by Nindo Mom | Nov 30, 2010 | Shopping, Smart Gift Shopping
And the answer is . . . (drum roll, please) . . . any Xbox 360 console will work with Kinect, according to Microsoft. And that’s great news for anyone who already has an Xbox 360. The only Xbox console my family owns is the one we picked up on Ebay a few months...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 27, 2010 | Ideas for Saving Money, Shopping, Shopping Smart on Amazon
1. Sign up for Amazon Prime to save money on shipping. Amazon usually offers at least one month free trial. When you subscribe to Amazon Prime, you get free 2-day shipping on any order you make, regardless of the dollar value of the order. (Amazon’s free Super...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 23, 2010 | Shopping, Smart Gift Shopping
1. Develop a plan of attack Make a schedule of what time you’ll shop at which stores. Stores tend to offer different deals depending on the time of day–and many times, they’re only good during a specific range of hours. If two or more stores are...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 23, 2010 | Just for Fun, Shopping, Smart Gift Shopping
The phrase “Cyber Monday” was created by Shop.org–a part of the United States trade association National Retail Federation–in 2005. According to research, 77% of online retailers reported much higher sales on the Monday following...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 14, 2010 | Holiday, Shopping
These days, retailers–both brick and mortar and online–begin holiday promotions well in advance of Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. I shop at both brick and mortar stores and online, excluding neither because each method...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 13, 2010 | Holiday, Ideas for Saving Money, Shopping, Smart Gift Shopping
Since the term “Black Friday” first appeared in 1966, holiday shoppers have been coming out in droves to get a jump on their Christmas shopping. Because so many people get the day after Thanksgiving off from their jobs, they have even more time to...
