Share.. As predicted, Black Friday was HIGHLY successful for retailers. In the predawn darkness of post-Thanksgiving shopping mayhem, both online and in stores, millions of dollars were spent and millions of dollars were made. Throughout the country shopping centers reported year-over-year sales increases on Friday. In stores, the hottest categories on the shelves, or flying [...]
Entries from November 2009
Black Friday Results Are In: How’d You Do?
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, In the News
Tags: Black Friday·Christmas Gifts·Shopping Online·Thanksgiving
Celebrity Twitts..
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities
Share..Want to feel like you are best friends with your favorite celebrity, or at least in the know about what they are doing? Why not follow them on Twitter. Take a look at this list of celebrity Tweets which we have compiled: 1. Stephen Fry: 98616 followers Comedian, Actor, TV presenter, Wit “600 people went [...]
Tags: Dave Matthews·Demi Moore·John Cleese·Kevin Smith·Lance Armstrong·Mrs. Kutcher·Twitter
Robin Williams on the “Late Show”
November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities
Share..Robin Williams, a “Late Show” guest legend, visited his old pal Dave Letterman this week to promote his new movie “Old Dogs”. The two comedian buddies and somewhat outspoken Liberal Democrats focused the conversation on Sarah Palin – doubtlessly a dream muse for any comedian. The perpetually hyper-active Williams had this to say about the [...]
Tags: Comedy·Dave Letterman·Iraq·Old Dogs·Oprah Winfrey·Robin Williams·sarah palin
What Everyone Should Know About Hanukkah
November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Holiday Gifts, Jewish Gifts
Share..Hanukkah or the Festival of Lights starts on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar – which is a lunar calendar, similar to our own. This year it will start at sundown on Saturday, the 12th of December, and it will continue for eight days until sundown of Saturday the 19th of December. The [...]
Tags: Dreidel·Hanukkah·Hanukkah Gifts·Jewish Gifts·judaica·Menorah·Shamash·sufganiyot
A Spin Around the Aisle
November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Gifts for Her, Holiday Gifts
Share..Hello shoppers, readers and friends! Doing your holiday shopping from home this year? So caught up in your daily affairs that you haven’t quite had a chance to pick up on what the hot items are this year? Since we are so grateful that you are reading our blog, which is becoming hotter and hotter [...]
Tags: Holiday Shopping·Shopping Advice
MIZZE Casual Jewelry for A Hectic World
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Handmade Jewelry, In the News, New Stuff
Share..Hello Readers. I have very hip news from Tel Aviv to report today! In case you are thinking about good holiday gifts or you just love shopping, I have discovered a new designer line of casual jewelry which I absolutely love! MIZZE is designed by an independent jewelry studio in Israel. The work cleverly combines [...]
Tags: Casual Fashion·Charm Jewelry·Designers·Lucky Charms·MIZZE·NEW
Shopping Online
November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Customer Stories
Share..This is a little shopping online humor we received from a customer
Tags: Customer Testimonials·customers·eCommerce·Shopping Online
Black Friday Comes Early This Year
November 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online
Share..Black Friday has apparently come early this year, with big name retailers offering generous discounts well before Nov. 27th! A tradition breaker and a pocket pleaser this is! Traditionally the day after Thanksgiving is the biggest bargain bomb shopping day of the year. This year Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Toys “R” Us, Best Buy, CVS, Target, [...]
Tags: Black Friday·Huge Discounts·Sales·Sears·Special Offers·Walmart
Say Goodbye to the Pain in the Back
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Unique Gifts
Share..Thinking about Christmas gift ideas? Need something that will tell your loved ones how you feel and will also ease their aching back? Check out Sharper Image’s brand new TENS Back Pain Relief System! This is a noninvasive, non-addictive and very effective way to treat back pain, without any side effects. TENS stands for Transcutaneous [...]
Tags: Health Gift·Sharper Image·TENS Back Pain Relief System·Unique Gift Idea
Updating The Cart in Our Store
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Tips
Share..I had a customer who asked about updating the shopping cart in our store. In this case she wanted to add more then one of the same item to her cart. What she would need to do is: enter the number of items she wants to purchase on the quantity field next to the item [...]
Tags: Customer Care·Q&A·Shopping Cart·Shopping Online·User Experience
Might We Find You at a Microsoft Retail Store?
November 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Geeky Gifts
Share..We here at My Unique Gift Idea would like to congratulate Microsoft on their premiere this holiday season, in the world of retail outlets. It will be fun to watch you do battle with the Apple crew! Good luck shoppers, and don’t forget to tell us what you think!
Tags: Apple·Computers·Holiday Shopping·Microsoft·Retail
Nicolas Cage and his Troublesome Wallet
November 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News
Share..For those of you still feeling the pinch in the pocket, don’t be too hard on yourself; this news may change your outlook a little. In a foreclosure, on Thursday, Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage lost two homes in New Orleans, worth a total $6.8 million. Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama purchased the actor’s property [...]
Tags: Academy Award Winner·Foreclosure·Money·Nicholas Cage·Real Estate Taxes·Samuel Levin
Kabbalah Secrets of Hannukah Part III
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Holiday Gifts, Jewish Gifts
Share..On November 2nd I wrote about one Kabbalah secret of Hanukkah which has to do with the parallels between the soul and the Hanukkia, or menorah, namely we talked about the brighter and darker aspect of the flame. For this installment I want to address not the nine flames or the candles, but instead the [...]
Tags: Hanukkah·Hanukkah Gifts·Kabbalah·Menorah
Game Boy Becomes a Legend
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Fun Stuff, Gifts for Him, Holiday Gifts
Share..Some may not know that there is such a thing as the National Toy Hall of Fame…but there is, and guess what just made the list? Why it’s the original Nintendo Game Boy. The Game Boy is the best selling portable video game system ever. It has over the years entertained countless children and adults, [...]
Tags: Game Boy·National Toy Hall of Fame·Nintendo·Retro·Toys·Video Game
It’s Beginning to Feel a lot Like…
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Holiday Gifts, In the News
Share..For most of us in Western Civilization, when we think of the 25th of December, we think of Christmas Day – the day that the Savior was born. But what other kind of spiritual significance does this day hold? Since the year 45 BCE, the Romans established the 25th as the winter solstice. Today, depending [...]
Tags: Christian Calendar·Christmas·Hanukkah·Mithras·Saturnalia·Stonehenge·winter solstice

