Archive for August, 2008
Don't Be Fooled! Cyber Monday Specials and Scams
Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by shopzilla.
Only three months left until Cyber Monday. I must admit, I’m already anxious. As the victim of several scams, online shopping turns my palms sweaty faster than you can say, “debit card.” Squinting at fine print and security certificates takes the special right out of Cyber Monday specials, at least for me. But once you [...]
Continue Reading
A Look at Cyber Monday Specials, So Far
Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by shopzilla.
Cyber Monday…Whoa, Cyber Monday, won’t go away (ba-da ba-da-da-da)…..Cyber Monday, it’s here to stay (ba-da ba-da-da-da). Sing it with me. Maybe the Mamas and the Pappas were on to something with the 1966 hit, “Monday, Monday”. Obviously, I altered the lyrics since neither Cyber Monday nor the Internet existed back then, but ever since I [...]
Continue Reading
Cyber Monday is a Coupon Snob's Salvation
Posted on 06. Aug, 2008 by shopzilla.
True Confession: I’ve never returned anything in my life. I have piles of clothes, makeup and accessories I’ll never wear, but I am simply to lazy to return to the store. My whole life, I have been the anti-coupon cutter, the kind that can’t get a deal to save her life. I don’t queue up [...]
Continue Reading
It’s a Boy! The Birth of Cyber Monday
Posted on 01. Aug, 2008 by shopzilla.
Ask someone if they’ll be shopping on Cyber Monday and they’ll likely give you a blank stare. Everyone knows about Black Friday –- the mad rush for the newest toy or gaming system; the bruised ankles from badly piloted shopping carts; the sight of shoppers camped out at strip malls waiting for deals. Few know [...]
Continue Reading
