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Store Raises Eyebrows By Charging a $5 'Just Looking' Fee

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:02:29 +0000

The economy is getting so tough one store is actually charging customers who don’t buy anything. A specialty food store in Brisbane, Australia has taken the controversial measure of informing people they will be charged $5 just for browsing. And word of the policy has spread, since someone snapped a photo of a sign explaining [...]

Warm Sunshine Brings Thoughts of Summer Projects

Greg Michaels — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:26:44 +0000

What a beautiful day to be out and about. Lynn and I did just that, went out. Originally we went looking for a graphing calculator for Dylan. With the weather in our travels we got the bug to look at possible spring and summer home upgrade projects. Lynn wants to redo Vikki’s bedroom and make [...]

'Shop Waterville' Website is Ready to Go

Renee Nelson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:23:56 +0000

I live so much of my life online. If a business does not have some sort of online offering I often don’t give them a second thought. Even if it is enough to get their phone number and address, I will still look for that information online. Waterville is making it easier for us to get this information about area business with mico-websites. Oh, and they are free.

Best Buy Sends Lucky Shoppers Five iPads Instead of One

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:03:45 +0000

An iPad would normally be considered a pretty substantial gift this holiday season. Thanks to a fortunate error by Best Buy, a couple of shoppers can now use the tablet computer for stocking stuffers. Best Buy customer Alexa had ordered one iPad and was shocked when a neatly packed box of five showed up at her [...]

How to Get the Best Deals From the Retailers' Price-Matching Wars — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:44:15 +0000

Retailers are competing hard to get inside your wallet this holiday season, and as a result, there are big savings to be found in checkout lines all across the country. We know a few ways you can take advantage of this. Most major retailers have taken the gloves off and are now in a full-blown, [...]

Customer Service is NOT an Old Fashioned Value

Renee Nelson — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:32:01 +0000

In the past few weeks, I have had some run-in with the service I have received as a customer. Most of it very good, but some, makes me wonder why I was spending my money there. One place lost a sale because of it. Let’s start with the good stuff. Here I will name names. [...]

Would You Do Your Christmas Shopping in January to Save Money? — Survey of the Day

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:01:53 +0000

We all know some of the best sales of the year come right after Christmas. So here's an interesting thought: Why not do your holiday shopping in early January and get more bang for your gift-giving buck?

Cyber Sales and Gun Sales were Up This Weekend

Renee Nelson — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:12:57 +0000

The United States is projected to have had its biggest Cyber Monday, ever! Cyber Monday consumers are estimated to have spend about $1.5 billion. The numbers are larger than last year. For retailers off all types, Cyber Monday and it’s importance keeps growing. Online sales were up Black Friday as well.

Walmart Employees Confront Shoplifter, Shoplifter Winds Up Dead

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:08:26 +0000

An unidentified man has died after a confrontation with two Walmart employees and a contract security guard at the superstore’s Lithonia, Georgia, location. At 1:30 Sunday morning the man exited through the front door of the store with two DVD players he allegedly hadn’t paid for. The trio then tracked him down in the parking lot and jumped on top [...]

Here's A Black Friday Stampede To Make You Glad You Didn't Leave The House

Dan Seitz — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:00:52 +0000

Here’s the Saturday-after-Thanksgiving tradition: a smartphone video of a Black Friday riot. This is in Moultrie, GA, and the swarms of people are grabbing cheap pay-as-you-go smartphones. But it’s not the only shame to be happening, as the clip you’ve seen elsewhere isn’t legit. The Daily Telegraph, you know, an august news organization paid to [...]