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Cage Match: 2010 Cadillac SRX Vs. Family of Four and a Guinea Pig
KickingTiresFor many, the holidays can be stressful. Gift buying, fractious family reunions and hectic travel schedules can cause heartburn long before the last bites of turkey or Aunt Rita's fruitcake are finished. Our family's extra source of stress each winter?......Tags: Family, SUVs and Crossovers, Audi, Trips and Vacations, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies
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Korky Vann: Priming The Pump for Gas-Rewards Savings
The Hartford CourantI love the new Ford commercial that shows desperate customers asking a gas station attendant if he has any marked-down "day-old gas." I've been tempted to do the same thing myself, because prices at the pump are cutting into my budget — and my...Tags: Sunoco Incorporated, IKEA, AAA, Services and Shopping, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Challenge: prioritizing others
Christmas is known as the season of giving. We are all so busy thinking about giving presents to others that it can become a hectic time of year. In an effort to avoid the rush of shoppers filling the stores on weekends, I spent Wednesday trying to...Tags: Services and Shopping, Religious Festivals, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, The Salvation Army, Holidays
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Text is a gift card scam
The gift card text message scam is back with a vengeance this holiday shopping season. Shoppers across the country are receiving spam text messages, called smishing, saying they won pricey gift cards. Here's how the scam works. You receive a text...
Tags: Diabetes, Walmart, Services and Shopping, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Telecommunication Service
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Options When There Are '0 Shopping Days Until Christmas'
The Hartford CourantYou'd think, considering what I do for a living, my holiday shopping would be done by August, my presents neatly wrapped by Thanksgiving and come Christmas Eve, I'd be sipping eggnog and watching "It's A Wonderful Life." You'd be wrong. Instead, I...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Apple iTunes, Hobbies, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Services and Shopping
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Online shopping comes with perks, problems
Spoiler alert: If you order holiday gifts online, they may come in packages with pictures of the items inside. Meaning, your child or spouse will get an unexpected peek at what will be wrapped later. Shopping online is one way to beat the South...Tags: Family, Toys "R" Us, Inc., FedEx Corporation, Services and Shopping, Candy, Flowers and Gifts
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How to avoid overspending for the holidays
It may be tempting to buy just about anything to check off your Christmas list in this final stretch of the holiday shopping season. However, financial experts say this is a crucial time to set yourself up for a financially successful 2013. "It's the...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, National Retail Federation, Services and Shopping, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Holidays
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Social media useful for checking off wish lists
If you didn't hit the malls on Black Friday, don't worry. There's plenty of time to get your holiday shopping groove on, and social media can help. The lastest trend that seems to be picking up steam is "gift wish list" tools on Facebook, Amazon and...Tags: Services and Shopping, Trips and Vacations, Overstock.com Incorporated, eBay Inc., Twitter, Inc.
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Where has the summer gone?
So tell me, what have you done with my summer? To say it has flown by would be an understatement. I feel as though we have already packed an entire summer into the short two months that just passed. Let’s hope that August is just as fun and...Tags: Services and Shopping, Photography Supplies and Services, Vehicles, Arts and Culture, Animals
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Need a great gift? Try a museum
Here we go again. It's about this time every year that the pressure starts to build. You know what I'm talking about.
The pressure to Give Good Gift.
It's the same old story. You pledge to shop early, to avoid the last-minute holiday panic. And then,...Tags: Museums, Services and Shopping, Josef Hoffmann, Whitney Museum, Candy, Flowers and Gifts
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Frugal finds at fancy stores
Why not give a "wow" gift this holiday season? You know what I'm talking about.
It's one of those special presents that creates excitement even before it's opened. You present a coveted logo'd shopping bag. Inside is the ultra swank box from a fancy shop...Tags: Services and Shopping, WGN, Chanel S.A., Holidays, Salt
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