The only rational explanations for lining up outside the mall before the sun rises and putting up with monster crowds to go shopping on Black Friday are: 1) You just love the crazed, festival-like atmosphere; and/or 2) you assume Black Friday gives you the best chances of buying holiday gifts at the cheapest prices. Turns out this latter assumption often isn’t true.
TIME Moneyland has discovered why nothing seems to get done in our nation’s capital these days: Everyone’s too busy buying shoes.
There are also money lessons to be learned in this roundup from millionaires who hate fees as much (or more) than you and I, high-profile pawn shop owners who are wise enough to walk away rather than lose money on deals, and parents who rarely if ever splurge on purchases for their kids.
Yesterday morning, Target began selling clothes, accessories, and home furnishings from its new Missoni for Target collection. To say that Target’s collaboration with the Italian fashion house has been a hit is putting it mildly. Many stores were sold out by 9 a.m., and a surge of online shoppers caused Target’s website to crash. Inevitably, [...]
Now through August 24, use the coupon code THANKS to get an easy 30% off your entire online purchase at Gap, Old Navy, or Banana Republic.
Stores like American Apparel and Abercrombie & Fitch have gotten bad press for allegedly discriminating in their hiring by only choosing hot employees. But a new study shows that good-looking shoppers can be problematic for retailers, too.
PennyChic.com shows readers how to put together stylish outfits at Walmart. But seriously. Walmart? Shauna Miller says it’s actually not as bad as you think.
Now through August 11, Neiman Marcus is offering an extra 30% off when you purchase one sale item, and an extra 40% off when you buy two or more sale items—meaning the total discount sometimes adds up to 75% off the original prices. Also, use the promotion code AUGFS to get free shipping on all [...]
Eddie Bauer is currently hosting a sale on all men’s and women’s jeans: Buy one pair, and a second pair of equal or lesser value comes at half price.
Now through August 18 at Old Navy, you’ll get $10 in Super C-A-S-H for every $20 spent in the store (not valid for online purchases). C-A-S-H certificates can be used for purchases from August 25 to 29.
Through July 31, women’s apparel retailer XOXO is hosting a site-wide sale in which all merchandise—dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear—is 75% off. A flat $5 covers shipping on each order. But note: All sales are final, no returns or exchanges allowed.
