A few weeks ago, I received a coupon in the mail for a restaurant that I haven’t been to in years. It was a pretty decent offer, so I kept it around in case I decided to go there. But after looking at the expiration date, I noticed that it expires in mid-December, which is […]

One of the few downsides to shopping at Trader Joe’s is that some products get discontinued due to slow sales, or because the seasons are changing and their main growing location can’t produce them anymore. Whether you blame weak consumer demand or mother nature, the fact is that certain things won’t be available for awhile […]

Traditionally, the “Black Friday” weekend that begins the day after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. And even in today’s uncertain economy, the anecdotal evidence suggests that a lot of people decided to shop online and in stores during this always-busy period. Personally, I only spent a few minutes near […]