Everyone seems to know that Black Friday is the shopping day after Thanksgiving. However, Cyber Monday – the online analogue of Black Friday, on the Monday following Thanksgiving –is still something of an unknown quantity. A new poll released exclusively to dealnews by Lightspeed Research shows that one third of shoppers still don’t know what […]
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It was the night before Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, and hotels started noticing a quirky phenomenon, reports USA Today. People stuffed with turkey and pumpkin pie were walking into their lobbies to book rooms for Thanksgiving night. Call it Black Friday shopping – to the extreme. Instead of waking up
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Unique Products To Inspire And Amuse. Now I can REALLY use my iPad. Soft, warm, blue and enormous, ’nuff said. Honey, I had a dream I was at Denny’s. Heck, it worked for ZZ Top. These products are actually a product themselves…Prank Packs. Arik Nordby makes fake gift boxes, and his company 30Watt is releasing
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Walmart ups the ante for holiday shopping. They have announced free shipping on 60,000 holiday items, including electronics, video games, toys, jewelry and furniture. There is no minimum purchase amount and returns are free, too. The free shipping offer ends Dec. 20, 2010. WalletPop says Walmart estimates the free shipping offer will save shoppers $25
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Readers of a certain age will remember the fun of getting the giant Sears Wish Book in the mail at the start of the holiday season and paging through it to mark all the desired gifts. According to AppScout, the Wish Book is online now and Sears has added social features this year. Just in
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A front runner hasn’t emerged in the toy-of-the-season race reports The Chicago Tribune. But there are some contenders. Something called Squinkies tops the list. The “soft and squishy figures” can be worn as jewelry, put on top pencils or collected. But more importantly–they’re cheap. Industry experts say inexpensive collectibles are one sector of the toy
It’s amazing what a little spray paint can do. There is no try, only do….do. Eh, have you seen Mick? Trick or treat. Got any catnip? Photos by TrendHunter.
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It’s a bit early yet for Black Friday ads to appear, but Walmart is hoping to stop the early release of its blockbuster this year sending out letters to Web sites specializing in Black Friday coverage, including WalletPop, saying its ad can’t be posted before Nov. 21: a mere five days before the big shopping
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The New York Times is reporting that as the economy sputters, prospects are dimming for unemployed workers who were banking on a seasonal retail job to carry them through the holidays. After a disappointing back-to-school season, many retailers say they intend to barely increase their seasonal jobs from last year, when hiring was among the
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