PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As the turkey and trimmings digest, many people will turn their attention to Black Friday deals. We have tips on what to buy and what not to buy this weekend.

Black Friday isn’t a contact sport the way it used to be, but shoppers will still be angling for some of the best deals of the year.

Shopping experts recommend not to do all of your shopping over Black Friday weekend. They say to focus on the categories that are historically the most deeply discounted this time of year. That’s tech, fall fashion, beauty, and small home appliances.

Also to figure out if something really is a good deal, compare prices online. There are browser extensions that will do the job for you like PayPal Honey.

“As you browse around online, you can do this on your phone, tablet, computer, you will see the honey logo. You

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Holiday shopping Tips

Practical advice for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience

Roseville, Calif. – Yes, that wonderful time of year is rapidly approaching and we’re sure many of you can’t wait to get clicking online, or don your virtual elbow pads to get hunting for bargains at the mall.

While we all wish for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience, we know there are criminals out there who have a clear desire to spoil your fun. Just as we find more advanced ways to catch criminals, they create new ways to steal your hard earned money. But…there are precautions you can take that will help from becoming a victim.


Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

Holiday Guide



Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

Holiday Guide



Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

Holiday Guide



Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

Holiday Guide


While shopping online:

  • Create strong passwords that are difficult to guess. Include numbers, capital letters and special characters like !?&a. Don’t use the same password for all your logins
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1. $100 Black Shoe Hospitality Gift Card and a $20 Holiday Bonus Card

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Give a Black Shoe Hospitality dining experience this holiday season with a gift card redeemable at Maxie’s, Blue’s Egg, Story Hill BKC and Buttermint Finer Dining & Cocktails. Through Dec. 31, receive a $20 bonus for every $100 in gift cards or e-cards purchased at all four restaurants or online. Cards do not expire. Some restrictions apply.

2. Get Tickets to Chosen’s Annual Open Hearts, Open Homes Gala

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Chosen’s Open Hearts, Open Homes Gala celebrates the work of fostering and adoptive families and raises awareness that more families are needed. This year’s gala is on Feb. 25 from 5:30-10 pm at Davians (N56 W16300 Silver Spring Dr., Menomonee Falls). The silent and live auctions have a Roaring ’20s theme, with proceedings supporting Chosen. Tickets are available from Dec. 15-Feb. 8 at

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Can you believe there are this many AMAZING shops to choose from in the Milwaukee area? Make sure to Shop Small this Christmas Season – because there’s literally something for everyone here! Hostess gifts, presents for mom, a treat for yourself – there’s even a great shop for your furry friend!

Congratulations to our winner for this year’s “Shop Small Brawls,” She Shed Vintage and More in Hartford! Get to know more about all of our finalists below, and be on the lookout for a special feature of our winning shop in the coming days!

Northern Lights Gallery (Racine) – Northern Lights Gallery is your source for the “unique, never ordinary”. Everything we carry is carefully curated and chosen by the staff of NLG. Northern Lights Gallery offers artisan jewelry, home decor, pottery, art glass, kaleidoscopes, cribbage boards, wine accessories, and so much more. Our element-passed customer service and selection

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – The 2022 holiday season is here and the Better Business Bureau wants to help consumers and donors shop safely and smartly through the BBB Holiday Helper.

BBB officials said the holiday helper site “includes everything you need for a great holiday season.” They provided the following tips:

  • Black Friday is the single busiest shopping day of the year – Many are already advertising Black Friday prices; make sure you read the fine print for any offer, do your research and know the return policy and warranty information
  • Small Business Saturday launched in 2010 by American Express with the goal of encouraging shoppers to support small, local businesses – to get the latest news, sales and promotions, follow small businesses on social media
  • Cyber ​​Monday – be wary of misleading advertisements, lookalike websites and untrustworthy sellers
  • Giving Tuesday – This is a global day of giving
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Livestream shopping has been a popular social sales method for many independent retailers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Have you ever seen a product on TikTok and clicked through to buy it? If so, you are not alone. The so-called social commerce industry is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce in the coming years. This means that more and more consumers will be seeing a product, deciding to buy it, and checking out without leaving a social media platform. Younger shoppers, including Gen Z and Millennials, are the largest market for this type of transaction.

What does this mean for independent retailers? The key lesson is that you need to get your products seen on whatever platform your customers are using – whether it be TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. You may not be able to sell directly through those sites, especially if you are

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FTC offers advice for potential car buyers in the wake of Ian and Nicole

A truck is driven through a flooded street after Hurricane Nicole came ashore on November 10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nicole came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane before hitting Florida’s east coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle) (Getty Images)

Following hurricanes Ian and Nicole, the Federal Trade Commission is warning potential buyers of how to steer clear of a flood-damaged car.

According to the FTC, after a hurricane or flood, storm-damaged cars are sometimes cleaned up and taken out of state for sale, and it might be difficult to tell that a vehicle has been damaged until you inspect it closely.

Here are some tips from the FTC if you are looking to buy a used car in the wake of the storms that battered Florida and other areas:

  • Check for signs and smells of

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Walmart is expanding its support for AI-powered virtual try-on technology that allows online shoppers to better visualize clothing on models that look like themselves in both appearance and body type. Before, Walmart.com customers could select from among dozens of different models to find one who best looked like them in order to see how clothing would likely look on their own body and with their own skin tone, across a range of apparel items. Now, the retailer is launching a new technology called “Be Your Own Model,” which lets shoppers use their own photos to see how clothing looks on them, instead of choosing one of the existing fashion models.

The virtual try-on technology results from Walmart’s 2021 acquisition of the startup Zeekit. The computer vision and neural network-powered feature is capable of analyzing catalog images of garments to create a dressed image. The use of neural networks helps to

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This file photo shows a southbound CTA Red Line train in Chicago.  (WTTW News)This file photo shows a southbound CTA Red Line train in Chicago. (WTTW News)

With Black Friday coming next week and the holiday shopping season approaching, Chicago police and transit officials are offering tips to help keep bus and train riders safe while they shop.

The Chicago Police Department’s public transportation section held a public roll call Tuesday morning at the Clark & ​​Lake CTA station to highlight an increased security presence along transit routes across the city.

“We’re trying to increase our visibility and presence on mass transit,” CPD Public Transportation Section Commander Joe Bird said. “We want to let the riders know that during the holiday season as the ridership increases, that we’re out here to serve and protect them.”

Safety tips offered by the CPD include: being aware of your surroundings, securing wallets and phones in zipped pockets, keeping shopping bags close to you and keeping headphone

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