“They talk like that to hypnotize the bidders. Auctioneers don’t just talk fast—they chant in a rhythmic monotone so as to lull onlookers into a conditioned pattern of call and response, as if they were playing a game of ‘Simon says.’ The speed is also intended to give the buyers a sense of urgency: Bid now or lose out.”
It’s a Deal: 40% Off CVS Products at CVS.com
All CVS products are being discounted by 40% when ordered at cvs.com. The discount is only valid for online orders placed by the end of today, November 16, and only for CVS brand products. Free shipping is available if you spend $50 or more on nonprescription goods.
Meet the ‘Cheapest Man Alive’
He owns a successful investment firm, employs 1,000 people, and is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He also brings a homemade lunch to the office every day, had the office carpet repaired with duct tape, pays “only for the meat” and nothing else at holiday parties, and, after company meetings, gathers up paper clips so they can be reused.
An Iffy Outlook For Holiday Sales
Most consumers are of two minds–they want to see the economy improve and they also want to see rock bottom prices (50% OFF) on the things they will be buying for the holidays. The contradiction is one most of us live with, and it’s one reason why retailers can’t seem to get traction.
Wish List Etiquette: How to Get Cash Rather Than Crappy Holiday Gifts
Come on, you know that cash is the perfect gift. So how do you go about asking for it, without coming off as tacky or offending the giver and all of the questionable presents they’ve presented you with in the past?
Keeping Up with Everybody Bashing the Kardashian Dedit Kard
Last week, reality TV‘s Kim, Khloe, and Khortney Kardashian introduced a new prepaid MasterCard with their last name on it. And thanks to this new product, we finally have an answer to the question: What’s even more useless than the Kardashian’s reality TV show?
It’s a Deal: Two Free Tacos at Jack in the Box
After 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, Jack in the Box is giving away two free tacos per customer. No purchase necessary. Apparently, the decision to offer the freebies came about when the sphere-headed Jack in the Box guy got loopy at the dentist’s office.
The Curious American Consumer: Notable Trends for Housing, Shopping, Work, Fast Food, and More
As the numbers attest, life has changed quite a bit recently for homeowners, workers, shoppers, families, and even for rich people. And it’s not all bad: At least TVs are cheaper, right?
The G-20: This Time, It’s Different
Last week’s G-20 economic summit in South Korea was widely depicted as a failure for the Obama administration and a rebuff for the United States. In many respects, it was. Obama remarked that if the U.S. hadn’t tried to set the agenda, it would have had an easier time. “Part of the reason that sometimes it seems that the United …
432 Money Tips, Including 243 Tips on How to Make More of It
Also, this week’s roundup includes tips to save on baby products, weddings, e-books, groceries, and everyday household expenses, along with Jedi mind tricks played by retailers (store clerk to you: “These are the shoes you’re looking for”), and signs indicating that frugality has turned to the dark side, transforming honorable thrift …
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Gadgets Bought for Bragging Rights
“The bizarre obsession with moderately priced vanity gadgets is part of a living-standard masquerade at the twilight of middle-class prosperity. It doesn’t matter if the electronic bling works well or lasts long. Its value is not utility — it is the ability to feign class equality in a country of crushing stratification and rising poverty.”
It’s a Deal: Laminate Flooring from 59¢ a Square Foot
Now through Monday, November 15, Lumber Liquidators is offering discounts of more than 50% on dozens of brands of flooring—including Washington Cherry laminate flooring selling for $1.29 per square foot (comparable value: $3.39), and a Maize Cherry laminate for 59¢ per square foot (comparable value: $1.29).