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Only Half of Christmas Shopping is Completed

elf — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:18:25 +0000

Here we are a week before Christmas — and we’re not even half done with our shopiing. In a survey released Wednesday, the National Retail Federation said the average person had completed just 46.7% of their holiday shopping by the second week of December. That’s slightly less than the 47.1% completed by this time last [...]

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The Christmas Truck

elf — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:03:18 +0000

Here is Christmas decorating done right — red-neck style! Central Iowa has had many versions of the Christmas truck over the last 25 years. Here’s how it began. Kris Marshall was carrying a generator and some Christmas lights to his church in his $50 used truck. Much like peanut butter and chocolate, the two combined [...]

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The 12 Days of Christmas Costs a Little More This Year

elf — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:06:23 +0000

Christmas will be only modestly more expensive this year, according to a study out Monday, as prices for everything from partridges to pear trees declined in the weak economy. The total cost to buy all of the items named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” song increased by just 0.9% this year to $87,402.81, said [...]

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Hotel Firm Offers to House Mother-in-Laws for Christmas

elf — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:25:38 +0000

A hotel chain has promised families a stress-free solution to hosting the in-laws over Christmas in Great Britain, Sky News reported. Holiday Inn is offering a special room rate for mothers-in-law during the festive period, so that families can have a break from each other. Relatives can check their partner’s mother into a room and gain [...]

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Can You Objectively Watch Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’?

Christmas Movie Critic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:34:49 +0000

The world wide media clamoring for Disney’s new release of “A Christmas Carol” is marketing for a movie like few of us have ever seen. Not only has the train been criss-crossing North America for six months but now they have hijacked the flip switching of London’s Christmas lights as well. Seriously, Disney has a [...]

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Disney Hijacks London’s Christmas Lights

Christmas Movie Critic — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:15:25 +0000

It’s a movie and what’s worse — it’s a movie that has been made and remade probably more than any other movie in history. But that isn’t stopping Disney from hyping their new 3-D instant classic A Christmas Carol. They have paid off three premiere London neighborhoods to coordinate their Christmas lighting ceremonies to coincide [...]

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Nintendo Spins The Cheap Wii — Available Everywhere

The Merchant — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:20:24 +0000

Oh, we hate to be I-told-you-so’s. But I told you so. Nintendo of America’s CEO was on MSNBC this week touting the lower price — and the fact that he has warehouses full of — Nintendo’s once mighty Wii. Fils-Aime remained confident that Wii sales would pick up after its $50 price cut last month. [...]

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Nicholas of Myra Movie Preview

elf — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:20:35 +0000

Our friends at Clausnet had this and I just had to share it:

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Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Delivers (Dumb) Dreams

The Merchant — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:17:51 +0000

Money is no object when you don’t have it, right? Back in the day Sears published what they called their Christmas Wishbook. I used to dream I had won a lottery that allowed me to pick one item from every page for free and that a big truck would deliver it to my house. Gifts for [...]

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WalMart Launches Holiday Toys for $10

The Merchant — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:04:19 +0000

This year, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is supersizing its $10 holiday toy offering. Last October, the world’s biggest retailer cut its prices and began selling 10 popular toys for $10 each in its U.S. Walmart stores to win sales from early bargain hunting holiday shoppers. This year, the retailer has ramped up the program and is offering more [...]

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