvc, Holiday Gifts, Black Friday Deals, Holiday Shopping, Black Friday, Holiday News, Business News

NEW YORK — Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching – instead of mall-hopping – on Black Friday, ...

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Keeping Our Children Safe this Holiday Season

Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 11.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Toy Recalls, Mattel Recalls, Product Recalls, China Recalls, Consumer Protection, Lead Recalls, China, Holidays, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Holiday News, Business News

Fortunately, this year, you can holiday shop for your child or grandchild with more confidence than ever before. That's because there are new rules on your side and the side of America's children.

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Girlfriends' Guide: Christmas Can't Come Soon Enough!

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, The Balanced Life, Holiday Shopping, Shopping, Christmas Stress, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Gifts, Vicki Iovine, Girlfriends Guide, Holiday Stress, Christmas Shopping, Living News

It was one thing last year for everyone to hunker down into a holiday of uncertainty and frugality, but this year the pretend-poor has turned into real poor, which is much less fun.

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An Open Letter to Retailers About Keeping Customers Happy this Holiday Season

Jenny Darroch | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Recession, Inventory Management, Consumer Spending, Retailers, Gifts, Customer Satisfaction, Marketing Strategies, Sales-Associates, Retailing, Home News

It seems that many retailers have slashed inventory this year, perhaps more so than previous years.

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White Christmas -- How About A Green Thanksgiving?

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Turkey, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Farmers Markets, Thanksgiving, Eco-Friendly, Thanksgiving Recipes, Green Thanksgiving, Green News

White Christmas is a cultural and traditional icon of our society. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, Green Thanksgiving will also become an American standard.

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