Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
I found out recently that our county is going to be entering the late-20th century in an important way: We're getting a Walmart. This is important to us because it's going to be built adjacent to a subdivision we're considering purchasing a new house.
But that's a separate issue. The issue ...
Posted in Commentary, Shopping | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
I mean, it's still there and all, but does it really mean anything?
And if it does mean something, what more can retailers do that they already haven't?
WalMart Stores, Radio Shack, The Apple Store, Best Buy, KMart, Kohl's, Toys "R" Us, and Target have already had their Black Friday ads "leaked." ...
Posted in Commentary, Shopping | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
(If you have a true love, then you have thirty of them from last Christmas! Most people really only need twenty-nine French hens.)
Regifting this year is up. Way up. A Consumer Reports survey found that a little over a third (36%) of American adults said they'd recycle a gift this ...
Posted in Economy, Shopping | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Liz Pulliam Weston had an article today on the new tip-jar economy -- that new business practice of putting out the tip jar, raising the "customary" tipping percentage, and adding other tip-like fees that are no longer discretionary, but mandatory.
Her take regarding the tip jars was, in essence: Ignore the ...
Posted in Economy, Shopping, Taxes | 9 Comments »
