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Do you fancy yourself the master of holiday shopping? Take this quiz to find out if you’re a bargain hunter or spendy spender.If you like to skip crowds and shop in your jammies, then you're probably well acquainted with Cyber Monday.
Groupon originated the daily deal concept in 2008 and it has caught on like wildfire.
Black Friday is the day most retailers move from the red into the black, showing a profit on their books for the first time that year.
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Even though they typically budget $100 less, the average amount spent on holiday gifts for the average U.S. household is $810.
If you use plastic to purchase gifts, you spend an average of $180 more than your cash only peers.
Though you probably have the slinky jingle in your head, it was actually Mr. Potato Head that was the subject of the first ad campaign for a toy in 1952.
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The iPad had a whopping 95 percent of the market share in 2009.
Far fewer than half of U.S. shoppers actually get a head start on their holiday shopping.
In 2009, Black Friday was the busiest shopping day of the year, but typically, it's the last Saturday before Christmas.
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Federal laws do not apply to gift card expiration dates, but individual states have laws that govern this policy.
Hanukkah is observed for eight days and nights, beginning anywhere from late November to late December
66 percent of Black Friday shoppers brave the crowds to get those good deals for themselves.
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More than 10 percent of gift cards sit unused in people's wallets each year, contributing free money to the company's bottom line.
Though St. Nicholas has been largely Westernized, the original St Nicholas of Myra was a bishop from Asia Minor.
Christmas and Valentine's Day actually generate the most perfume sales during a calendar year.
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Gelt is the Yiddish word for money, as well as the chocolate gold coins that are often the prize for the winner of a game of dreidl.
Though electronics are a close second, most Black Friday shoppers take advantage of the great deal on clothes.
While Black Friday is thought of as the biggest shopping day of the year, it usually generates more traffic than sales.
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While Christmas and Kwanzaa fall on December 25th and 26th respectively, Hanukkah's dates are less fixed, but it usually starts before Christmas.