Of course you've been eye-balling that flat screen TV and could get it for 'her' even though you'll both be using it (chalk this one up to almost-genius moments that end up as epic fails). Or, maybe she keeps talking about getting into some kind of work out regimen, but actually buying her a gym membership could backfire on you. Here are some other ideas you'd better leave in your head if they happen to pop up in the first place.
December 23, 2011 As we draw closer to the Christmas holiday this Sunday we always seem to be in a hurry trying to finish our shopping, make sure we are caught up at work, pack for travel and finish plans for any entertaining we have planned. Then, somehow, it's suddenly Christmas Eve and everything comes to a halt. Now it's time for our Christmas Eve traditions to begin. And what are the most popular traditions?
December 17, 2011 It may not be the final Saturday before Christmas but it is the final FULL Saturday for shoppers as most stores will be closing early on Christmas Eve, the 24th. However, according to the New York Times, many retailers aren't taking a chance on last minute shoppers boosting their bottom line and are featuring their "Super Saturday" sales today, a full 8 days before the Christmas holiday.
December 12, 2011 During these final few "Frog Days of Fall", the Christmas shopping really starts to heat up. Today is "Green Monday", a day many online shoppers recognize as the day to start ordering those gifts to assure delivery by Christmas.
December 6, 2011 It seems like every year this controversy erupts anew. Target department stores initiated a policy back in 2004 that does not allow for Salvation Army kettle bell ringers to solicit in front of their stores. It all comes down to parsing the word "solicit". Does standing in front of a store ringing a bell qualify as "soliciting"? Here is Targets take.
December 1, 2011 Taylor Swift has teamed up with American Greetings to offer up a new collection of greeting cards, ornaments, boxed cards and personalized paper cards. The new items join Taylor's own collection of holiday gift items available on her website.
November 28, 2011 One look at the list of most popular toys for Christmas 2011 had me wondering whatever happened to Slinky's, pogo sticks and--"Christmas Story" fans--Red Ryder BB guns. Now it's more about video games, iPods and iPads. The National Federation of Retailers has released its list of the most in demand toys this holiday season and while there are some old standbys like "Barbie" and "Elmo" there are plenty of newcomers.
November 28, 2011 The success of "Black Friday" for retailers has yet to be determined but for some shoppers it was the end of the line as far as Christmas shopping is concerned. A Rasmussen Report states that 7% of shoppers have already finished their gift buying and can now relax and watch everyone else go crazy. How many people haven't even started?
