Highest Valued Furniture

Are you an antiques buff?  If so, then we don’t have to tell you anything about the hit PBS series Antiques Road Show, or how gloriously pricey some of the items found in the closets, basements, and even walls of American homes turn out to be.  There’s something irresistible about the prospect of finding what at first glance would appear to be trash, only to find out later that it is instead treasure.     (more…)

Vera Bradley Girls, Unite

Spring is just around the corner.  Okay, it’s really not.  In fact, we’re only 12 days into winter — but that doesn’t stop us Vera Bradley girls from wanted to know what’s in store for the spring line of prints and bags from our favorite obsession.  While the video you are about to watch has little in the way of bag style previews, you will at least get a little sneak peak at a few of the patterns that we’ll be seeing for the Spring 2012 lineup.  There are some truly cute prints coming, so let’s take a look. (more…)

Fueling Your Shopping Spree

When you set out to go shopping, no matter what for, the weather cooling down rapidly and the days growing shorter, one of the first things we think of is a delightful caffeinated beverage like tea or coffee to get us moving.  Caffeine is a psychoactive stimulant drug that has been used for more than 2,000 years in beverages and other ingested forms, giving people a much needed kick in the pants when they can’t seem to get their day off to a good start, or when a long, tedious day of something requiring more than the ordinary amount of exertion lies ahead. Just how much of this substance does the average beverage of modern times contain?  Find out in the infographic below. (more…)

NC Sales Tax Holiday

As the school year quickly approaches, parents and college students are rapidly preparing for start of a new year. School supplies, clothes, dorm room survival necessities, and more, are all flying off the shelves of Targets and Wal-Marts everywhere. As the North Carolina Tax Holiday approaches this weekend, higher end product retailers and clothing stores are getting ready for a cascade of shoppers wanting to get their laptops, designer jeans and other expensive items that usually generate higher sales tax revenues.

Although most people are fully in summertime living mode, the NC Sales Tax Holiday, which started in 2002, is a big wake up call for those not yet ready for fall. Just a week and a half to two weeks before major universities start classes, “tax-free weekend” initiates the back-to-school/prepare for fall phase for shoppers, which can be a sad time for those who love summer. But in the end, you can’t be too sad about the deals you’ll be getting: (more…)

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