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		<title>Don&#8217;t Be Fooled This April Fool&#8217;s Day: Good Housekeeping Reveals The Top Five Mistakes Consumers Make</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[April Fool&#8217;s pranks are fun, but feeling like a company&#8217;s customer service department is taking advantage of you isn&#8217;t a joke.  Too many shopping people are getting the run-around.

Good Housekeeping reveals the &#8220;Top Five Mistakes&#8221; consumers make and provides tips for what people can do to protect themselves in the future:
1. You Don&#8217;t Know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Steps to Saving Money on Textbooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Textbooks and course materials provide college students with vital information that they need to do well in class. However, many students come to college unprepared for this expense.

Smart shopping strategies can have a big impact on your final textbook tally. The National Association of College Stores (NACS) offers the following suggestions:
Buy used books when possible. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Return Gotchas Before Buying a Gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This year retailers impose stricter guidelines, especially on open items
Even the most fool-proof gifts are subject to returns during shopping. In fact, 19% of people plan on returning a gift after the holidays, according to a recent Consumer Reports poll. But returning items may not be as easy or affordable as in years past. Holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Minute Gift Dash Is Prime Time for Identity Thieves</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AARP Idaho Provides Simple Tips to Protect Your Credit During Holiday Season
The last minute shopping rush is on and identity thieves are banking on consumers being careless, especially in making on-line purchases with credit cards. As on-line holiday purchases have just passed the $10 million mark, cyber criminals are taking note and increasingly looking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borders Stores in Markets Hit Hard by Snow Open Until Midnight Dec. 21-23</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Borders Stores in Tri-State and D.C. Areas, Connecticut, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Dig Out, Welcome Shoppers with Extended Hours, Great Gifts for all Budgets

Borders is coming to the holiday shopping rescue of consumers impacted by this past weekend&#8217;s snow storms. Beginning today, Dec. 21 through Wed., Dec. 23, Borders stores throughout Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last-Minute, Budget Holiday Gifts: Unique Gifts from $10 to $70</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[People are always experiencing some sort of Financial Crunch, but they never lose their &#8220;CENTS&#8221; of humor or desire for seriously rich chocolate. This season &#8220;Bite Back&#8221; with Sweet Assets Chocolate Gifts, the premier source for shopping chocolate gifts.

Recognizing there are likely many interesting characters on your gift-giving list, Sweet Assets Chocolates highlights 8 unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Tips for Safe Online-Shopping During the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Once reserved for crowded malls and brick-and-mortar stores, shopping for the holidays has experienced a dramatic shift to online retailers. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s also a lucrative season for phishers and fraudsters, who use the jump in online traffic to illegally obtain the identities of unsuspecting online shoppers. To help, Entrust Inc. provides easy security tips to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Payday Loans Can Help Consumers Get Through the Expensive Holiday Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays are here and credit is tight. Payday loans may be the answer to those struggling to pay the bills with enough left over to buy Christmas or Hanukkah gifts.

Consumers receive their loan approval instantly and can have the money deposited directly into their bank accounts in as little as one hour.
Now in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday Shopping: 2009 Online Statistics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PriceGrabber.com, a part of Experian, revealed today that shopping enthusiasts continued to take advantage of Black Friday promotions and incentives in popular product categories, such as MP3 Players, Plasma &#38; LCD TVs and GPS. The most sought-after products on Black Friday 2009 included Wii(TM) Console, nuvi® 265WT GPS and Apple iPod® touch 8GB.

PriceGrabber.com&#8217;s recent holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Will be a Bumper Thanksgiving for Online Retailers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tyler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Decisions (ReD) predicts that 2009 will be a lucrative Thanksgiving   shopping for retailers as online retail sales could hit $51 billion (1) over the holiday season, up 23% on last year&#8217;s $41.4 billion(2). ReD, a world leader in card fraud prevention, payment processing and a card issuer, screens some sixteen billion card [...]]]></description>
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