Don’t know about you but I finished 90% of my holiday shopping this weekend, and all from the comfort of my couch. [More]
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American Family Association Calls Off Boycott On Dick's Sporting Goods Over 'Christmas'
By 11.19.10
My how things change overnight. Yesterday, we told you about the far-from-loony folks at the American Family Association who had called for their members to boycott Dick’s Sporting Goods because the retail chain used the word “holiday” instead of “Christmas” for its November and December sales circulars. Now the AFA has announced that it’s called off the boycott because Dick’s will be using that word after all. [More]
American Family Association Calls For Boycott On Dick's Sporting Goods For Not Using The Word "Christmas"
By 11.18.10
UPDATE: The AFA has called off the boycott after Dick’s decided to use the word “Christmas” after all. [More]
Town Tells Walmart It Can't Have Early Morning Black Friday
By 11.17.10
There will be no pre-dawn Black Friday shopping rampages inside the Victor, NY Walmart. Backed by a wave of local outcry, the town had denied the superstore’s request to open from 11pm to 7am on Nov 25-26th. [More]
Santa's Elves Had Better Get Cracking On Retina Displays
By 10.26.10
Parents looking in the aisles of the toy store where they sell hula hoops, baseball gloves and baby dolls will want to start looking elsewhere to buy Christmas presents for their ungrateful ankle-biters. In face, they may want to avoid the toy section altogether and head toward the electronics department. [More]
Town Passes Anti Black Friday Rampage Ordinance
By 10.21.10
Finally, one town has taken a stand against the madness and said, “no more.” [More]
Ice Cream Truck Plays Christmas Creepy Jingle
By 10.4.10
Reader Andrew snagged this phone camera video on September 29th of an ice cream truck enticing children with tinny renditions of Christmas carols. Ok, here’s one industry where it’s almost ok that they’ve been infected by the Christmas Creep. Ice cream trucks don’t really get a lot of business in the winter so if they want to play along, they have to start early. [More]
Advice For Holiday Travelers This Year: Buy Your Tickets Now
By 9.20.10
CNN’s Travel Companion suggests you start looking for Thanksgiving and Christmas tickets now, because airlines have cut capacity over last year, and the peak travel times for those two holidays are shorter this year than usual. The article also provide some tips for getting a good price: shop for single seats; aim for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday flights; and if you can, try to fly on an actual holiday. [More]
It's June, Time For Hobby Lobby To Kick Off The Christmas Creep Season
By 6.20.10
People, it’s June! Why is Hobby Lobby selling Christmas wreaths?! Two years ago Hobby Lobby rolled out the trees in August. Last year they decked the halls in July. We’re going to celebrate Christmas all through 2015 at this rate. Seriously Hobby Lobby, call us if you ever decide to throw one of those “We’ve Gone Crazy!” sales. We’ll totally vouch for you. Hit the jump for some unreasonably unseasonal pictures. [More]
We Don't Know Why People Keep Sending Us Pictures Of These Candlesticks
By 2.3.10
But we would like you to stop. Please. [More]
Your Child's PSP Comes With Free Male Anatomy Lesson
By 1.4.10
A guy in Omaha, NE bought his kid a used PSP from a store called “CD Tradepost.” If you read this website a lot you can probably guess what he didn’t do before giving the device to his kid for Christmas. Yep, he didn’t check it for porn. [More]
Lenovo Ignores Customer, Waits For Gift To Reach Wrong Destination
By 1.2.10
We hear that Lenovo, heirs to the Thinkpad line of laptops, makes some very nice computers. In the last few months, though, more and more Consumerist readers are having problems getting the company to complete an exchange in which money is exchanged for a computer. E.J.’s purchase is one such failed exchange, and his father’s Christmas laptop is now lurking in a UPS facility, a few hundred miles away from where it was supposed to be delivered. [More]
I Wonder Why This Ornament Didn't Sell
By 12.29.09
Josh sent us this photo of an ornament he found on the post-Christmas discount racks a few days ago. He notes, “Just goes to show you that typographic layout matters.”
LEGO Shop Rushes Watch To Child's Door For Christmas
By 12.26.09
At the last minute, Andrew ordered what must be the coolest watch ever created as a Christmas gift for his eight-year-old, watch-fascinated son. He planned to leave an IOU under the tree, but LEGO Shop had other ideas. [More]
5 Places To Do Last-Second Shopping
By 12.25.09
Merry Christmas! Finished shopping yet? If the answer is no, relax. You’ve still got time. And you’re in good company. Remember, after Scrooge got scared straight, he had to do all of his shopping on Christmas, and managed to pull it off. And according to one recent poll, 4% of consumers don’t plan on finishing their shopping until after Christmas. Compared to them, you’re an early bird. Just follow these tips, and you can avoid showing up empty-handed — or worse, bearing gift cards
Terrible Ideas For Secret Santa Gifts
By 12.22.09
I know, you’re on a tight budget this year, and office Secret Santa exchanges are tedious and awkward. But please don’t fill a hot dog bun with cat food and then top it off with ketchup, then wrap that up in gift wrap and call it your gift. Because someone already did that. Someone at a Sunday School. MainStreet.com has a list of 13 of the worst Secret Santa gift ideas if you want to know what else has already been attempted. [More]
Textbooks: The Gift For The Student Who's Got Nothing
By 12.21.09
Consider buying textbooks for college students on your holiday buying list who are tough to shop for, helping them out by defraying an oppressing educational cost, the personal finance blog Poorer Than You advises. [More]
