Christmas shopping can put a strain on the brain

Christmas shopping can put a strain on the brain Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:44 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2011 Plenty of Americans are having to hold back this year as the lure of flashy ads, tempting bargains and family expectations clashes with the realities of ...

K-Mart off market, narrowing shopping list

BOSTON — The Knicks have bigger problems with their offense, so veteran forward Kenyon Martin’s decision to sign yesterday with the Clippers was not a big blow. The Knicks had only mild interest, according to a team source. The Post reported Carmelo Anthony wanted his former Nuggets teammate Martin on...

Top 5 Social Shopping Sites

The Web has changed shopping in a lot of ways. Easy access to an unprecedented amount of stores that will ship your purchase directly to me has made my Christmas shopping stress free. And it's so much easier now to find gifts for those friends with really special interests. All of this is taken one huge step ahed with the Social Web. Social shopping is online shopping with networks of likeminded ...

Local man enjoys Christmas windfall

Christmas can be a stressful time of year for many people; however, for one lucky Mount Maunganui resident the season provided an extra touch of festive cheer to the tune of $30,000, courtesy of the Bayfair Shopping Centre.

State Farm awards a traffic safety grant

General manager Amanda Flaa removes toasty pretzels from the oven at Philly Pretzel Factory, in the Union Lake Crossing shopping center on North 2nd Street in Millville. The store averages about 1,400 to 2,800 pretzels a day.