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To Gift Card or Not

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 12.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Delivery, Circuit City, Shopping, Spending, Gift Card, Bank, Financial Crisis, Retail, Fees, Living News

To Gift Card or Not A gift card is a beautiful thing. One size fits all, unlike a swimsuit that is guaranteed not to fit anywhere you want it to...

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Black Family Black Friday

Liz Black | Posted 12.28.2008 | Style

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Insanity, Shopping, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fashion, Christmas Shopping, Holiday Sales, Thanksgiving Commentary, Style News

For every Thanksgiving day that I've stuffed my face, there has been a five am wake-up call provided by my mother in order to begin the wonderfully stressful day of Black Friday shopping.

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Black Friday Online Retailers Ramp Up The Deals

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "C...

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday... Now "Green Tuesday?"

HuffPost | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Shopping, Black Friday, Green Living, Green Tuesday, Black Friday Deals, Green News

It wouldn't be very green to follow up your sustainable Thanksgiving with a trip in the SUV to a big box store for the Black Friday deals. What's a ...

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Chicken Loudest and Ms. BlahBlahBlahnik Join the Frugalista as the Recession's Warriors

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Frugalista, Society, Economy, Recession, Penny Pinching, Shopping, Spending, Style News

The frugalista, William Safire declared, "could become the nom de guerre of the 'recession warrior.'" Well, she is being joined by a cast of new characters.

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Retailers Pull Out All Stops To Stir Black Friday Buying

MarketWatch | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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The university administrator also received a personal call for the first time from a Nordstrom Inc. clerk encouraging her to stop by the store during ...

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Black Friday Weekend Could See 5 Percent Fewer Shoppers

Reuters | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Up to 128 million shoppers and would-be shoppers could be expected this holiday weekend, but the numbers represent a drop of more than 5 percent from ...

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The Top 10 Black Friday Sites

PC Magazine | By Jennifer L. DeLeo | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Get your running shoes ready, because it's Black Friday time! Millions of shoppers flock to various retail stores the day after Thanksgiving in antici...

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Best Buy Black Friday Deals

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Best Buy's "doorbuster" sales will begin in their stores at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Here is a run down of their sale items from Black Friday 2008. Be...

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Target Black Friday Deals

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Target will be opening on 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Here is a preview of some of the deals they are offering. Memorex DVD Player / VCR Combo - $59.9...

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Wal Mart Black Friday Deals

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Wal Mart has announced it's Black Friday deals. The store will be open at 5 a.m. on Friday. Here is a summary from Kotaku. Wal-Mart's Black Friday ca...

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Analysts: Stores May Cut Back On Black Friday Specials

bostonherald.com | Donna Goodison | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Consumers likely will be out in force for Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, but disappointment may be in store. Wh...

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Dick's Sporting Goods Coupons

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Dick's Sporting Goods is offering generous coupons on their Web Site of 20 percent off select merchandise this holiday season. See the Dick's Sporti...

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Black Friday : News And Info

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Everyone ready for Black Friday shopping? Here is a helpful set of news and info to prepare yourself for the annual consumer marathon. Make sure to ch...

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Circuit City Black Friday Deals

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

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Circuit City will be opening its doors on 5am on Black Friday. Here is a preview of some of their deals. Computers HP Pavilion 15.4" Laptop (Intel Du...

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What's Your Favorite Progressive Business?

Justin Krebs | Posted 12.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Progressive Values, Economy, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Liberal Card, Living Liberally, Fair Trade, Shopping, Holiday Shopping Season, Style News

In every community, there are these businesses -- and we should support them. But first, we have to learn about them. So, which are your favorites?

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Scavenging as a Virtue

Donna Schaper | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Recession, Poverty, Dumpster Diving, Homelessness, Money, Shopping, Economic Crisis, Scavenging, Thrift, Living News

Scavenging things has helped me scavenge people and institutions. I specialize in what other people throw out.

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Online Off!

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Bargain, Etailer, Ecommerce, Holiday Season, Shopping, Economy, Online, Business News

Have you noticed how many bargains have sprung up online? If you have money to spend, you have tremendous opportunity for buying a lot with less.

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Uniqlo Heat Tech Human Vending Machine

Dave Pinter | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Clothing, Consumerism, New York, Style, Shopping, Uniqlo, Trendspotting, Trends, Cool Hunting, Publicity, Heat Tech, Heattech, Business News

PSFK stopped by Times Square earlier today to check out Uniqlo's Human Vending Machine for their HEATTECH apparel line.

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Attention Shoppers (and Economic End Days Predictors): It's Not All Doom and Gloom

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 12.18.2008 | Style

Read More: Park Slope, Consumer Trends, Shopping, Economy, Food, Green Living, Food Prices, Style News

We haven't all ripped up our debit cards and moved to the woods to forage on berries -- I decided to ask around my neighborhood grocery stores about how business was going.

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Out of Line: Sale

Mort Gerberg | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Humor Politics, Cartoon, 2008 Election, Shopping, Post-Election, Things to Do After the Election, Political Cartoons, Economy, Politics News

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The Lipstick Index: An Accurate Financial Barometer?

NYTimes.com | Ellen Tien | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style

Read More: Lipstick, Fashion, Shopping, Recession, Economic Crisis, Style News

As the economy crumbles, the Lipstick Index -- that frivolous financial barometer that says cosmetics sales rise in direct relation to free-falling fi...

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Mom Does Not Always Know Best

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Processed Food, Retailers, Bishop Consulting, Economic Crisis, Shopping, Health, Nutrition, Industry, Carbonated Beverages, Nielsen, Food, Grocery, Obesity, Bottled Water, Green News

The majority of households spend between a fourth and a third of their grocery budget on junk, and empty calories. That's a lot of money that could be used on other more nutritious groceries.

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Spending Your Organic Food Dollars Wisely

Sloan Barnett | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Farming, Pesticides, Green Shopping, Local Food, Organic Food, Shopping, Green, Green Living, Green News

What's keeping shoppers from purchasing organic food? Cost. No question. And who can blame them? But let's understand why and what we can do about it.

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Bush to Palin: Keep It Up!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Dear Sarah, just because most of the people don't think you're qualified, that's no reason to hang your head. Just because they don't trust John's judgment anymore because he picked you, don't let it get you down.

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