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Fingers crossed! This would be cool!

If you're still trying to figure out what to tell people you want for Christmas you can get a little inspiration from everyone else.

Last year Cyber Monday 2016 was the biggest day in the history of U.S. e-commerce spending nearly 3.5 BILLION DOLLARS. Experts also estimate that this record will be shattered again.

In anticipation of this winter storm that's about to descend upon us, many of us are stocking up at the grocery store today.  (I'm going today, but only because I was too lazy to go this weekend, and now it's 100% necessary.  I'm down to condiments and seltzer.) I always ...

I couldn't believe the passion, the fervor, the intensity, the spirit....behind this morning's question:  Is it ever ok to wear pajamas while you shop? When I go to the grocery store, the LAST thing on my mind is what I'm wearing. Typ...

I'm what you call the classic procrastinator when it comes to Christmas shopping. Around June, I start seeing cool things online or in stores and say "Oh, so-and-so would LOVE that, I should get it for Christmas...." and then I decide I'll NEVER forget what that thing was and where that thing was so I'll just get it another time...

I'm taking a quick mini-vaca before the holiday season really gets into full gear. So last night I went to Target for 3 mini-bottles of shampoo. No matter what, Target is my $100 store.  Meaning, no matter what item(s) I go in for, I walk out spending a MINIMUM of $100, every single time. ...

Naturally, you're going to find LOTS of deals on Black Friday.  I cherry picked some of the bigger ones I thought you might find useful!  

One of my all-time favorite episodes of SNL was the "Holiday Edition of Consumer Probe" from 1976 with the incomparable Dan Akroyd. He defends 'Bag of Glass' and a teddy bear with a built in chainsaw. (Watch it here!) Unfortunately, there are some real toys out there deemed quite unsafe.  Do...

Earlier this morning (Wednesday), Eric and I were talking about gift cards.  A new survey says over half of us will give at least one gift card to someone for Christmas. But only 27% of us actually WANT to get one...those people would rather have actual gifts. ...

It's berry season in Western New York, and what is better than a basket full of FRESH blueberries you picked. With Labor Day upon us, we know it is time for some BERRY PICKING! But where can you find pick-your-own farms selling blueberries in the Buffalo, NY, area...

It's berry season in Western New York, and what is better than a basket full of FRESH berries you picked yourself?! With Labor Day just around the corner, this is just the ticket for a family outing! But where can you find pick-your-own farms selling raspberries in the Buffalo, NY, area...