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The Home Depot will move into the long vacant building formerly occupied by Zody’s department store on Ming Avenue near Stine and Akers later this year. Click here to read story.
What do you think about finally having a permanent tenant for the building, which also housed Builders...
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Does the honeymoon stop after the wedding?
According to a recent poll, unmarried men are four times more likely to purchase jewelry for their girlfriends then married men are to do the same for their wives.The same poll says four out of five married men claim to be "lost" when shopping...
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Bath and Body Works is having a sale on their Signature collection and their body butters! $5 a piece, which is a pretty good deal! We are looking at lotions, body cream, body butter, body splash, bubble bath & more! Sales ends January 22nd! Go to bathandbodyworks.com or in store! Hurry while...
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Looking for some new decor for your home? Here are the places you can get up to 75% off!
Decorate with some of your Disney Favorites! Check out the Home Sweet Sale for up to 75% off! Go to http://www.disney.com and get free shipping with $80 or more purchase. Use shipping code: Ship80...
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Check out Godiva's Chocolate-Covered Sale!
The sale continues at Godiva.com, now with even more sweet chocolate treats at special prices. Save up to 50%* on select items through January 19th, or while supplies last. Here are our featured sale items. Treat your loved ones, or yourself,to an...
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What do you think of gift cards? If you're like me, you got a few in your Christmas stocking this year. Are they a great gift that allows you to go out and buy what you really want or a thoughtless cop-out, a sign the gift giver didn't spend much time looking for gifts for you?
I...
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If you didn't see my last post about this, Copeland's is closing. They are now at 50 to 70% off. Not sure what is left but it is a great discount if everyone hasn't already bought everything.
No worries about where to go once it closes..........Sport Chalet will be moving into the old Ralphs...
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A recent blog about California's minimum wage increase predictably expanded into a discussion about everything from Vietnam, feminism and illegal immigration to Monica Lewinsky. It also led to debates over the benefits and drawbacks of capitalism.
So why not debate (hopefully in a civil...
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California’s minimum wage will increase from the current $6.75 an hour to $7.50 an hour on Jan. 1 and to $8 an hour on Jan. 1, 2008.
Worker's rights groups say the increase is needed given the state's high cost of living and will help out working families. Pro-business groups warn the...
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I was at Valley Plaza today talking to day after Christmas shoppers. Do you like shopping on the day after Christmas? Do you shop that day for the sales, to return an unwanted clip on tie or to get a jump start on next year's holiday shopping? Or do you do whatever possible to...
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I do not get caught up in the "spirit of the season" much anymore. I am annoyed by the crowds of shoppers who are more interested in getting their kids: A. The Best Deal on a gift, or B. The Best Gift On The Block. It pisses me off when I end up needing to run to a store to get some...
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I read an article today on the "orgy of commercialism" surrounding Christmas and how Harriet Beecher Stowe had written a simialr pice 150 years ago. The fact that this madness we call the Christmas Season has been going on for, according to the article, 250 years, is not news to me....
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I had this great idea.........and yes, I am truly a procrastinator. I am pretty sure I saw somewhere doing personalized ornaments! Does anyone know where?
Kari
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What's the worst gift you've ever given or received? Socks from grandma? Breath mints from a co-worker as a not-so-subtle tip? Did you give your wife a vacuum cleaner for your anniversary?
As a kid, I gave my aunt and uncle a tiny ugly ceramic squirrel for Christmas one...
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I was in KB Toy Stores the other day and everything was up to 30% off. They are closing their doors and will need to be out by the end of January. Keep an eye on this.....hit the store at the right time before they close and you will get some killer deals!
__Kari
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A recent study commissioned by the Kern Economic Development Corp. and compiled by local appraiser Gary Crabtree appears to give us the best picture to date of local homebuyers. The report included more than 1,000 new construction and existing home sales between January and June, comprising about...
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I know that some lucky people got TMX Elmos at Walmart the day after Thanksgiving. How do I know? I was there and happened to hear it but the line was enormous! So I knew I had no chance! Did a child in your life want one? Did you get your hands on one? Where did you find it? Below is some...
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What do you think of re-gifting, or giving a second-hand gift? Have you ever done it? Have you received one? If so, what was your reaction?
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This is what I found on Amazon.com for sales right now!
Books: Up to 45% off bestsellers
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Music: Hot 100 as low as $9.99
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DVD: Top hits as low as $14.99
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Save up to 30% on thousands of toys
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Save up to 20% on our Top Toy Picks of 2006
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Great prices on the hottest...
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Gymboree is giving an extra 20% off sale items right now. They are also doing Gymbucks so for every $50 you spend you get $25 off but it will apply to your next purchase! Yopu can earn as many Gymbucks as you can. The savings can get really good with those. Gymboree is pricey on some stuff but...
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Shop online at JCP.com or shop in the JcPenney catalog, 800-222-6161 and get the associate discount! The associate discount is 20% on most sales, clearance items and some regular priced items! A 10% discount applies to small appliances, personal care, floor care, strollers and car seats. A...
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A gigantic $90 million, 57-acre shopping mall is planned for the southwest corner of Gosford Road and Panama Lane in the southwest. It would likely not be finished until 2009. Combined with the Gosford Village development, which includes a Kohl's and Sam's Club, it could create a big...
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It was still dark and some shoppers huddled near heat lamps in the Valley Plaza parking lot at midnight with a live band rocking away on the stage behind them. Just before 1 a.m. Friday the doors swung open ushering in a large crowd of hard-core shoppers and teenagers just looking for something...
