Amazon has launched a new site, Endless.com, specializing in shoes and handbags. The site has 250 brands and 15,000 styles and makes the unusual, but tempting, offer of “Free Overnight Shipping.” Really? Really.
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Shoplifting in Supermarkets: People Steal Meat and Analgesics
By 1.3.07
The Freakonomics Blog had an interesting piece the other day about shoplifting in supermarkets. Theft of “Health and Beauty” items (usually the most stolen category) is down this year. The category has been surpassed by “meat and analgesics.” When we’re broke we want to eat a steak and get numb, right? That’s the American dream, right there.
Morning Deals
By 1.2.07
• Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Digital Camera for $584 These people are total scammers. Avoid!
Google Checkout OK For Micropayments
By 12.28.06
Google Checkout can be used for transactions as low as $.05, reader Mary Marsala With Fries confirms.
CompUSA Definitely Not Staffed By Robots
By 12.27.06
Golly, artificial intelligence just keeps getting smarter and smarter, as reader Matt’s conversation today with CompUSA shows.
Holiday Shopper Survey: Netflix Top, CDW Bottom
By 12.27.06
A survey of 10,000+ consumers ranked the best and worst shopping sites during the the 2006 holiday season.
Morning Deals
By 12.27.06
• Levi’s: 50% off sale. Take additional 20% off with coupon code: MARIECLAIRE.
Pizza Chains Embracing the Nirvana That Is Internet Ordering
By 12.26.06
Sweet mother of god, we love ordering pizza on-line. Chicago’s Pizza, your website got us through our scary hermit phase, our college finals, and several blizzards. Oh, how we love you. Now national pizza chains are catching on to the fact that people want—nay, need to order pizza without talking on the phone. Ah, bliss.
Save Up To 80% At Amazon’s Year-End Clearance
By 12.23.06
You can save up to 80% off at Amazon.com’s year-end clearance going on now.
Vincent Gallo: Try Google Checkout
By 12.21.06
Paypal suspended Vincent Gallo’s account after he put his sperm up for auction ($50,000). For an additional $500,000, Gallo said he would inseminate in-utero.
