http://www.slackersinc.com The musings of a not quite gen-x, not quite gen-y technology geek. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:37:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.slackersinc.com/73/that-shopping-time-of-year http://www.slackersinc.com/73/that-shopping-time-of-year#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:37:37 +0000 admin http://www.slackersinc.com/?p=73 Well, the turkeys are being prepared and retailers are going into the black, which means it’s my wife’s favorite time of year – Shopping time.  Not quite sure how this holiday became such a big shopping trend, but I’ve really noticed the marketers taking advantage of it the past few years.  Even for obscure retailers like The Sharper Image and Smarthome black friday sales are big events.  Not that I’m tempted or anything…  I suppose if I buy myself something I can always make it part of my xmas gifts – if my willpower will let me.

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