Ever wonder how much five golden rings and a partridge in a pear tree would set you back? No, we haven’t either. But PNC Bank spent a lot of time and money figuring it out and presenting it in an [awesome] online pop-up book for your enjoyment!
To find out how certain prices were calculated, like, say, 12 maids a-milking, check out the USA Today story about the project here.
And for a little retro Twelve Days action, check out John Denver and the Muppets in 1979:
Credit card companies are freaking out as they try to entice shoppers to pay for gifts with credit. But those 5% cash back offers aren’t exactly worth taking on thousands of dollars in debt.
“With the interest rates, it just seemed like I never paid it off.” – Liz Gonzalez, talking about her credit card debt
It’s Black Friday, the biggest and most aggressive shopping day of the year. Stores slash prices and determined shoppers wait up all night, push each other, bribe each other, and occasionally trample one another to get their hands on the goods.
This year has seen an increase in the number of shoppers from the broke years after 2008, and the L.A. Times was kind enough to interview some of the consumer warriors swarming the local malls.
Thinking about wrapping your gifts in a certain blue box this season? Whatever, Tiffany doesn’t really need your money.
“We continue to see bifurcated performance, with declines in sales and transactions below $500, but double-digit percentage increases in most every other higher priced category. This indicates to us diverging effects to one degree or another that the economy is having on consumer spending.” – Mark Aaron, Tiffany’s Investor Relations Chief
It’s not every day you get to interview an editor from your favorite daily mailing list, but we somehow convinced Lauren to chat in front of our camera last week. Check out her interview to learn about the dude-ranch-to-web-editor career track and, of course, Bacon Salt.
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In a struggling economy, online shopping might replace even the highest high-end stores.
“These brands are finally taking the plunge to establish an online retail presence. The recession forced these manufacturers to realize they needed to look for revenue wherever they could.” – Jeffrey Max, Chief Executive, Venda E-Commerce Sites
Safe, weatherproof, environmentally friendly, and a good workout, too!
“To me, as a cyclist, it’s just obvious, you should be able to ride over the top of traffic, so I came up with the idea of a weather-proof capsule that is completely safe.” – Geoffrey Barnett, Inventor
While wealthier American shoppers have returned to patronizing high-end department stores, middle class consumers struggle to afford basics at Walmart.
“I used to consider shopping enertainment, but now I don’t think it’s enertainment.” – Patricia Murnane, Shopper and Risk Manager from New York