Archive for the ‘December 2008’ Category

By now, most everyone has heard that the bad economic times has led to General Motors (which manufactures Buick) severing its promotional contract with Tiger Woods.
To digress, does anyone truly believe that with all his money, Woods really drove a Buick when he wasn’t at a Tour stop and thus contractually bound? Do you think [...]

During tough economic times when money is tight and people are nervous about spending it, retail stores usually respond by placing merchandise on sale.
Now, for example, it’s hard to walk through a mall without seeing signs out front of nearly every store trumpeting discounts, markdowns or offers to buy one-get one.
Most big box stores and [...]