The Beginning of the End for Christmas Cards?
It’s not only the Grinches out there who are saying no to the holiday card tradition.
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Parents: The Ultimate Zhu Zhu Pet Pushers
A mom admits to buying Zhu Zhu Pets strictly because of the hype—and then launching a marketing campaign on her kids to convince them that they actually want the darn robotic hamsters.
Cheapskate Wisdom from … an Economist in the Reagan Administration
“We have to start paying our bills eventually.”
What’s New in Retail: Pop-up Targets, DIY Solar Panels at Lowes, a Sweet Store Dedicated to All Things Peeps
There may be something new (and perhaps mystical) in your mall, around the block, on your roof, or near the checkout line of your supermarket.
No Sh** Report: ‘FCC Needs to Improve Oversight of Wireless Phone Services’
After surveying customers and speaking with consumer protection and industry groups, something called the U.S. General Accountability Office has come to a total no-sh** conclusion: Customers are confused and frustrated with their wireless bills and contracts, and they need help dealing with their wireless providers.
Reading Your Way Through (and Perhaps Out of) Tough Financial Times
Who doesn’t love a good page-turner about economic meltdowns?
Trade Ya? My Cockatiel for Your Zhu Zhu Pet
Parents still on the hunt for Zhu Zhu Pets are growing desperate—and the folks who are willing to part with the robotic pet hamster toys in their possession are growing demanding.
You Just Strategically Defaulted on Your Mortgage. What’s Next? ‘We’re Going to Disneyland!’
Approximately one million American homeowners will strategically walk away from their mortgages this year. Why? They’re underwater on their mortgages, and the rental market is so cheap that they can live large by paying a landlord instead of a bank.
More Drop-Dead Online Holiday Shopping Deadlines Than You Could Possibly Need
Not one, not two, but three round-ups of retailer deadlines for placing online orders that are guaranteed to arrive by December 24.
In the Market for a Cookbook? Save Your Money
It’d be nice to have a personal library next to the stove that’s loaded with recipes and cooking advice. But here are three sensible reasons why you shouldn’t buy cookbooks.
Best Cheap Mascara That’s Not So Cheap You Look Like a Cheap You-Know-What
The only products considered are under $10.
Odd Economic Indicator Round-up: More Jews Moving to Israel, More-Cramped Cubicles, More Smoking and Surfing Porn
Perhaps they’re not quite as odd as the Hot Waitress Index (a theory in which waitresses get increasingly more attractive as the economy gets worse), but these trends are still rather unusual—yet revealing—indicators of how the economy is faring.