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What Is The 'Original Price' After Kohl's Marks An Item Up?
When Scott found socks on "buy one, get one half off" sale at Kohl's, he picked up a few packages. The sale signage stipulated that the discount was off the original price...but was that the original price, or the
original original price? Scott noticed that a sticker had been placed over the original tag, raising the price from $12 to $14. So what's the original price?
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How A Shirt With 'Made In The U.S.A.' On The Front Can Be Made In India
The design on a T-shirt can have very little to do with where the garment itself was made. Today, for example, I'm wearing a Cute Overload shirt that was made by American Apparel and is made of cotton, not from winged hamsters. But Jeremy thought it was strange that a shirt his girlfriend bought at Kohl's has "Made in the USA" in fairly large print on the front, but was made in India.
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Kohl's Wants You To Pick A Side: Paper Statements Or Online Account Access
If you have a Kohl's charge card and like to have a paper statement but also check your account online...well, tough. As part of what looks like a push to get customers to opt out of receiving bills in the mail, the good times of having two different ways to access one's account are over. If you want paper bills, you'll have to surrender your access to the site.
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Is Kohl's Marking Up Prices Before It Puts Items On Sale?
When you see a sale advertising "40% off" an item, what exactly does that mean? Is it 40% off the price it was selling for last week? 40% off the MSRP? There's a gray area in retail pricing that has some shoppers accusing Kohl's of inflating prices so that an "on sale" item looks to be a better deal than it actually is.
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Which Online Retailers Have The Fastest & Slowest Delivery Times?
Today is Free Shipping Day, which is pretty self-explanatory, but free shipping doesn't mean good shipping. That's why the folks at STELLAservice wanted to know which of the top 25 online retailers were able to get you your order in a timely manner.
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Rebecca Black Friday Kohl's Ad Annoys Pretty Much Everyone
Congratulations to Kohl's on their early entry in the 2012 Worst Ad in America contest. Their parody version of Rebecca Black's "Friday" is just as grating as the original song, only with worse lyrics. Yes, it turns out that was possible.
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Big Retailers Opening Doors Even Earlier On Black Friday
Instead of the usual 3am Black Friday door opening, several retailers, including Target, Macy's, and Kohls, announced they're going to be open at midnight this year.
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What Do You Do When An Employee Grabs Your Kid?
Darren says a woman working at Kohl's grabbed his rowdy 2-year-old, making him cry. He's angry and wants to take action but isn't sure what to do.
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How To Get The Best Deals At 10 Major Retail Chains
September 22, 2010 12:15 PM
Everyone wants a bargain, which is why more Americans shop at discount chains like Target and Walmart than at any other type of big store. But a new survey of more than 30,000 subscribers by the Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals that folks are also finding low prices at department stores, warehouse clubs, and general-merchandise retailers. We recently reported on why consumers shop where they do.
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Tradition Of Stabby Kohl's Shoplifters Wielding Hypodermic Needles Continues
In the Official Kohl's Shoplifters' Handbook there is a passage that requires all certified members to pack hypodermic needles to threaten authorities with when caught.
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