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Is it really worth all this?
As someone who loves to sleep and hates crowds, Black Friday sales have never interested me. But a few years ago, after much arm-twisting by my eldest daughter, I was convinced to give it a try. She and I got up before the sun on the day after Thanksgiving and hit the mall at 5 o’clock in the morning. After scoring a sweet parking spot, I thought we were in for a great shopping experience.
I was wrong. The stores were uncomfortably crowded, the salespeople were rude and the shoppers more so. The entire experience was stressful and I vowed never to do it again. I like a good deal as much as the next girl, but I would rather pay a little more and avoid being shoved around by the bargain-hunting masses first thing in the morning.
But according to experts, the assumption that I will pay more for my Christmas gifts if I sleep in on Friday is not necessarily true. In fact, they call that the Black Friday Myth. Continue reading »
Shopkick is a new iPhone app that will reward you for doing something you are doing anyway: Back to school shopping.
Unveiled today at an American Eagle Outfitters shop in New York City, Shopkick will not only save you money and earn you rewards, but might just make the dreaded chore of back to school shopping actually seem like fun. Continue reading »
In general, I dress fairly conservatively. When I go shopping for clothes, I tend to gravitate toward muted colors without a lot of embellishment. Nothing too low, too high or too tight. In other words, I dress in such a way as to not call attention to myself. Considering the fact that I’ve always dressed this way, there is something very curious going on in my closet.
Stuffed way in the back is a collection of rarely-worn clothing items that, if I didn’t know better, I would swear I did not purchase. There’s a tight red sweater dress with a plunging V-neck. There’s a blouse made entirely of sheer black lace. There are several super short skirts and more than a few skimpy camisoles. And in the shoe rack? At least three pairs of sky high heels that I couldn’t walk in if I tried. Which I haven’t.
How do I explain this obvious contradiction between the way I usually dress and some of the clothes I have purchased? According to researchers, there’s a good chance I was ovulating when I bought them. Continue reading »
Ever feel like you practically live at the supermarket? You’re not entirely wrong. Marketing professionals believe women spend up to three years of their lives shopping.
Basically, what this marketing firm wants you to know is that giving up shopping can effectively add three years to your lifespan. That’s like, more effective than taking an aspirin every day, eating a healthy breakfast and powerwalking.
And all you have to do is not buy what they’re selling.
A grocery store in England has put the kibosh on tired moms shopping in their jammies – Tesco has instituted a dress code.
The new rules specifically ban people from showing up in their nightwear, and demands that shoes be worn at all times. So no more bunny slippers, you hear? Continue reading »
In theory, as the cook of the house, I’m supposed to plan the week’s meals in advance so we can do the shopping on the weekend, have what we need in the house each night, and avoid eating out for lack of interesting or even adequate meal options on hand. Unfortunately, most of the time, I am not even organized enough to marinate chicken the night before I’m planning to make it. So here I am, at one end of the meal-planning spectrum and there, way over yonder and all the way down t’other end, is my exact, polar opposite, Leslie Chisolm of Friendswood, Texas.
Another reason to be flummoxed about frugality: parents who went for a used gaming system for their tot this holiday ended up with their kid taking a gander at some hardcore porn.
The Playstation Portable was ten-year-old Kade Goodman’s big present this year, and his dad could only swing it at an affordable used price. Continue reading »
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