Starting today, you can register at GetSpicyChicken.com to reserve a free Spicy Chicken Biscuit, which can be picked up between January 3 to 8 at a Chick-fil-A location of your choosing. The chicken biscuit is scheduled to officially be added to the restaurant’s menu on January 10, and at that point, diners will have to pay full price.
Need Work? You Might Want to ‘Have a Little Work Done’ on Your Face First
Frustrated older workers are discovering that all their decades of experience—not to mention all their wrinkles—are hurting their chances of finding jobs. So, to give off a more youthful appearance and boost the likelihood of getting hired, many out-of-work Baby Boomers are fudging their resumes and electing for cosmetic surgery.
Why don’t Chinese spend more money?
If anyone on the planet can afford to head down to the neighborhood mall and indulge in a shopping spree, you’d think it would be the Chinese. After all, they live in an economy that routinely posts growth rates of 9% or higher, resulting in surging incomes and boundless job opportunities. While much of the world experienced GDP …
Totally Last-Minute Gift Guide: What to Buy to Appear Thoughtful, Like You Didn’t Buy at the Last Minute
Because most people have the whole day off from work on Christmas Eve, it’s expected to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Some 23 million shoppers are expected to be out there rounding up gifts today. But the recipients don’t need to know you waited until the last minute to buy their presents, do they?
Consumer Phrase of the Day: ‘Aesthetic Incongruity Resolution’
Whether you understand what this means or not, it’s probably going to cost you.
How Much Is a Gift Really Worth? Not As Much As You Pay for It
Research shows that gift-giving is often better for retailers than it is for the folks actually receiving gifts. Forty-two percent of recipients receive at least one gift that they never open, and 38% of consumers get gifts that they return. Recipients also typically deem gifts to be worth significantly less than what the buyer paid—up …
It’s a Deal: 2-for-1 Movie Tickets from Fandango
Use the coupon code SAMSUNGTAB to purchase two movie tickets for the price of one at Fandango. Fandango’s fee is applied only to the first ticket, and the second (complimentary) ticket maxes out at a value of $14. The offer is valid through December 26 only.
The Holiday Season’s Ugliest Moments
Shoppers, workers, needy kids, the fashion world, and even Santa have had a rough go of things this holiday season. Here’s a look at some of the uglier scenes.
Essential Must-Avoid Gift List
Most gift lists focus on what to buy. Just as important, however, is avoiding gifts that are useless or annoying, or that, worst of all, will wind up featured on some Worst Gift You Ever Received discussion.
Cheapskate Wisdom About … Why Santa Claus Is a Saver, Not a Spender
“I was born in 1926 and that was a time with all the problems and everything. A lot of the children now and adults don’t realize what we went through. My mother went out and worked. She knit things for the Red Cross and things like that.”
It’s a Deal: 60% Off Holiday Decorations at Lowe’s
Along the lines of Aeropostale and its “After Christmas Prices” before Christmas, home improvement center Lowe’s is already offering big discounts—60% off!—on holiday decorations.
A Portrait of This Season’s Holiday Shoppers, by the Numbers
As we enter the final stretch of the holiday shopping season, a picture emerges of today’s consumers. Among other things, the stats show that we’re buying more online, we’re buying more for ourselves, we’re using credit cards less, we’d be willing to shop in our underwear if it meant avoiding long lines at cash registers, and, perhaps …