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How About Those Super Bowl Ads!
Last night's commercials were a tame batch of disappointment. Everybody wanted cutesy animals—squirrels, horses, ponies, pigeons, crickets, dogs, lions, and lizards—to endorse their products. After the jump, the four spots that caught our eye. More »
don't forget
Companies are paying $90,000 per second tonight to get their products before our recession-fearing eyes, and they plan to get their money's worth. Tonight's advertisers will use an array of tactics designed with one purpose: motivating us to buy their products.
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Super Bowl Ads Are Designed To Fuel Mindless Buying
Companies are paying $90,000 per second tonight to get their products before our recession-fearing eyes, and they plan to get their money's worth. Tonight's advertisers will use an array of tactics designed with one purpose: motivating us to buy their products.
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mysteries
Just Where The Hell Did All The iPhones Go?
Here's a problem: Apple says they've sold 3.7 million iPhones. AT&T says they've activated 2 million iPhones. Just where the hell are the rest of the iPhones? More »
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The Best Deals Are Not Found On Black Friday
Stores offer the steepest discounts the day before Christmas, not on Black Friday. A Boston Globe study found that the orgy of mindless early-morning consumerism is good for cutesy door prizes and savings on one or two items, but provides no discount for the vast majority of surveyed goods. More »
video games
Nintendo Officially Disapproves Of "Bundling"
Bundling may be a popular tactic retailers employ to force customers to spend more money, but Nintendo of America's celeb-President Reggie Fils-Aime has come out against it, finally: "Retailers have already been given feedback that we are not big fans of that," he told Reuters this week. Is the pre-purchase deal with GameStop one way Nintendo is preventing that from happening this December? If anyone actually buys one of those empty DVD cases, let us know if they try to upsell you to a bundle. More »
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Confessions Of A Wii, PS3, iPhone Reseller
I saw your article on the Wii shortage and in the spirit of the holiday I want to come clean and confess my consumer sins. I am a reseller.
I have resold : -3 Iphones (for 200 dollars over list, each) -5 Playstation3 consoles (for 300 to 500 dollars over list, each. A total of nearly 2000 in profit.) -10 Nintendo Wiis (each for 150 over list)
I started this side business with the release of the PS3. Months prior to launched to fund my purchase of one by buying five and reselling on Craiglist. I made the purchase on a credit card, in full, nearly 4 months before launch at a smaller electronics store in the Chicago suburbs...
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ABC News informs us once again that so-called "Cyber Monday" (today) is a creation of the National Retail Federation, and is "by no means the busiest day for online sales, just as Black Friday is not the biggest day of sales for most stores."
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Cyber Monday Isn't The Busiest Shopping Day For Online Retailers
ABC News informs us once again that so-called "Cyber Monday" (today) is a creation of the National Retail Federation, and is "by no means the busiest day for online sales, just as Black Friday is not the biggest day of sales for most stores."
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Black Friday: More Shoppers Spent Less Money
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that traffic was up in stores around the country, but that shoppers were spending about 3.5% less per person than last year, or about $347.44. More »
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T-Mobile Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany
Ars Technica says that T-Mobile has been forced to sell unlocked iPhones in Germany for just under US $1,500. The (temporary?) unlocked iPhone sale is a result of a lawsuit brought by Vodaphone (which is part of Verizon here in the U.S.) that claimed locking a phone to one carrier violated German law. More »
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Consumer Reports Underwhelmed By Walmart's Black Friday Ad
Consumer Reports seems sort of disappointed by Walmart's Black Friday ad: More »
marketing
Store Says It Can Prove There Is Seaweed In Its Clothing
The New York Times recently tested some "Vitasea" seaweed clothing from athletic clothing store Lululemon Athletica and could not find any evidence that there was any actual seaweed in the fabric. Lululemon disagrees. More »
infestations
"$25,000 Dessert" Restaurant Closed Due To Cockroaches, Sewage, Mouse Droppings, Fly Infestations
New York's famous Serendipity 3 restaurant, home of the world's most expensive dessert (the $25,000 "Frrozen Haute Chocolate"), has been shut down by the New York City Health Department after the restaurant failed two health inspections in a month. More »
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Best Buy Employees Selling "The Last Wii" Over And Over Again?
Reader John tells us that he witnessed some Best Buy employees announcing "the very last Wii" over and over again. Oh those crafty kids at Best Buy! More »
Good old Stevesy has penned one of his famous open letters to the world, announcing that third party apps are really, really coming to the iPhone. [Apple]
Sources familiar with the company's plans tell BusinessWeek.com that Apple will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in early 2008, enabling programmers to create games, business-productivity tools, and countless other applications for the device. [BusinessWeek]
famous flops
The Edsel Turns 50!
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Ford Edsel, long considered the premier example of over-hyped commercial failure. New Coke has nothing on the Edsel! More »
schadenfreude
iPhone Price Chopped Already, 8GB $200 Cheaper
Hey, early adopters! You've been screwed! Again! Steve Jobs announced at his keynote speech today that the 8GB iPhone is getting a price chop and the 4GB is going away completely, according to our sister site Gizmodo.Consumerist always advises that eager beavers take a moment to relax and think before running out to buy the next new thing. More »
