There are many ways to acquire a new dog and some methods are definitely better than others. Puppy mills, pet stores, shelters and dog breeders are the most common sources of new pets for most people. Carefully examine the nature of each of these venues before buying a dog.
Puppy Mills
The term "puppy mill" refers to [...]
by Jeffrey Strain It's one of life's ironies that retailers try to lure you into their stores with low prices, only to do everything in their power to make sure you spend more than you intended once you're inside.It's important to understand these methods so you don't fall for them.Double Discounts: Retailers know that most people aren't good at math, and they take advantage of this. More and more are using double discounts to earn more money while making customers think they are getting a better deal than they actually are.For example, if you are given a choice of buying a $100 item at 45% off, or buying the same item at 20% off with 30% additional taken off at the register, which would you choose? Most people simply add the 20% and 30% and assume that they are getting 50% off the item.When you do the math, however, it doesn't work out that way. Taking 45% off of $100 means the item sells for $55. But if 20% off $100 is $80; taking 30% off that $80 leaves you with an additional
With their stock plummeting last Friday, Sprint has announced it will cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations. The goal: to trim labor costs by $700 to $800 million in a year.Hesse's hard work has only just begun.Read Margart Stafford's complete BusinessWeek article....HERE.
If luxury retailer prices aren't normally within your budget, this is a good time of year to take advantage deep discounts at top department stores. One of my favorite stores, Nordstrom is offering huge sales - up to 70% on women's, men's, and kid's clothing, accessories and shoes. Here's an outfit I put together online for nearly half off the original prices of each piece: This Lily Wrap Front Matte Jersey Dress is ideal for the office or special occasions so you're sure to get a lot of wear out of it. The style will work well for all seasons too. Right now it's $58, 33% off! Metallic pumps are a great way to add real punch to your wardrobe. The most basic look will explode with style if you slip on a shimmery pair. These BCBG Popiul pumps in Pewter are 40% off at $49.90! I LOVE this faux patent leather bag by MAXX New York. Shiny things are very in this year and this high gloss satchel is the
I love when people basically say "I have no idea what you want, so let's go to the book store and you have a budget". So it was that over the weekend I had a good $60 to spend on books at Borders. (Yes, I realize my financial situation isn't all the happy at the moment, but quite honestly, it's not my money I was spending and my Grandma under no circumstance would let me not have something nice for Christmas because, well, she's my Grandma and trying to tell her "I'd rather use it to pay for something not so fun" is like saying I'd rather have a vaccine shot for rabies). In any case, I was at Borders perusing the books looking for some titles I had really hoped to get to read in 07 when I started to notice something that just really irritates me. I hate going into a bookstore that carries nothing but new books to find that some of the books are actually in really shoddy condition. What makes it worse is when you find a book you really wanted to read (say, Endgame by Kristin Smith
Starting today the LG Venus, from Verizon Wireless, is available in pink. An ideal handset for the fashionista, the Venus’ sleek slider design now comes in a sparkly pink finish with the same mobile features available on the popular black Venus.
The LG Venus features a 2.0-megapixel camera, VZ Navigator capability, a microSD memory slot that [...]
We thought we’d do some research on the Santa list today so it was off to Media Markt which is a fairly large general electronics cum electricals store in Girona.
Quite nice prices on a couple of items but some others that we were looking for were out of stock and we ended up just picking [...]
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Green Room-Ultimate Comfort Zones to Showcase VIP BrandsMaxwell Industries, part of the VIP Group, which is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of innerwear, lingerie, readymade garments, socks and other accessories, announced its plans to enter the retail bandwagon. The company will be setting up own exclusive stores across India, "Green Room - Ultimate Comfort Zone",that presents `The VIP Group's' brand buffet comprising VIP, Frenchie, Frenchie X, VIP Feelings, Lovable, and Daisy Dee under one umbrella.The company has test marketed a concept "Green Room - Ultimate Comfort Zone",and a first of its kind store in the category has opened in Kolhapur.Maxwell Industries plans to open 250 to 300 exclusive stores across India through Franchisee route in different formats to optimize the exposure for all brands under Maxwell Kitty. The objective with the retail stores is to provide a solution to customer in wider choice of products on account of better shelf space and mind share of cus
If you are one of those who keep losing their bluetooth headsets, here's one phone which will help you prevent that. The new Star NX788 mobile phone has a secret compartment in it which stores keeps your bluetooth headset safe if you are not using it.This Chinese cellphone is manufactured by a company called Naxing. The Star NX788 also boasts GSM dual-SIM functionality, a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.6 inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth (of course!), A2DP support, Chinese handwriting input, and a microSD expansion slot.It is priced at $190 (approx. 7500/-) and is currently available in Hong Kong.Source: GearFuse
The long awaited video from the platinum album 10,000 Days arrives in stores on December 18th. The DVD includes a documentary that takes you through the history of Adam Jones' visual effects work, and the process and people involved in the creation of the groundbreaking all CGI video Vicarious.*§ource: Zomba Label Group*
Stores Open on Thanksgiving? Some are but the real important day is not the Stores Open on Thanksgiving but Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season in the United States. Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, Black Friday may be as 6 Zoom(s)
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Jewellery firm Rajesh Exports Ltd said on Thursday it has finalised associate agreements with jewellers across southern India for the launch of
Shares of discount retailer Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) are seeing shares get hit pretty hard in a crummy discretionary spending environment. The 2.1% drop to $19.98...
