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  • Re: Ban Black Friday

    I don't really think they should ban Black Friday. I think people should go to jail for a few days when all they think about is getting the best before anyone else does. If people can't control themselves, then they should stay home or go to jail if they get in such a hurry that they pay no attention as to what or who is around them. And if ...
    Posted to XX Factor by sears on December 1, 2008

  • Ban it ... Just Ban it.

    Every year this sort of thing happens - somewhere in the world - Not just USA, but of all the places I would expect this to happen USA was not on my list. It's mob mentality, and nothing more. In my opinion, they should use the store surveillance video to track each person who trampled the guy. 20, 50, 100 people.. and give each of them a ...
    Posted to XX Factor by tuuluuwag on December 1, 2008

  • Don't Ban Black Friday but...

    Regulate this so the type of situation that resulted in the Wal-mart worker's death should not be allowed to happen again. Last season, I waited for 8 hours in line at a Best Muy in So. Portland, Maine. The customer service reps did not appear until 4:30am to start handing out vouchers to purchase the big ticket items. As 5am approached, a ...
    Posted to XX Factor by djmaine on December 1, 2008

  • Re: I don't really see the big deal

    I agree...I think it's a non-issue (me-Independant voter, not rich...). In fact, I think Slate is showing their political cards by having an article on this. These kind of articles are what justify the FOX news watchers (my mother!) into labeling the media the 'liberal elite'. On top of the fact, it's sexist. I haven't heard anything reported ...
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by biosusan on October 23, 2008

  • Shopping for shoes

    Nina, Great piece - but some writing advice for the ''shoe'' paragraph: don't ever use ''toe'' and ''camel'' in the same sentence. Cheers, Crystal Tomassi
    Posted to XX Factor Extra by CrystalToe on October 23, 2008

  • Online glasses = news?

    I'm sorry, but how is this news? ''You can get stuff online for cheap'' may have worked when Amazon.com started, but just because the writer finally discovered it, and explains that there's less overhead when you don't have retail space (duh) doesn't make it noteworthy.
    Posted to Technology by blazingunicorn on August 27, 2008

  • OR we can make our own!

    Proctor and Gambel-- Would it be so hard to accept the study here and find an alternate for the plastic in the beads you use? Is it possible that you have links/deals with a other corporations which profit from plastics manufacturing or oil use and you don't want to consider the alternatives for your profits' sake? How about the European ...
    Posted to Moneybox by LittleStomata on June 18, 2008

  • On Non Leather Shoes

    I enjoyed this article quite alot. Very well written and quite true. If anyone, including the author, is looking for non leather shoes that retain a bit of style check out www.terraplana.com they may not be dress shoes in the traditional sense, and not all are faux leather. But most are, at the least environmentally friendly, if not a bit ...
    Posted to Food by Justacatcher on May 8, 2008

  • shopping

    A related annoyance are recipes 30 minute menus that are so arcane that they would take an hour to track down.
    Posted to Food by jsn1940 on April 21, 2008

  • Retail solution: bring in foreign tourists

    Americans may not be consuming these days, but the streets of Manhattan are clogged with overseas tourists buying like crazy because of the cheap dollar. They come in on cheap package tours for a long weekend with giant, empty suitcases (or they buy the suitcases once they get here) and fill'er up. Because of the VAT and the degraded dollar, it's ...
    Posted to Moneybox by msd on February 16, 2008
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