Irish carrier Aer Lingus has a sale for flights to Europe, starting at $167 each way (from Boston to London or Manchester, England). Flights are also available for higher fares from New York, Chicago, and Orlando to various major cities in Europe.
We’re not talking about using coupons or tricks to throw together a random cheapie meal. We’re talking about the typical Thanksgiving feast, with turkey, cranberry sauce, rolls, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
The Palm Pixi has only been on the market for a few days, but it’s already being sold for $24.99—or 75% off the list price.
The biggest shopping day of the year is not only about snagging discounted toys and plasma HDTVs at the mall. Car dealers and online banks also want in on the action.
EMS is discounting snowboards, skis, outerwear, and other items that are already discounted in its outlet section by an additional 30%. The extra-extra discounts are in effect until Monday, November 23. More details here.
Before heading out to the mall during the pre-dawn hours with a post-Thanksgiving hangover, arm yourself with some shopping strategy and knowledge—like that a “sold out” sign may be just a marketing ploy, and that you don’t have to wait for Black Friday for great Black Friday-esque deals.
With frugality having its fashionable moment, the holiday excesses seem especially excessive. Luckily, there’s no shortage of methods to decrease the holiday consumer madness.
Saks, Neiman Marcus, and other luxury retailers manipulate demand by limiting supply—thereby creating a situation that allows them to keep prices high.
The popular “prosperity gospel” preached to the adoring masses is being blamed for putting a lot of believers deeply into debt that they’ll likely never pay off. Guess they just aren’t good enough Christians.
December 17, 2009, is Free Shipping Day. Some 500 retailers are expected to participate in the self-explanatory event: Duh, you get free shipping if you order something online that day. It’s Your Money talks with Free Shipping Day’s founder Luke Knowles to get more of the specifics.
The gift card has become the knee-jerk thing to buy when you’re not sure what to give someone. But in light of the fees and restrictions that come along with gift cards, cold hard cash is certainly the more useful—and arguably the more thoughtful—way to go.