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A little over dramatic, but hey - it’s a Pitchfork article.Billy Corgan shits on indie record stores.
I feel like tons of bands do this. Special versions for different locations. While it may be unfair to consumers and fans, no need to single out Smashing Pumpkins. It sucks but so is the current state of the [...]
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Model Helena Christensen has designed a special eco collection for the British high street retailer Monsoon, that is available online starting today. The pieces are all said to be inspired from the model’s wardrobe and are prices between £55 for a pair of jeans to £150 for a coat. Christensen, who is replacing Elizabeth Hurley [...]
Mary J. BligeGeffen RecordsGrowing Pains IN STORES DECEMBER 2007Official Site: http://www.mjblige.comMyspace: http://www.myspace.com/maryjblige'Just Fine' VIDEO: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1518071&vid=183817BUY the Video: "Just Fine" AUDIO (Produced by "Tricky" Stewart and Jazze Pha)Real PlayerHI * LOWWindowsHI * LOW
RELEASE MARKS LAUNCH OF SHOUT! FACTORY'S "LEGENDARY ALBUMS LIVE--" SERIESLos Angeles, CA – On April 17, 2007, the iconic rock group Heart took the stage at The Orpheum Theatre in front of a live audience to perform their spectacular debut album Dreamboat Annie in its entirety for the first time, for a DIRECTV special. The performance aired Mother's Day 2007, and will be re-aired in conjunction with Shout! Factory's release of a live DVD and CD of that concert in October 2007. Dreamboat Annie is the first release in Shout! Factory's new DVD/CD series "Legendary Albums Live--," which will feature unforgettable bands performing their quintessential albums live, in sequence, and in their entirety. The artists will also perform songs by the musicians they were listening to at the time for inspiration, and give exclusive interviews. "Legendary Albums Live--" is a partnership between Shout! Factory and DIRECTV, and the recordings are produced by Shout! Factory-owned Blaze TV. DIRECTV
"You'll Rebel To Anything" (Expanded & Remastered)On November 5th, Mindless will finally bring the rebellion worldwide! After thousands of demands from many hopeful fans, Mindless Self Indulgence will be releasing an Expanded & Remastered version of " You'll Rebel To Anything" in Europe, Brazil, and Australia! But wait, there's more: Not only will fans get the 10 original tracks from the North American release, but also a spiffy new cover, FOUR bonus tracks, and a music video!The track listing is as follows:01) Shut Me Up02) Stupid MF03) Straight To Video04) What Do They Know?05) 2 Hookers & An Eightball06) Prom07) Bullshit08) Tom Sawyer09) 198910) You'll Rebel To AnythingEXTRAS: Not available on the original North American CD Release.11) Mic Commander (Dirty Version - Previously only available as a clean edit on a limited edited version of the album)12) La-Di Da-Di (Featuring Jimmy Urine, The Human Orchestra & M.C. Lucinda: Previously only available on vinyl)13) Make M
In order to capitalize even more on the upcoming Halo 3 game, Microsoft announced the Halo 3 themed Xbox 360 at E3, an olive-green console with shiny Halo art.Other than that, it’s the same 20 GB premium package, Halo 3 game not included. The console will be available from Sunday, the game is on track for a September 25 release. I dunno about you guys, but I’m getting a bit tired of all the Halo 3 ads and promotions… it’s just making the wait worse. Let us play the game already!Source: Digital Battle Online Games Halo 3 Microsoft sales Xbox 360 themed console console gaming
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Drop Dead, Gorgeous' highly anticipated new album, Worse Than A Fairy Tale, hits stores TOMORROW! Be sure to check out a new track from the CD + a journal entry from the band on their myspace page.Â
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Last night I went to the Video Rental Store to rent a movie. I always find myself in the same predicament every time I'm at Blockbuster - I see a movie that looks interesting but I'm afraid to rent it because I've never heard of it. As always, I have to base my decision on the plot description and photos of the movie on the back of the box. That's not a good way to make a movie rental decision.I always wish there was some way to view the trailer at the video rental store to make it easier for me. Why hasn't someone produced an on-demand movie-trailer kiosk for video rental stores? It should be easy enough. I'm sure the technology to do it is available. Someone can build a searchable database of movies that could be placed in rental stores where consumers can find the trailer they want via a touch-screen monitor and watch any trailer they want.Perhaps that's a good business idea if someone were to build this type of kiosk and sell them to the big movie-rental chains. Or maybe Blockbuste
We already knew that Apple has decided to limit the number of iPhones an individual can buy in a single transaction - down from five to two - but its emerged that they’ve also decided that your cash just isn’t good enough. Several would-be iPhone owners were turned away from ...
There is hope for Germany and Switzerland yet. Although Apple is making no comments just yet, their site is showing job offers for stores in different cities throughout both Germany and Switzerland. If you’ve been itching for an iPhone a store heading that direction is good news.
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