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10 Awesome Christmas Decorations from Etsy

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:44:23 +0000

Etsy is basically a place where all the crafty people of the world go to sell their awesome stuff. Particularly when the holiday season rolls around, Etsy is one of our go-to spots to snag one-of-a-kind presents. (But you can also get some rad Christmas decor for yourself there, too!)

15 Black Friday Crowds We'd Like to Avoid

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:30:29 +0000

If you’re out there pushing, punching, and overspending, you might be pictured in our nightmarish roundup of Black Friday crowd shots. Thanksgiving and Black Friday are arguably the best set of consecutive days in the entire year. Think about it: we give thanks for the tons of awesome stuff in our lives on Thursday, and then [...]

Watch: Black Friday Shoppers Descend on Victoria's Secret

Tom Blunt — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:15:41 +0000

It’s not just the big-box stores like Walmart and Target who get mobbed by ‘Black Friday’ shoppers. Here you can watch as hundreds of women prepare to trample each other for fancy underwear at their local Victoria’s Secret. Shot at a mall in Overland Park, Kansas, this video captures police and store management attempting to [...]

What Did President Barack Obama Buy on His Holiday Shopping Trip? [PHOTOS]

Nick Romano — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:35:20 +0000

Now here’s some fun holiday news. President Barack Obama shops at Best Buy and PetSmart… just like us! And what, pray tell, was our nation’s leader shopping for? Why, Christmas gifts for the family, of course. Along his route, Obama picked up ‘Just Dance 3′ for Nintendo Wii, a ‘Sims’ game and iTunes gift cards [...]

Pranksters Annoy Wal-Mart Employees With Fake Holiday Shopping Lists [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:48:10 +0000

Greg Benson and Ryan Smith had such a fine time pranking Target employees that they decided to do it again. This time, the jokesters pestered retail workers at Wal-Mart with ridiculous shopping lists. With the help of a new addition to their team — Miles Grose — the pranksters assailed patient Wal-Mart employees with funny, [...]

Jimmy Fallon Offers the 'The Pros and Cons of Holiday Shopping' [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:45:20 +0000

It’s December — have you started your holiday shopping yet? If you’re the type of person who waits until the last minute you might be interested in this clip from ‘Late Night,’ where Jimmy Fallon gives us the pros and cons of Christmas shopping. There’s a downside to everything in life, even the holiday season. [...]

Target Employees Get Pranked With Ridiculous Shopping Lists [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:50:43 +0000

Working retail during the holidays is already a grueling experience. But it must be even worse when you get pranked like the unfortunate Target employees in this hysterical video. Jokesters Greg Benson and Ryan Smith ask several workers at a local Target to help them find ridiculous items like “ankle grease,” “daddy butter” and “fish [...]

Attention Walmart Shoppers! Syringes Found in Clothes in Georgia [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:31:05 +0000

Someone is playing a rather dangerous — not to mention sadistic — prank on holiday shoppers. Several buyers at the Walmart in Cartersville, Georgia have reported finding syringes with the needles attached in items like socks and pajamas. The discoveries were, needless to say, horrifying, with one woman who was stabbed by one of the [...]