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Do You Do This? Laura & Rob Are Guilty

Rob Banks — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:06:21 +0000

Are you done Christmas shopping yet? I’m finally finished. You’re probably thinking, ‘finally?’ it’s so early but, I also went out a million times already because every SINGLE TIME that I go out to get presents for everyone else I seem to do this… I never shop throughout the year and rarley buy gifts for [...]

Would You Do Your Christmas Shopping in January to Save Money? — Survey of the Day

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:01:53 +0000

We all know some of the best sales of the year come right after Christmas. So here's an interesting thought: Why not do your holiday shopping in early January and get more bang for your gift-giving buck?

How to Get the Best Deals From the Retailers' Price-Matching Wars — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:44:15 +0000

Retailers are competing hard to get inside your wallet this holiday season, and as a result, there are big savings to be found in checkout lines all across the country. We know a few ways you can take advantage of this. Most major retailers have taken the gloves off and are now in a full-blown, [...]

Holiday Savings For The Procrastinator (Like Me)

Laura Daniels — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:30:59 +0000

As per my usual, I didn't shop on Black Friday. I stayed with my family and watched the Star Wars saga on cable.

Then comes Cyber Monday...which I flaked on as well, simply because when I see all these amazing "deals" brightly displayed on my computer screen, I get far too overwhelmed, end up filling my online basket with hundreds of dollars' worth of gifts, seemingly for every person I have ever met

Get Some Easy Christmas Shopping Done This Weekend at Yueltide in the Country

Rob Banks — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:31:00 +0000

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I am one of those people that put EVERYTHING off until the last minute so it's events like these that are my life savers because the week before Christmas I'm running around like a chicken with ADD. This weekend is the 18th Annual Yuletide in the Country Holiday Aritsan Market returns to the Haimburg Fairgrounds this Saturday!

Who Has Better Toy Prices: Amazon or Big Box Stores?

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:01:41 +0000

Trying to find the lowest prices on toys this holiday season? The latest industry report indicates that Amazon.com has better deals than retail giants Walmart, Target and everyone else. Financial analysts recently discovered that Amazon offers cheaper prices on about 44 percent of the same toys in stock at Walmart. However, Walmart still had the [...]

Here's A Black Friday Stampede To Make You Glad You Didn't Leave The House

Dan Seitz — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:00:52 +0000

Here’s the Saturday-after-Thanksgiving tradition: a smartphone video of a Black Friday riot. This is in Moultrie, GA, and the swarms of people are grabbing cheap pay-as-you-go smartphones. But it’s not the only shame to be happening, as the clip you’ve seen elsewhere isn’t legit. The Daily Telegraph, you know, an august news organization paid to [...]

Watch: Black Friday Shoppers Descend on Victoria's Secret

Tom Blunt — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:15:41 +0000

It’s not just the big-box stores like Walmart and Target who get mobbed by ‘Black Friday’ shoppers. Here you can watch as hundreds of women prepare to trample each other for fancy underwear at their local Victoria’s Secret. Shot at a mall in Overland Park, Kansas, this video captures police and store management attempting to [...]

Best Buy Will Try Not to Ruin Christmas Again This Year

Mike Adams — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:06:30 +0000

Last year, Best Buy made a bunch of their customers angry when they were unable to fill the orders taken on Black Friday and Cyber Monday due to a lack of inventory. The company then failed to make its customers aware of this until just days before Christmas. Needless to say, Best Buy’s customer-service practices have not been held in very high regard ever since.

What Not to Do While Shopping on Black Friday

Meagan Kyla — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:03:21 +0000

Though there’s plenty of frustration during Black Friday shopping madness, and though you may find yourself wanting to go postal waiting in long checkout lines, let’s not forget our manners. Here are a few things I recommend NOT doing while you’re shopping today; although hilarious, they could get you in trouble. Don’t yell: “Look out [...]

Holiday Shopping Now Starts Before Black Friday or Cyber Monday — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:01:45 +0000

While some fanatical Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are already at the gates waiting to assault the holiday-shopping season with their fearsome craving for stuff, some retail analysts say the gates are actually open now and the race is already in progress.

Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist for Booz and Company says, “Cyber Monday has begun, essentially. No question about it.”

Where to Find the Best Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals

Mike Adams — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:21:12 +0000

Holiday shoppers have been sharpening their skills for weeks in anticipation of all the Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals that are schedule to go down before most holiday dinners are even digested. For that particular breed of deal-hungry lunatic, many retailers are offering bargains on merchandise for about 40 percent off the everyday “sane” price, according [...]

Why You Should Be Careful This Black Friday

Alyssa Kramer — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:01:19 +0000

Ah, it’s that time of year again — the time where we all calmly shop in peace while sharing laughs and good times together. We are all sure to remember the holiday spirit by helping others and being thankful for what we have. JK — it’s when we TRAMPLE EACH OTHER TO DEATH BECAUSE THAT [...]

5 Black Friday Tips From a Stressed-Out Retail Employee

Rebecca Bratek — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:01:45 +0000

When the family is done eating the turkey and the pie, there's only one thing on many people's minds: Black Friday – the official start to the holiday shopping season. As a retail employee, I consider this day to be a fate worse than hell.

Black Friday Sales — Don't Believe The Hype!

Mike Riley — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:29:49 +0000

You know how it used to be. You'd spend Black Friday Eve in your car or standing in line outside the store with the best deals. Now you've got to leave the dirty dishes in the sink, so you can be at the stores at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving night. Sounds more exciting, doesn't it? Maybe there'll be huge bargains. Well, maybe.

12 Things Not to Buy This Holiday Season [PICTURES]

Joy FM Staff — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:01:43 +0000

When it comes to the holidays, we always seem to have one thing on our minds: SHOPPING! We think of who we have to buy gifts for, what places to shop, store hours, shopping budgets…the list goes on and on. Holiday shoppers are always thinking of what to buy, but do they ever stop and [...]

Local Christmas Shopping Events in Buffalo

Joy FM Staff — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:34:11 +0000

With Black Friday and Christmas right around the corner, obviously the shopping season is heating up in Western New York. The malls are already getting crowded, but there are many more places around the area to get some shopping done and find cool, interesting gifts. Here is a list of upcoming shopping events. Olcott Fire [...]

Your Official Guide to When Stores Will Open on Black Friday

Mike Adams — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:12:57 +0000

There is hardly any such thing as Black Friday anymore. With numerous retailers, like Walmart, opening their doors to holiday bargain addicts as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, other retailers must now either join the circus or risk missing out on frantic buyers with turkey hangovers and itchy spending fingers.

Good News for the Economy: Consumers Ready to Spend This Holiday Season — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:00:15 +0000

Holiday spending is expected to increase this year, as a new report indicates that more Americans are finally seeing a little reprieve from the last four years of economic anxiety. The latest Consumer Reports index reveals that the number of people experiencing financial hardships entering this holiday season is down nearly 12 points, the lowest [...]

Black Friday at Walmart Not Even on Friday Anymore

Mike Adams — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:06:45 +0000

Black Friday may not be able to keep its name much longer. This holiday season, Walmart plans to get the shopping madness started a bit earlier than in times past—on Thursday. Or as most of us call it, Thanksgiving. The retailer will open its doors to all of the rabid jackals and sadistic lunatics willing [...]