Six Ways To Save Time And Money While Holiday Shopping
(ContentDesk) December 18 2003--If you're struggling to finish?or even start?your holiday shopping, if your gift list is growing longer as your wallet and your calendar countdown shrink, and if panic is beginning to set in, you can stop worrying. "If you know where to look, you can still purchase thoughtful, creative gifts and get great deals on them to boot," advises Art Beroff, coauthor of The Bargain Hunter's & Smart Consumer's Field Guide: How To Buy Almost Anything For Next To Nothing! (Avebury Books 2003, available at Amazon.com).
"The trick is use the time factor, coupled with smart shopping tactics, to your advantage."1.???As time goes by. If you can handle the approaching-deadline anxiety, waiting to shop until the season is well under way can be a good thing. "The closer the holiday deadline looms, the more retailers mark down merchandise," Beroff says.
"One week before the big day?or even one day?is a terrific time to pick up bargains on everything from clothing to Christmas ornaments." 2.???Leave the shipping to them. Save money, as well as time and effort, by purchasing gifts for out-of-town recipients via mail order or the Internet. Having the merchant send gifts directly to your friends and relatives means you don't pay double shipping (first to you and then to recipients). Most merchants will even provide gift wrap and cards with personalized messages either for free or for a nominal fee. Better yet, some merchants offer free shipping for purchases over a given dollar amount.
"But don't wait until the last minute to shop by mail or Internet," Beroff cautions. "Allow an average of 10 days for delivery or you'll pay extra for express shipping to get your gift to its destination on time."3.???Think outside the gift box. You don't have to spring for something expensive to make someone happy, and you don't have to go with unimaginative?and pricey?offerings like gourmet food baskets for the ?difficult' recipients on your list. "Shop specialty catalogs," Beroff says. "There's one for every interest: cooking, crafts, fishing, knitting, movies, and military history, to name just a few.
Find them, and then shop them online, by entering ?fishing [or whatever your choice] catalogs' in your favorite search engine."4.???Bulk is not just for dog food. Pick up imaginative gifts at great savings by purchasing in bulk. "As we explain in The Bargain Hunter's & Smart Consumer's Field Guide, retailers often give discounts for bulk purchases," Beroff advises. "When you spot a nearing-Christmas sale on holiday-themed table linens, for instance, offer to buy a dozen sets if the merchant will provide an additional discount, and then give one to each host or hostess on your list."5.???Beauty makeover electronics. Save a bundle on electronics?anything from computers to digital cameras to plasma TVs?by shopping for reconditioned or refurbished items.
"These are pre-owned products that have been returned to the manufacturer and then given a complete makeover," Beroff explains. "They've been spruced up, cleaned, repaired, and brought back to like-new condition. And they generally come with a full manufacturer's warranty." Find these great deals by entering ?refurbished electronics' in your favorite search engine or by going straight to the manufacturer's site and then entering ?refurbished' or ?reconditioned' in its search window.6.???Let them eat cake. Or any other restaurant fare. Everybody likes to eat out, and the food tastes even better when someone else pays the tab.
"Purchase gift cards online from national restaurant chains," Beroff suggests. "You can choose from several denominations and have them delivered directly to your recipients. Even better, some chains provide you with discounts, free meals, or other rewards for gift card purchases over a given amount.".
Sony LCD Projection TVs: Big News, Big Headache
New York City, New York (ContentDesk) April 20, 2006 -- Rear-projection screens have received rave reviews recently as a less-expensive alternative to flat screen TVs or plasma TVs. These rear-projection TVs still have a large sticker price, up to $3000, but many consumers complain that the screen quality and technology is not as advanced.Consumers that have been convinced to buy the new product on the block are complaining that their Sony-brand rear projection TVs do not have stellar performance. Consumers have complained that their Sony LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TVs have screen malfunctions and buzzing noises. Allegedly, some say the large (41 inch plus) screen becomes pixelated or bleeds, some have problems with buzzing sounds, other have problems with the lamp/bulb or the TV turning on. A law firm is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Sony on behalf of consumers who purchased certain rear projection LCD television sets (RPTV).
