Ha. Say that headline five times fast.

So next week, poole shop, located at 6815 Phillips Place, will play host to a new pop-up shop, featuring eco-friendly luxury boutique Organica Deluxe. The Charlotte-based business offers products along the lines of home decor, accessories, aby items, Veriflora flowers and organic food and wine. Prices range from $10-$650.

The pop-up show will give Organica Deluxe co-founders Jane Hunter and Wendy James the opportunity to showcase their products in person along with the convenience of in-store pickup for those who order online.

Bonus: On opening day, Nov. 12, you can take 30 percent off select products, as well as enjoy tasty samples, door prizes, gift and clothing consultations and more.

Just check it out, will ya? The holiday shopping season is right around the corner, not to mention the pop-up shop will only be around until Dec. 24. Click here for more information, and happy shopping!

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Fresh Boutique is continuing their Progressive Sale through Saturday.  Buy one item, get 10 percent off. Buy two items, get 20 percent off. Buy three items or more, get 30 percent off.

813 Providence Road
704-343-9071

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Ahh, the holidays are around the corner. Don’t you just love the season for work parties, charity events and the like?

Well, recessionista alert: Instead of buying a bunch of different dresses to wear to the various parties you’ve got to attend during the holidays, perhaps you should consider RENTING your dress.

Hmm.

Rent The Runway is a New York based company that allows you to choose from a list of designer dresses to rent. They even throw in a backup size, and voila! You’re all set with a fresh look for another holiday party with the same old folks.

According to Springwise.com, rental costs are around 10 percent of a garment’s retail price, and range from $50 to $200. Customers can rent for four or eight days, after which they return the dress in the USPS return envelope that RTR provides. The extra size—which RTR provides at no extra cost—must be returned unworn.

During these economic times, this is a great way to freshen up your look for those fancy holiday parties you’ve got to make an appearance at, without having to come out of pocket for a dress that you’ll probably only wear once or twice.

The only problem I see? When I tried to sign up on their Web site, I got this message:

Hmmm….

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4400 Sharon Road, #P19
704-366-7873
www.shoppuredenim.com

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First it was just a plain Snuggie. Then, Snuggie came out with a version for your dog. Now, Snuggie is partnering with Weezer as the band releases its latest album Raditude. It’s getting out of control, isn’t it?

For $30, you can get the new album and a standard Weezer Snuggie.

Or for $50, you can upgrade to the Safari Weezer Snuggie (with the album, of course).

And if that isn’t enough, check out the new infomercial, featuring members of Weezer as they “celebrate the art of cuddling.”

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According to an article on MSNBC.com, retailers are taking a “business as usual” approach to the upcoming holiday shopping season. People, wise up. Money is tight, jobs have been lost, and it’s definitely not going to be “business as usual” unless you plan accordingly. And when I say plan accordingly, I don’t mean put everything on sale so you don’t make any profit. By all means, do what you have to do to make your money, but be ingenious about how you’re going to get people in the door and offer products that are “must-have.”

At a time when even people who do have money are hesitant to spend it, many retailers and product manufacturers also have been unable or unwilling to risk developing a new and exciting product that could become a big breakthrough — or a huge flop.

Instead many stores seem to be focusing on safe bets and traditional gifts like scarves or board games, Cohen said. That raises the concern that there will be another season with few if any “must-have” items that leave consumers clamoring at store windows and pushing frantically through the aisles.

“They’ve basically bored customers to death,” Cohen said. “Going into this holiday season, what does the consumer have to have? Nothing.”

If struggling retailers — and the companies that make their merchandise — can’t find a way to appeal to consumers, that could have a ripple effect on the U.S. economy, which is heavily reliant on consumer spending and also is struggling to regain its footing.

Read the full article here.

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Here’s a sample sale you won’t want to miss out on. 70 percent … yes, 70 percent off retail price of Dolce & Gabbana and D&G designer, courtesy of Exude Fashion.

Exude Fashion
4722-G Sharon Road
704-643-9983
www.exudefashion.com

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1721 Kenilworth Ave.
704.334.2037

8040 Providence Rd., Suite 600
704.541.1431

9844-A Rea Road
704.405.9780

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Head out to Cottage Chic, a Dilworth boutique, for their 6th birthday celebration. They’ll be offering 60 percent off select furniture (painted wood furniture, slip-covered upholstery, vintage, etc.) all week long. There will also be a raffle drawing on Saturday, Nov. 7: One person will win a pair of BedHead Pajamas, and one person will win a $250 gift certificate. Entries can be made all week long.

1232 East Blvd.
704-375-1888

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A pair of blue jeans is as iconic as a piece of apple pie. Here’s an interesting feature on the U.S.’s no. 1 producer of denim, Mount Vernon Mills in Georgia.

Most U.S. mills shut down years ago, unable to compete with cheap overseas labor. And in another sign of the global economy, the fabric woven here is rarely sent to American plants to be turned into jeans. Instead, the fabric is shipped mostly to factories in Mexico. The jeans then carry labels that read “Made in Mexico of U.S. fabric.”

Blame NAFTA. Blame outsourcing. Blame corporate greed for the selling out of America’s manufacturing soul.

And a cool tidbit from the story: “A $12 pair of jeans often comes from the same roll of denim as a $150 designer pair.”

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