“I don’t carry cash.” This has become a reoccurring mantra for many people these days what with the proliferation of credit cards, debit cards, Google Wallets, PayPal options, and other paper money substitutes. Sure, some people use this as an easy way to get out of being the one to leave a tip in a […]
Like a shopping mall that destroys local mom and pop shops, internet shopping has wreaked havoc with brick and mortar retailers. I can admittedly speak up as part of the mass exodus to almost exclusive online shopping. The majority of non-grocery items I buy are, by a wide margin, from Amazon. I order groceries from […]
Chief Executive of EBay John Donahoe and Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan promised, earlier this year, to strike deals with twenty brick and mortar merchants allowing customers to pay via PayPal using their cellphones. Today, the two men completed their first round of fifteen such agreements, including Advance Auto Parts, American Eagle Outfitters, Jamba Juice, […]
Oookay. Holy crap, I love shoes! I do. I love shoes. I love lights and big fancy lighting control systems and complicated entertainment industry technologies and SHOES. Yes. I’m a girl. Never claimed to be anything different and for the moment, I’m going to live up to all the girly stereotypes that I try so […]
Make no mistake about it, I’m an Amazon junkie. When I purchase anything — from HDTVs to a filter for my aquarium to breakfast cereal — I check Amazon first to see if it’s a better deal. You can imagine my excitement when I saw Amazon redesigned their site this week, to streamline and make […]
Yesterday saw the launch of the brand new startup PriceAdvice, which has a unique twist on the concept of deal hunting. Not only does the self-proclaimed “virtual blue book” site give you an overview of what the typical price range is on the device you’re looking for by combining information from a variety of different […]
