Monday, November 26, 2012
A handful of Twin Cities area nonprofits are among the nonprofits trying to encourage people to pause in their shopping and find a way to help others.
Will donating to charity ever be as popular as shopping during the holiday season? A partnership of nonprofits hopes so. For many people, the holiday shopping marathon began on Thanksgiving day, with some national chains opening their doors just hours after the traditional turkey dinner. Then comes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, which has morphed into Cyber Week. Now, there's a new campaign asking you to open your wallet—Giving Tuesday. The Giving Tuesday website says the effort, coming on the heels of days devoted to consumerism, is designed "to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. It celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations." …
Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Richfield residents who didn’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Similar to the two other major shopping events, Cyber Monday differs in that consumers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes (or offices) to take advantage of some pretty big pre-holiday deals. All the bargains laid out for Cyber Monday are for online shoppers only. So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday? While most major retailers that have an online presence aren’t tipping their hats on their online deals just yet, many have splash pages set up …
Monday, November 21, 2011
Don’t let the hype of ‘official’ shopping days send common sense out the window.
Minnesota consumer advocates and state officials have two words for shoppers who can’t wait for Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Be careful. “For people trying to find holiday deals, Black Friday and Cyber Monday hold a lot of allure,” says Dana Badgerow, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota and North Dakota. “What we’re aiming to do is remind people to think ahead, make a budget, be aware of store policies—particularly return policies—and not get so focused on potential bargains [that] they fall victim to scams or fraudulent websites.” Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is traditionally known as the official kickoff of the holiday shopping season. The term Cyber Monday was coined in 2005 after online …
Monday, November 29, 2010
The holiday shopping weekend continues on Monday.
If you didn't make it out to do any holiday shopping over the weekend, have no fear Cyber Monday is here. Cyber Monday is the Black Friday of Internet shopping. Many retailers have special discounts, products and, best of all, free shipping. Richfield Patch's Caitlin Burgess did some digging to find some good deals to help get the people on your list checked off a little faster. Walmart: Caitlin's Pick: Mini Chi Pro Collection 7-piece Travel Kit for $74. The kit contains a travel flat iron, hair dryer, four styling products and travel case. For more products and information, go to walmart.com. Target: Caitlin's Pick: Women's Journee Faux Suede Boot for $17.99. Five colors are available: Black, Brown, Grey, Camel and Pink. For more products…
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