If you were thinking of buying your true love all the gifts from "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you'd have to fork over $21,465.56. Maybe your love isn't that "true" and just one day's presents would suffice? Then go with the Third Day, because three French hens cost $45, the least expensive option in the song.
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IKEA has decreased the prices on dozens of household items: A sofa that sold for $1,199 last year now retails for $899; a coffee table selling for $29.99 last year now sells for $19.99; a TV unit stand, formerly $150, is available for $99; and so on.
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As a dad of three boys, I've put together dozens of toys, typically while cursing the nonsensical directions and pieces that don't fit right under my breath. OK, occasionally there's cursing out loud too. I know how frustrating it can be. But a NY Times story on how toys come with more pieces nowadays—because they're cheaper to make and ship that way—takes aim at Legos, which seems beyond dumb.
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Just in time for the annual busting-of-the-budget tradition, here's a round-up of holiday season tips from around the web that are aimed at getting you all jolly by saving you some cash.
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Electronic book readers like Barnes & Noble's Nook are selling for around $260, if you can get your hands on one of these hot-selling gifts at all. There are much cheaper alternatives—free, actually—although you have to deal with a much smaller screen.
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For some smartphones, the fee for jumping ship and canceling your service plan early is now a whopping $350.
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Did I miss something? More people are going to have insurance because of health care reform, meaning the risk pool would be bigger and average costs should go down. So what gives?
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If you're keeping score, eBay tells me that on Black Friday alone there were 350,000 searches for Zhu Zhu Pets, the holiday's season's hottest can't-find must-have toy. On Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, eBay customers purchased about 30,000 of the robotic hamsters and related items.
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Use the coupon code FFDEC09 for 40% off shoes, boots, apparel, and other purchases at Timberland.com, sales and clearance items included. The code should be valid through December 7.
Wal-Mart is at it again. The retail giant has knocked $10 or so off the price of many popular video games, and a holiday shopping throw-down with the likes of Best Buy and GameStop seems inevitable.
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