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Children's Place $5 Sweater Sale + 15% Off Coupon: Big Girl Big Boy, Baby Boy, Baby Girl, Baby Boy, Newborn Sweaters $4 + $5 Flat Rate Shipping
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What Happens When You Put A Tag Cloud On Your Customer Support Forum...
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What Happens When You Put A Tag Cloud On Your Customer Support Forum...
...is that the conversational threads become very apparent. Full version inside of the Newegg forums screengrab.
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Burts Bees Grab Bag: 8 Full Size Products + 11 Mini-size Products + 4 Gifts + Lip Balm + Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream $20
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Burts Bees Grab Bag: 8 Full Size Products + 11 Mini-size Products + 4 Gifts + Lip Balm + Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream $20
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Friday, December 4, 2009
TerraSkin, The Paper Made From Rocks
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via The Consumerist by Ben Popken on 12/4/09
TerraSkin is a combination of large amounts of mineral powder (>75%) with a small quantity (<25%) of non-toxic resin combined to create an environmentally friendly paper.
...Second, as TerraSkin contains high proportions of inorganic mineral powder, when the end user is done with the TerraSkin product, the used paper will degrade back into mineral powder when left out in nature for approximately three to nine months.
...Along with all of these sustainable advantages, TerraSkin also has beautiful printing capabilities and a unique texture and feel. Because the paper is fiberless, it does not absorb ink like regular paper and also uses 20-30% less ink than regular paper. Images stay much crisper and cleaner because the ink doesn't bleed. TerraSkin is water- resistant and inherently strong and durable.My fiancee got one of these the other day as a shopping bag. It really works to hold things. I wonder how much it costs.
TerraSkin [Official Site]
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
An Argument Against Amazon Prime
higher prices on amazon prime items??? watch out for that!
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via The Consumerist by Phil Villarreal on 12/2/09
As usual, Amazon is pushing its Prime service these days, offering a free monthlong trial. On the surface, it seems like a reasonable offer for heavy customers: pay $79 and you get free two-day shipping with no minimum order amount and overnight shipping for $4.
Blogging at LiveCheap, Omie Ismail says the service isn't worth it because Amazon limits the items you can use the free shipping on, and also -- as we've reported in the past -- raises prices of certain items for Prime customers.
Omie also found another drawback:
After my experience with the non-Prime purchases, I found myself looking only at the Prime eligible items. Invariably, the Prime items carried a higher price tag especially at low price points. Items that were $8 from most vendors were $13 through Amazon.com. So I would get free 2 day shipping, but it was embedded in the price. Considering that I'd already paid for the shipping advantage by subscribing to Prime, it felt like I was taking money from one pocket and putting it in another.
Current and former Amazon Prime users, is Prime a good deal or a trap to exploit customer loyalty?
Amazon Prime: Is It Worth It? [LiveCheap]
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War of the Brownie Pans
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via Woot! - One Day, One Deal on 12/2/09
Traditional brownie pans do the job they're asked to do - but what about consumers who prefer the tough, chewy edges of brownies? The makers of the All Edges Brownie Pan thought they had that demographic sewn up. Its zig-zaggy configuration ensured that every brownie was right up against that hot non-stick aluminum, for at least two chewy edges per brownie. But there's one thing they didn't count on: the Perfect Brownie kit. With a divider system kind of like an old metal ice-cube tray, this upstart pan bakes every brownie with four edges. Oh, it's on now.
All Edges Brownie Pan on the left, Perfect Brownie on the right. Mom and kid sold separately.
Not only does Perfect Brownie offer double the tooth-gnashing edginess and easy, pleasing square slices, but they also had the smarts to reach out to brownie consumers where they gather: in front of the TV.
Sorry, All Edges Brownie Pan. We're calling this one for Perfect Brownie. As for me, I like the soft middle brownies, so I'll stick with the old-school baking method. At least until somebody comes up with a No Edges Brownie Pan.
I first saw Perfect Brownie on Retail Therapy.
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