Retailers Stiff Online Black Friday Shoppers

Just a few weeks after Black Friday and basking in the hum of non-discounted Christmas shopping season some retailers are having the last laugh at gullible consumers who bought into their Black Friday hype. “I ordered just three movies advertised at Target.com as part of their Black Friday...

The Christmas Gifting Solution: Chocolate

After a particularly tough day recently I found myself sitting on an airport car rental car shuttle bus fretting over a text message I had just received informing me of a long flight delay. There wasn’t a thing I could do about it — the car was turned in and I was headed into the drab airport...

LED Trees Quickly Growing in Popularity

LED trees are perhaps one of the biggest changes to Christmas traditions that has hit the holiday market over the past decade. While LED lights certainly have been making an impact, gaining praise, and sparking a lot of debate, making the choice to upgrade to a prelit LED Christmas tree is by far the boldest...

Dusting Off Bing’s Old Bones

What is it with Bing Crosby this Christmas? He’s everywhere. Not only does he have a new album (of old stuff) coming up and not only is he doing a duet from the great beyond with Bryn Terfel but now he’s beatboxing for a UK retailer. Check out this Christmas commercial: Argos, a U.K. retail...

Walmart Joins the iPad Christmas Party

Don’t look now kids but Uncle Wally is getting the iPad. That’s right, this week at Walmart you can get an Apple iPad to go with your eggs, beef jerky and Fruit-of-the-Looms. The move on Apple’s part is unprecedented. The iPhone didn’t hit Walmart for more than a year and a half...

Bah Humbug 2010: Cost of Christmas Travel

Going home for the holidays? Get your tickets now. Word on the street amongst travel agents is that there won’t be a fare war in 2010 for Christmas. The airlines are in hype-cost-cutting mode and giving few deals. Fares vary depending on where you want to travel, so you should check multiple dates to...