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Just wondering how many folks will be doing holiday shopping online this year?
I don't just shop for the holidays online, but a great deal of other times as well. I've bought clothes, shoes, electronics (lots of those!), housewares, toys, software, sporting goods, musical instruments,...
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I found this site that gives you good suggestions based on whether the person you are looking for a gift for is anywhere from a movie buff to someone who is always cold. This site picks gifts from around the web and compiles them here to find the perfect gifts for anyone in your life. Everyone...
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I spent some time talking to people in the middle of the night last night and this morning waiting in line to get their hands on the coveted PlayStation 3. If you weren't in line or about two days chances are you didn't have much of a chance of getting one.
Many I talked to planned to sell...
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Looking for something for someone that has everything, is sentimental or loves bears?
Go to http://www.bearsinchairs.co... and design your gift for a special person in your life. It is a neat website, check it out. There is something for everyone there.
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Seeing people camped out in tents outside Circuit City waiting to buy a PlayStation 3 on my way to work today reminded me of the time I stayed up all night outside a store to get a PlayStation 2 a few years back. Here's an old blog I wrote last year thinking back on that night when the Xbox...
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The New York Times wrote an article today about a new search engine, Like.com, that takes pictures of celebrities and lets you shop for the items they are wearing in the picture.
The Times article says: "Ssers may browse through selected items in the wardrobes of about a dozen...
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Today, I drove to the Horizon Outlets in Tulare. Every store is having a sale. Some of the stores having sales include:
Ralph Lauren has quite a few clearance racks with prices starting at $4.99. (I got a $4.99 deal - a scarf.)
Izod - Everything was on sale anywhere from 30%...
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If you're a big-time shopper -- either because you're a fashionista or just on the prowl for the deal of a lifetime -- you'll want to check out our new Beyond the Bag shopping blog.
It's a group blog, meaning it's written by a diverse group of local people -- men and women -- who love the...
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What are your favorite old school guilty pleasures? Have you held onto an old Atari video game system? Do you search through vinyl record collections at garage sales? Do you miss the lava lamp you had in your dorm room (I do)? Do you still pull out your hair trying to...
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Yesterday, my hubby and I went shopping. I really love that about him. He'll shop till I drop. He can always find something that interests him while I'm looking for something specific. And he takes an interest in what I'm trying to find. Our quest took us out of the...
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A recent survey indicates Americans are spending more time searching the internet for products and comparison shopping for prices before going into stores.
Do you check out the internet before you go shopping? Do you buy products online or shop in stores? Do you feel secure using...
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Macy's is having a Holiday Home Sale! Save 10-50% off on stuff for your home and electronics! Also, some items have some additional values attached to it. So get an even better deal! You can shop the sale online or in store!
Also, if you have bought stuff at Macy's, if you write a review on...
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This is the new shopping blog for Bakersfield.com. We will have people blogging about sales, great deals, shopping events, new stores coming to town, holiday shopping, gift ideas and much more. Be sure to come back and check out our shopping blog! You are sure to find some great deals! Be sure to...
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Last week county supervisors passed an ordinance requiring A, B or C grades be posted in the windows of local restaurants after inspections by the county's environmental health department. The new letter grades will start appearing in restaurants in January. Some other California...
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Depending on who you ask, downtown Bakersfield is either blighted and neglected or on its way to becoming a vibrant arts and entertainment district.
What do you think?
Are the recent renovations and openings of the Nile Theater as a bar and nightclub and Capistrano’s as a bar and...
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What will be the hot toys this holiday season? The T.M.X. Elmo (who has laughing fits and slaps his knee) has already sold out at many stores. Other hot toys this season are expected to include Barbie and her 12 dancing princesses (could you have any more princesses?), Bratz dolls...
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China Bistro opened its second location in Bakersfield on Coffee Road near the new WinCo Foods grocery store about two weeks ago and there are plans for a third location in the northeast. The Marketplace location has been perennially honored as a favorite local Chinese restaurant in...
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For the second year in a row Valley Plaza will open early the day after Thanksgiving this year (Nov. 24). After opening at 2 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving last year, the mall plans to open at 1 a.m. this year. Some even camped outside overnight in the parking lot waiting for the...
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A common thread in many posts on my blogs are strong opinions about the city of Bakersfield. Like it or not, the city had developed a not-so-positive image in the minds of many Californians and even some of its own residents. It has been called the armpit of California and other...
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P.F. Chang's China Bistro opened today in the Shops at River Walk on Stockdale Highway. There has been plenty of interest around town in P.F. Chang's bringing its unique blend of Chinese cuisine and casual dining atmosphere to town. For those of you who have been to a P.F. Chang's...
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Barber Honda will temporarily sell cars out of the former Robinsons-May store at Valley Plaza mall over the holidays — which is believed to be one of the first such arrangements in U.S. Shopping mall history. Barber Honda will occupy the vacant space from October through...
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My wife insisted we rush out after work last night to pick up the newly released T.M.X. Elmo, the new version of Tickle Me Elmo, before it sold out. After opening the packaging, which instructed us not to peak in Elmo's voice, my almost 2 year old daughter set out jumping up and down in...
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The Shops at River Walk is already home to California Pizza Kitchen and Elephant Bar with P.F. Chang's China Bistro and BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse under construction and slated to open soon. The Castle & Cooke development is located next to the Park at River Walk and the Kern River...
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I am writing a story about how shoppers' experiences shape their future habits. A study earlier this year found that one third of shoppers who were upset about a problem at a store will tell an average of four people about their experience. It also said half of those questioned...
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