krispy kreme
Hey there true American, Krispy Kreme wants to help celebrate the inauguration of your new President by giving you a free donut. Or as Krispy Kreme, defender of America as the land of the obese would probably prefer to rebrand them, freedom bagels. Here's how it works: Obama is inaugurated and you get a donut.
The Inauguration Day promotional offer is good for one doughnut of choice per customer on Jan. 20. No purchase is necessary. To find a participating store near you, visit Krispy Kreme's Store Locator.
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crackberry
One interesting fact coming out this week is that
Barack Obama appears headed for severe technology withdrawal as he
gives up his Blackberry and email communication in general. Poor guy. As if having to deal with the economic crisis and the Iraq war aren't enough — now he's got this! Anyway, the fallout has sparked a debate over that the Wall Street Journal blog The Juggle. The key question: is the Crackberry a useful device that helps you save time and money or is it a life-disrupting distraction that should be limited dramatically at worst, and eliminated altogether at best?
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obama
Obama just gave his acceptance speech to become the Democratic candidate for the next President of the United States of America. Here's what was in it for consumers, he promised to:
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credit cards
All Presidential candidates should have a plan to wean America off its credit card dependence. We collectively owe almost $1 trillion to credit card companies, but only the Democratic candidates have written plans to reform the credit card industry. Alpha Consumer wrote an
excellent summary of their competing plans to strike at some of the industry's most harmful practices.
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Consumerist
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