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The 2008 Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra made its TV debut last night during Victoria’s Secret’s fashion show. The 1,500-carat bra boasts 575 black diamonds, 117 certified one-carat round diamonds, 34 rubies, and two huge black diamond drops that total 100 carats. more
I ordered a few items from Amazon.com last Thursday, using regular shipping, and guess what? They arrived on Monday. Man that was fast — especially for a holiday weekend.
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So what has this recession brought us? A bunch of fat guys like me. Thanks to my new lunch budget that limits me to canned soup and Chef Boyardee mini ravioli (one heck of a buy at about $1 or less a can), I’ve expanded both my bank account and my waistline.
I had to wear a suit to a memorial service a few weeks back. From my knees to my sternum, I looked like a muffin. Just extra belly fat popping over the maximally-stretched suit pants. Maybe the fact I switched beer from Michelob Ultra to Pabst Blue Ribbon ($14.99 a 12 pack vs. $14.00 a 30 pack… which would you choose?) didn’t help me either. more
It’s very rare for me to walk to the mailbox. And unless it’s a freelance check for me in the mail, I’m not opening it. But on Black Friday I was intrigued by the Seventh Avenue Holiday Gift 2008 cover (sorry, I don’t have a scanner at home, one that is plugged in and working anyway). It’s Charlie Brown and the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Kit.
Initial though: It’s kinda fitting this holiday season, with the country finally admitting its in a recession and all. But then also on Page 5, I saw something else of interest. more
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Well, it’s not quite “The 25 Days of Christmas,” but for online jeweler Blue Nile, it’s still a very special occasion. more
Are you happy now, Walmart? Annual tales of disorderly conduct outside your stores as you opened on Black Friday didn’t get you to re-think the shopping phenomenon.
Now a part-time employee in your Green Acres mall (Valley Stream, NY) store is dead. Trampled by a stampede of consumers who allegedly barrelled through the front door before the employee could get out of harms way.
For what, Walmart? The 50″ plasma HDTV for $798, or the $2 Rush Hour 2 DVD? more
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