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Controversy Averted in Latest Da Vinci Release
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) May 22, 2006 -- While the DaVinci Code movie continues to create a stir at the box office, a new Da Vinci DVD release aims to create excitement on those popular new high definition flat panel TVs.The "Plasma TV Art - Da Vinci DVD", produced by Art Image L.A and released by Plasma Window (www.plasmawindow.com), is designed to turn plasma and LCD flat panel displays into virtual works of art.The DVD contains 30 of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous masterpieces including the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper and Vitruvian Man, each slowly alternating on the TV screen."The Plasma TV Art - Da Vinci DVD is basically a design item that allows you to put a virtual art gallery in your living room," said Jennifer Long, president of Art Image L.A. and executive producer of the DVD. "Many people mount flat screen TVs on the wall like a picture frame,...
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Reno Hotel presents "World Class Championship Poker"
A field of 1,500 players is expected to take part in the eight days of heated poker action that will include Limit Hold'em, No Limit Texas Hold ?em and Omaha Hi-Low Split. Each day will feature two new tournaments, one at noon the other 7 pm, and there will be an 8 am Satellite tournament every day for players wishing to win their way into the afternoon tourneys. The action begins on Saturday, Nov. 13th with a warm up Satellite Day tournament with a $60 buy-in followed by the First Chance tourney with a $220 buy-in and no re-buys.The serious competition begins with No Limit Hold ?em on Sunday, November 14th at noon. There is a $225 buy in with a $200 re-buy.
Here is the daily schedule:?Saturday, Nov. 13 ? "Satellite Day"10am: $60 buy-in, Limit and No Limit Hold ?em satellites?Sunday, Nov. 14 ? Noon: No Limit Hold ?em $225 buy-in, $200 rebuy, 7pm: Limit Hold ?em, $120 buy-in?Monday, Nov. 15 ? Noon: Limit Hold 'em, $225 buy-in, $200 re-buy7pm: No Limit Hold ?em, $120 buy-in?Tuesday,...
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Digital Signage Competitive Edge $2500 Buy-Back Offer
Lincolnshire, IL (ContentDesk) July 26, 2006 -- In-Store Merchandising Solutions, Inc. announces the industry leading out of the box, outside the box plug and play ADSN Dual-Use solution for electronic and digital signage Competitive $2,500 Buy-Back Offer. Capitalizing on years of experience in automated building technology and life/safety strategy and tactics, ISMS is the sole provider of Signapse Electronic Exit Signs? directly enmeshed in the buildings sensory nervous system for heat, smoke, fire, intrusion and surveillance. Public spaces including municipal and commercial multi-floor building infrastructure, transit, malls and campus environments can now obtain a visual augmentation to traditional embedded systems that are in full compliance with ADA requirements and operate without controlling or influencing the incumbent technology.The Dual-Use functionality now raises the bar for uninhibited performance of electronic and digital signage that provides information, education...
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Mounting Plasma Television Sets
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Looking for more options to position your television? You may want to consider investing in a plasma type of television set. Mounting plasma television sets is relatively easy. You have a variety of ways of locating your television including hanging it on a wall.
Location, Location
Where you want to put your plasma television set will be influenced partially by the television that you buy. Before going shopping for your plasma television, first determine where you would like to mount it.
For example, if you wish to do something specialized, like hang it over a bed, or have it installed over your fireplace, you will need carpenters do the work.
Television Dimensions
No matter where you wish to mount your new plasma television, always carry with you the dimensions
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ForeverGreen Launches New Category Creator
(ContentDesk) October 7, 2005 -- Scientists at NASA theorize that some 3 1/2 billion years ago, the world was changed forever. The appearance of tiny organisms with the ability to convert sunlight, warmth, water and minerals into protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and amino acids marked the beginning of life. Phytoplankton, the single-cell plants are the basis of all other life forms on planet earth, they are the 'vegetation' of the ocean. Marine Phytoplankton are responsible for making up to 90% of Earth's oxygen. Marine phytoplankton are the food utilized by some of the world's largest and longest living animals and fish.
Blue Whales, humpbacks, baleen whales and more all eat plankton and live between 80-150 years while maintaining great strength and endurance and are sexually active until they die. 
Tom Harper, a sea farmer in northern British Columbia, created a 30...
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Ford Recalls Escape Hybrids
Ford Motor Co. will recall 6,164 Escape hybrid sport utility vehicles built at Claycomo plant. According to the U.S. traffic agency, said units need to be inspected due to the reported possibility of drivetrain shaft fracture. Said fracture is attributed to the improper installation of the shaft.
The recall will include all front-wheel drive version of the gasoline-electric 2006 Ford Escape hybrid SUVs which are manufactured from July 28, 2005, through April 21, 2006.
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