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Dose of Meditation
November 23, 2008
I absolutely hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I must right now. The sheer number of retailers planning to go into bankruptcy after the holidays is astonishing. You need to know who they are in case you plan on giving gift cards to friends and family this season. Why? Because some of those cards will be worthless next year. Here is a partial list parsed from a retail consultant friend's viral email.
Hi Everyone!
I got an email from a co-worker. In case you are planning to give Christmas Gift cards please read the following:
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift cards around the holidays, you need to be careful that the cards will be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. (READ ON)
October 29, 2008
A captive audience to this bad news, everyone in the crowded elevator stared dumbly at the monitor, then kind of embraced a fate-driven group dread that was palpable. A tall guy next to me sighed and dropped his head. We all avoided that ever-so-awkward human eye contact and slumped out of the elevator out onto the sidewalk into some of the coldest, rainiest, gloomiest, Fall weather to date. The scene was a downer, to say the least. (READ ON)
Weekend Edition
October 25-26, 2008
According to official sources, it seems that Madonna's marriage to director Guy Richie is rounding the bend, closing up shop, pulling the curtains, peetering out, going kaput... (READ ON)
October 1, 2008
While I consider myself only a tiny bit of a worrier, I am literally obsessed and wholly stressed with this bailout problem and credit crunch. Just what exactly are we confronting here as a nation?
Are we all going to lose our houses, the precious roofs over our heads? our credit cards? our jobs? No... can't happen... this is America, right? (READ MORE)
September 1, 2008
I woke up crying this morning and I don't know why. So today I am carrying around this feeling that has no apparent source... (More)
