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Family Demands Wal-Mart Pay For Death of Employee - Fair?

LibertySugar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:25 -0800

The family of the Wal-Mart worker killed by a stampede of shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that Wal-Mart "created an atmosphere of competition and anxiety" that led to "crowd craze." Considering that a young man died in the Black Friday frenzy, that much seems true -but should Wal-Mart have to pay for that death?

The family thinks so, and in the lawsuit they argue that Wal-Mart "engaged in specific marketing and advertising techniques to specifically attract a large crowd and create an environment of frenzy and mayhem and was otherwise careless, reckless and negligent." The family also claims that the store did not provide reasonable security.

Regardless of who's ultimately responsible, it's unbelievably sad that a stampede caused by discounts resulted in a man's death.

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Did the US Wait Until After Black Friday to Declare Recession?

CitizenSugar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:30:54 -0800

Yesterday the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official recession party starter, announced the recession was well underway and has been since December 2007. Taking a year to make it official may have caused national exasperation, but waiting until the weekend after its Friday meeting may have saved Black Friday. Bless us all!

Sales rose three percent from last year, which while modest is far from the decline feared. Considering Monday's news of the recession sent the Dow into its fourth largest drop ever (fourth? OK, a very big drop), an announcement on Friday surely would have saddened the national shopping spirit. Does such a seemingly deliberate move anger or comfort you?

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Wal-Mart Worker Dies on a Very Black Friday

LibertySugar — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:01:00 -0800

A 34-year-old temporary holiday worker died under a stampede of 2,000 discount hungry Wal-Mart shoppers yesterday. Witnesses described crowds at the Long Island, NY, Wal-Mart as savages; shoppers busted down doors and cut each other in line. Other shoppers, including a pregnant woman, were rushed to the hospital.

Not every store saw a surge, violent or not, in shopping. In anticipation of lower than usual performance, retailers took a hit in the stock market, as company shares dipped on Friday. But regardless of tough economic times, foreign shoppers vacationing in the US came out in significant numbers to take advantage of bargains compounded by a favorable exchange rate. Some speculate that tourists could save the holiday shopping season this year.

Did you brave the stores yesterday for Black Friday, or are you waiting for less chaotic Cyber Monday?

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It's Black Friday - Time to Start Holiday Shopping!

Molly — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0800

It's Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year and the best time to start your holiday gift buying! To celebrate and get you started here's a taste of our many fabulous gift guides - also check out these helpful websites and of course Sale Habit. As always check out all of our awesome holiday content on HolidaySugar, from cooking to decorating to survival tips and more! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and now it's time to get into gift-giving mode!

Make A Wishlist on ShopStyle!	Great Gadgets For Sisters	The Hipster Foodie
Woman on the Run	Fab Gifts for Mom	Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
Great Gits for a Six Month Old	Home Gifts for the Feminine Modernist	Good Stuff For Entertainment Loving Girls

Black Friday: Shopping Can Be Fun!

GiggleSugar — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0800

Let this be a warning, folks! Shopping ain't what it used to be. In fact, it's downright scary. Are savings worth getting trampled over by a horde of turkey-stuffed shoppers? I think not. I'll be in my tryptophan-induced coma while this happens, thank you very much.

Why We Love Thanksgiving

GiggleSugar — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:30:00 -0800

What's the best part of Thanksgiving? ~~Kohl's after Thanksgiving sale.~~ Eating so much that you slip into a food induced coma, only to wake up at four in the morning to the dog gabbing away like your best gossipy girlfriend about Black Friday shopping opportunities. It's not just a commercial, it's the American Dream.

Welcome TrèsSugar and Win a Rebecca Minkoff Bag Full of Smart, Sexy, Fun Essentials!

TresSugar — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:34:37 -0700

Thanks to everyone who entered our Rebecca Minkoff Bag giveaway. I'm happy to announce the lucky winner of the Rebecca Minkoff Bag full of smart, sexy and fun essentials:

Killer handbag? Check. iPod Touch? Indeed. Throw in a Kindle 2 reader and three adorable notebooks, and you've got everything you need - or, at least, need to carry - to be informed and in style. So celebrate the launch of TrèsSugar and enter our Smart, Sexy, Fun Essentials Giveaway!

