Tips for Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers
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_Buy gifts that are perhaps more useful to people, such as a bottle of wine. _Avoid the displays and tables at the front of stores and at the check-out counters.
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Six tips for eco-conscious shopping on a budget.
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By Mick Zawislak Daily Herald Staff Writer  The holiday shopping season has begun and many purchases will be made online. Finding merchants you can trust and taking steps to protect your privacy are important this time of year, according to the Chicago Better Business Bureau.
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Fix your bad holiday spending habits.
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Planning a great last-minute vacation is easier than you think.
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You can learn a lot from a holiday shopping bellwether.
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Retailers benefited from a last-minute holiday shopping spree, putting them on track to meet modest seasonal sales goals, two groups that track consumer spending reported Tuesday.
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You don&#39;t need a lefse maker? Or that reindeer sweater? Well, get in line at the return counter. And on the day after Christmas, plan on staying there awhile.
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By Kathy Morrison, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 17--With just about a week left for Christmas shopping, I couldn't resist offering a few more suggestions of gifts for readers of chapter books.
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NEW YORK - Struggling with disappointing seasonal sales, the nationâs retailers remained on edge - wondering if they would get the big surge in last-minute Christmas spending they needed to meet holiday forecasts.
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A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.
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By JAY BINNEWEG  Here's a news release that hit my inbox just before deadline: This weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year. As people prepare for their holiday trips, they should be on the lookout for speed traps.
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Online retailers say they are ready to deliver goods to Christmas shoppers who waited until the last minute.
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Dec 24, 2004 - Shoppers some holding out for the best bargains, others delayed by winter storms in the Midwest hit the nation&#39;s malls and stores, looking for last-minute gifts on Friday, the day before Christmas.
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If you're a Mac aficianado, or want to buy something for someone who is, columnist Ryan Faas has some pre-holiday shopping ideas for you.
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Despite generous discounting and expanded shopping hours earlier in the season, many stores are finding themselves in the same predicament as in recent years: waiting for those last-minute shoppers in the final days before Christmas who seem to be procrastinating even more than a year ago.
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Get more out of your credit cards before the holidays hit.