There
are 82 shopping days until Christmas, and a new survey says more than
half of us will be spending the same amount or more on gifts this year.
The PriceGrabber report found that 50% of people plan to hold their
holiday spending to last year’s levels and 12% will spend more. And
nearly one-in-three say they’ll begin their holiday shopping this month.
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If
it works for summer’s worst weather, why not winter too? That’s the
idea behind The Weather Channel’s plan to begin naming noteworthy winter
storms. The cable forecasters say naming winter storms can raise
awareness and preparedness. Their first batch of winter storm names
includes Greek gods, famous scientists and characters from Harry Potter
and Lord of the Rings. Source Link
Your
holiday home video entertainment could include that latest entry in the
streaming wars. The new Redbox Instant service is expected to debut by
December. The joint venture between with Verizon will charge a monthly
fee for an allotment of DVDs from Redbox kiosks along with streaming
programs and rentals and purchases of new releases. Source Link
