The Internet Has Killed the Great American Mall
Malls are dying and it's mostly because we consumers like buying things on the Internet instead of, you know, walking and talking to real live sales people.
Customer Trying on Victoria's Bikini Found Blood-Smeared Crotch
Shopping for a bikini is traumatic enough without worrying about accidentally coming in contact with some stranger's dried menstrual blood. But for one unlucky Victoria's Secret shopper in San Diego, that's exactly what happened this weekend.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Target's Plus Size Section, Explained
Target hasn't had the very best 12 months, customer relations-wise. Back in November, a massive data breach left millions of customers vulnerable to the ass-ache of credit card theft. And in recent weeks, stirrings online suggest that across the country, the store's plus size departments are quietly disappearing. When…
Free People Is Ditching Models and Replacing Them With Real People
Free People is resorting to something innovative in the way it markets $96 tank tops that look like sun-stained handkerchiefs: scrapping models entirely. For a two-week span starting tomorrow, all of the images used to sell certain clothing items will be user-submitted photos of shoppers modeling the items they…
Utah Mother Buys Up All Of PacSun's 'Offensive' Sexy T-shirts
A mother in Utah was so offended by "indecent" t-shirts sold at a local PacSun, she did what any sane, rational person would do—she spent almost $600 to buy all of them up so they wouldn't be able to corrupt the young, impressionable, God-fearing Christian youths who shop on the regular at PacSun.
Don't Buy Jewelry on Amazon
Because Valentine's Day is this weekend, Amazon is heavily promoting jewelry bargains. Makes sense! But are these discounts really a deal? Not exactly.
Rejoice: 'Dressing Your Age' Is Dead
A few months ago, I had a couple of hours to kill after work and found myself wandering over to the TopShop a few blocks from work and, as I sometimes tend to do, wasting time by trying on clothing weirder than anything I currently own. It's fun in a movie montage-type way, finding out whether I can pull off a boxy…
Nervous Shoppers Ditching Cards for Cash at Target and Other Stores
Guys, I desperately need to hit Target for a shopping run and I am seriously considering paying for everything like Wu-Tang — cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M. And I’m not the only one. After the holiday hacks of big retailers last year, some consumers are ditching their debit and credit cards in favor of…
Which Clothing Item or Accessory Do You Keep Buying Over and Over?
I just got a new pair of sunglasses. This is in no way noteworthy except that I already have around twenty-six pairs of sunglasses. But don't you have that one thing you just keep buying over and over again? Wardrobe overstock?
Soon You Will Be Able To Pay for Marc Jacobs Perfume With Tweets
That's right: At a new pop-up shop, you will "pay" for Marc Jacobs fragrances with tweets.
Shopping Makes You Happy. It's Science.
Look, we all know that there are some inherent evils in materialism and consumerism. And when it comes to women, corporations, advertisers, marketers, ladymags and small businesses twist themselves into pretzels trying to get us to spend money we don't "need" to spend. But let's face it: Shopping feels good. It's…
Mannequins Are Finally Starting to Look Like Real Women
Very few actual human bodies are built like mannequins. Hell, actual human clothes don't even fit mannequins, hence the plentiful binding clips that pull and tease clothing they're supposed to model into the proper configuration. But that may be changing.
This Season's Garnet Hill Catalog Cover Model Is A Vagina
High-quality natural fabric-slinger Garnet Hill is hardly the place a catalog enthusiast would expect to find a faceful of vagina. And yet, it's hard to look at the latest edition of the catalog without feeling like a giggling sixth grader at the Santa Fe Georgia O'Keeffe museum.
Neiman Marcus Is The Latest Store To Have Credit Card Data Hacked
In case you thought us lowly poors who shop at Target were the only ones who needed to worry about this whole credit card hacking thing—think again! Neiman Marcus—the Charlize Theron of upscale retailers—just admitted they are the latest store to have customer's credit card info fall victim to hackers.
Happy 2014! As Sociological Images reminds us, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which enabled women to have credit cards in their own name. Not only was the act a step towards financial independence — it spawned the exciting stock photo genre "Delighted Lady Holding Credit Card."
Target Thinks "Plus-Size" Means Being Pregnant, Apparently
Wondering why you always have such a hard time finding good plus-size options at retailer Target? Maybe it's because you're not pregnant!
The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year
A bit of planning can save you a ton of money when it comes to buying throughout the year. Here's your comprehensive, always up-to-date guide on the best times to buy everything this year.
Relentless Holiday Consumerism Slowly Turns People into Mannequins
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 28: A man shouts through a mega phone to entice people into a store on Regent Street on December 28, 2013 in London, England. Shoppers across the country are re-emerging to take advantage of the post Christmas sales which had been hit by the recent bad weather, with many shoppers turning to…
Day-After-Christmas Sales Are Going To Be Freaking Huge This Year
Uh-oh. Shit's about to get real with day-after-Christmas sales. Mallwalkers! Gird your loins!
Chase Solves Data Breach by Setting Grinch Limits on Debit Purchases
There are a lot of different ways banks might deal with the recent Target database caper, but none of them are quite as Grinch-like as ravenous bank monster JPMorgan Chase's decision to cap debit card cash withdrawal limits at $100 a day and card purchases at $300 a day.