Primary Sites:
* A Shopper's Notebook: Pier 1 and The Almighty 'Price-point' *
I've said it before, and I daresay I will say it many, many times before my I give up this earthly existence, but Price-point is everything. Really.
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* A Shopper's Notebook: The life-cycle of a fad *
Anne Garber explains how the Ped-Egg advanced from its pupa to larva and finally to its butterfly stage. It's nearly free, now, folks!
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Ask the Bargain-hunter: Add your critique to ours *
When we received London Drugs' latest "Super Summer Event" flyer this week, we couldn't help but scoff. The cover shot is so hokey it makes us want to pitch it straight into the recycle bag!
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Ask the Bargain-hunter: Corporate policy costs sales *
Canadian Tire does not deliver on its promise, while -- surprise, surprise -- Best Buy sells us TWO items for $180 less than we almost spent at Canadian Tire. Why? Poor corporate policy communication.
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Secondary Sites:
ACAI colon-sludge SPAM message *
"Unattractive 'Belly Bulge'?" "Toxic SLUDGE"? Yikes. I don't even want to THINK about answering one of these ads. Eeyuu!
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The Bender Ball SPAM message *
Another SPAM shout-out brought to you by your friends at evalu8.org . . .
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The Dish Network SPAM message *
Do these dish offers work? Sorry, the balance of opinion is against these SPAM-artists. Get a Slingbox unit, instead, or break down and subscribe to satellite.
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The Scan Cafe SPAM message *
12-midnight. . .tonight? What's the rush?
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