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Which Companies Are on Consumer Reports' 'Naughty and Nice' List? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:49:18 +0000

If you still need a list to check twice this holiday season, perhaps a good place to start would be the recently released annual Consumer Reports “Naughty and Nice” list. What determines how a company earns a slot on the naughty and nice list? According to Consumer Reports senior editor Tod Marks, the naughty list [...]

The Funniest Black Friday Memes

Emerald Catron — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:40:06 +0000

It's Black Friday, and you know what that means -- hiding in your home away from the world while people desperately claw at each other's faces to buy a Wii U for their kid. The madness is not for everybody. Some of us like to eat cold turkey all day and wonder how a person could be so hungover. For those of us who would rather spend time with our TVs watching 'Star Wars' than rioting over discounted athletic socks, we present these Black Friday memes to make you feel like you've made the right choice.

Best Buy Will Try Not to Ruin Christmas Again This Year

Mike Adams — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:12:30 +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.

The Best 2012 Black Friday Deals for Internet Nerds

Emerald Catron — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:28:46 +0000

It's time to officially start panicking that you haven't done any Christmas shopping yet. Sure you have something in mind for mom and dad. But what about for your internet-obsessed brother or your boyfriend who spends more time on Reddit than he does at work? Where are the 2012 Black Friday deals for them?

Here are seven gifts you can give to any lover of memes, internet culture, or just being as completely ironic as possible at all times. Good luck. And good hunting. For gifts. (Click the links below to purchase.)

Your Official Guide to When Stores Will Open on Black Friday

Mike Adams — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:12:57 +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.

Where to Find the Best Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals

Mike Adams — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:21:12 +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 [...]

5 Things to Avoid Buying on Black Friday

Annie Jenkins — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 10:42:15 +0000

Time to get your shopping lists ready for Black Thursday – Black Friday! But before we hit the malls, shops and discount stores there’s a few items the experts say it would be a good idea to wait to buy. 1) Toys Believe it or not prices for toys will go even lower the two weeks [...]

Have You Started or FINISHED Your CHRISTMAS Shopping? [POLL]

Nino NCognito — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:42:16 +0000

Every year it seems like retailers try their best to start the Christmas Shopping season earlier and earlier!...But believe it or not, there are some forlks who are already started and even FINISHED their Christmas shopping!

First Black Friday 2012 Ads Leaked for Evansville Henderson and Owensboro

Annie Jenkins — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:11:49 +0000

Black Friday 2012 will be here in just 41 days (Cyber Monday just 44 days) and already the first Black Friday 2012 ads have been leaked for Evansville Henderson and Owensboro – and we have it! According to Engadget – Sprint will have the Samsung Galaxy S3 for a steal this Black Friday. Post-turkey day [...]

Toys R Us and Macy's Will Combine to Form Christmas-Shopping Voltron

Mike Adams — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:23:08 +0000

Toys R Us announced earlier this week plans to open up toy departments in some 24 Macy’s retail outlets across the United States, bringing the two retailing giants together just in time for the holiday shopping season.

Credit Card Debt Soars After Black Friday — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:35:44 +0000

Retailers reported robust numbers on Black Friday last year, which surprised some analysts because the economy is still struggling and unemployment is high. But new data from the Federal Reserve shows where much of that money came from: credit cards.

Online Shopping Free Shipping Day – Friday December 16th

Kat Mykals — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:27:10 +0000

FREE SHIPPING!!!! Yes you read that right. I said Free Shipping! AND it’s TODAY ONLY! There are over 2500 retailers participating in this shopping extraveganza online RIGHT NOW!!! What are you waiting for? Ladies, start your wallets!! I started my holiday shopping online, and I have already received all of my orders. Unfortunately, I still [...]

Black Friday Madness Appears On Youtube – [VIDEO]

Ryan O'Bryan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:53:02 +0000

Courtesy of Youtube Black Friday has come and gone like the sweet savings that accompanied it, but the aftermath is just now hitting Youtube!Insanity, disaster, and overall madness can be found in the videos below. Did this match your Black Friday experience Evansville? [...]

Cyber Monday vs. Black Friday

Nino NCognito — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:21:22 +0000

Today is Cyber Monday, one of the BUSIEST online shopping days of the year. How do you prefer to do your holiday shopping, online, or fighting your way through the isles and check-outs?

Black Friday Shopping Nightmare

Nino NCognito — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:29:55 +0000

Black Friday is one of the most DREADED days for retail clerks and stock boys nationwide every year! People literally lose all sense of reason when trying to snatch that last copy of Call of Duty or the new Tattoo'd Barbie or whatever their spoiled little demon seeds have nagged them to death all season long to buy. Here is a video of last year's Black Friday disaster movie at a Target that reminds me why I shop online now!