This prize package, worth more than $1,550, includes a Rebecca Minkoff black Supernova Stud Devote Hobo ($695), an iPod touch ($300), and an Amazon Kindle 2 ($359). We also couldn't resist tossing in three of the loveliest notebooks we've ever seen, from Smythson of Bond Street: one for addresses, another for inspirations and ideas, and some girl notes for good measure.

To get your hands on this goodie-filled Rebecca Minkoff bag, just log in and take the quiz below by 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, May 1. Your eligibility isn't based on getting the answers correct, just on taking the quiz once you are logged in. Read the official contest rules here. We look forward to seeing you on TrèsSugar!

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Peeping Tom Laws Can't Keep Up With Technology

LibertySugar — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:00:14 -0800

If you're hitting the mall today to score some Black Friday deals, you might want to look out for suspicious men ready to assault you with their flashes. Camera phone-armed perverts have found it easy to snap pictures of women's private parts, and get away with it.

In Tulsa, OK recently, a man caught sticking his camera phone up a fellow shopper's skirt to take a picture of her underwear, walked away with no conviction, since the state's law held that the woman had no right to such privacy in public.

In response, Salon reports, Oklahoma lawmakers passed legislation making it explicitly illegal to take a photo of someone's private parts in public. Believe it or not, almost half of US states have similar loopholes in need of closing. Hopefully lawmakers react quickly, since these Peeping Toms can instantly post these cell phone pictures online.

Have you ever been assaulted with a camera phone . . . that you know of?

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Briefing Book: Ted Kennedy Returns to Senate

CitizenSugar — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:30:57 -0800

Kennedy Returns to Work: The Massachusetts senator went back to work today six months after suffering a seizure that led to the diagnosis of his malignant brain tumor. - Huffington Post
Hate-Crime Backlash?: The election of a black president triggered at least 200 hate-related incidents, a watchdog group finds. - CS Monitor
Pres-elect 2.0: Check out Obama's first weekly address on YouTube. - Donklephant
Bill Ayers: Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. Bill Ayers talks back. - Salon
Call Girl Tells All?: Ashley Dupre, Eliot Spitzer's paid-for paramour, has shared her story with ABC News' Diane Sawyer. The interview is expected to take up two parts of the hour-long 20/20 next Friday. - NY Daily News
Huckabee Turns up Heat: Mike Huckabee is using his new book, out this week, to settle a few scores with fierce primary rival, Mitt Romney. - Politico

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Ask Yourself. . . "Do I Feel Lucky?" Friday the 13th Strikes News

CitizenSugar — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:51:37 -0700

In the midst of the only Friday the 13th slated for the year 2008, cross in front of those black cats and shatter those mirrors with abandon - Dutch statisticians have cleared the unlucky rep. They've found that Fridays that fall on the 13th are actually safer than their 51 non-spooky cousins. The study shows that fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur on the big day than any other - and they're not sure just why. One statistician said, "I find it hard to believe that it is because people are preventatively more careful or just stay home, but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit safer on Friday 13th." Phew!

Unfortunately the breaking of the curse hasn't extended to everyone - get a load of this luck:

Doorman winning the lottery? Lucky! Winning big and still not being able to afford a place in the building you work? Friday the 13th! To see the story, read more

Park Avenue doorman, Richie Randazzo, won $5 million in the lottery - but when he asked to move into the building where he worked, he was still $4.95 million dollars shy of purchasing the only available unit.

Still, the winner is undaunted. “After I hit the next lottery, I’ll buy that one.” Randazzo said at the winner’s ceremony. The doorman purchased a $10 Set for Life instant ticket which pays $5,000 per week and guarantees a minimum of $5 million. He will receive $65,000 every three months or $41,926 after Uncle Sam wins his share.

A bummer (with a silver lining) but it's not as bad as this unlucky dude: a tardy German journalist covering the European football championship tried to delay his flight by making a fake bomb threat. From his traceable cell phone. The ploy didn't work as you might imagine as it's pretty tricky to make a flight when you've been arrested.

Are you superstitious? Do you step carefully on Friday the 13th?

Thanks for the tip, lucky charm stephley!

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