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Last weekend I got a call from my sister-in-law in California. She had just returned from a party supply store, and she was a little upset. Her daughter’s 8th birthday was coming up and she was looking for some balloons. The conversation went something like this: Her: “I couldn’t buy any birthday balloons.” Me: “Really?” […]
Kids have big expectations when it comes to holiday gifts. I know, that’s a huge understatement. Many don’t know, or don’t care, that times are tougher. And to a certain extent they shouldn’t, because, after all, they’re just kids. So how do you teach kids to have more realistic expectations about the holidays? More on that […]
Not to get too personal, but next time you run out of toilet paper at the most inopportune time, it may because the TP roll shrunk without you knowing it. I don’t consider myself an expert grocery shopper. But one thing’s for sure, I don’t like it when I get ripped off, or tricked. However, […]
It’s down to the nitty-gritty of holiday shopping. There are good deals out there for the taking. With just a few days left to shop, ABC News and NewsChannel 8 reached out to some of the biggest retailers in the country to ask them what is their very best deal. Here’s what we found out:
Another Cyber Monday is behind us. But don’t think that the big online discounts and deals are done for the holidays. They’re far from over. Here are 3 examples of that: In the spirit of cyber-shopping, some retailers – Wal-Mart and Best Buy among them — are actually extending Monday’s discounts through a “cyber week.” While CyberMonday.com was […]
In my last post I had some “Black Friday ‘Hunting’ Tips”. Today we’re talking about having a game plan for Cyber Monday. Since Cyber Monday debuted 5 years ago, it’s become one of the hottest days to shop. A lot of people don’t like fighting the crowds on the day after Thanksgiving, so they shop […]
The deer gun season opened last weekend in Oklahoma. It’s one of the biggest days of the year for hunters. But maybe not as big a day as this Friday is for another kind of “hunter”… the Black Friday shopper. I’m always fascinated why some people torture themselves. Why would you subject yourself to unnecessary […]
