could it be… SANTA?

Best Buy, Why Have You Sent Me A Random $50 Gift Card?

Best Buy, Why Have You Sent Me A Random $50 Gift Card?

Brian has an enviable but confusing problem. He has received a $50 Best Buy gift card from a mysterious benefactor. Has he done something pleasing to the overpriced electronics gods? Has he received a gift from someone he knows who wishes to remain anonymous? He doesn’t know. But, as a Consumerist reader, he’s suspicious. [More]

Arizona Target Store Really, Really Can't Wait For Christmas

Arizona Target Store Really, Really Can't Wait For Christmas

On September 27, 2009, there were 89 days until Christmas. But not at the Target in Peoria, Arizona. Reader Chris noticed that the twin phenomena of Christmas Creep and Target’s creeping insanity converged on one glorious, confusing, Santa-filled point where there were suddenly only 53 days until Christmas.