Shopping & Services

Gift giving, for men, means avoiding rejection

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 13th, 10:00 am

(HealthDay News) -- Men looking for Valentine's Day gifts are most concerned with finding something that is least likely to be rejected, and that often means jewelry, according to a shopping behavior expert.

"Women like jewelry -- or at least men think they do -- and men want reassurance that their taste in jewelry is not poorly judged," Nelson Barber, an associate professor of hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire, said in a university news release.

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Bob Jones student received Pro-Air scholarship

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Monday, January 31st, 2011, 1:41pm

Pro-Air Services, Inc. has awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Morgan Gilley a senior at Bob Jones High School. The Pro-Earth Scholarship is an annual program that Pro-Air Services, Inc. offers to students of the Tennessee Valley. Students must meet academic requirements and write an essay that best defines a Pro-Earth person. Ms. Gilley’s essay best defined a Pro-Earth person. She stood out amongst the 24 applicants both in essay quality and academic achievement.

Ms. Gilley joins past winners Mr. Bradley Addison of Florence High and Ms. Ella Davis of Decatur High.

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Impact Alabama's annual free tax preparation service

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, January 14th, 2:30 pm

Impact Alabama Founder and President Stephen Black and United Way of Madison County President and CPO Steve Kirkpatrick will hold a joint press conference on Monday, January 17th announcing that Impact Alabama's annual free tax preparation services for working families will be available at the United Way of Madison County.

Beginning on January 17th, the non-profit's SaveFirst initiative will provide free income tax preparation services to working families making less than $50,000 per year with kids in the home or $20,000 per year without kids in the home.

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Americans Agree A Credit Card Can Be A Dangerous Thing

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Friday, December 24th, 2010, 11:59am

Americans Agree A Credit Card Can Be A Dangerous Thing

From Rasmussen

Americans overwhelmingly agree that credit cards entice people into spending money they don't have, but most adults tend to think others need to cut back on their credit card usage more than they do personally.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 83% of Adults believe credit cards tempt people to buy things they cannot afford.

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Shoppers head to stores in droves for day-after sales, returns

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Friday, December 24th, 2010, 11:49am

Shoppers head to stores in droves for day-after sales, returns

By Kimberly Schupp - email

NEW YORK (RNN) - 'Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the mall, all the shoppers were shopping, not wanting to stall ...

While many people may look at the day after Christmas as a chance to recover from a busy holiday season, others jump to return those unwanted gifts and cash in on their gift cards.

Last year, shoppers spent $7.9 billion the day after Christmas, making it the No. 2 performing day of the season, according to ShopperTrak.

This year, 43 percent of people surveyed by American Express Spending & Saving Tracker said they planned to make a purchase on Dec. 26.

[Click here to read the American Express Spending & Saver Tracker]

Experts warn that returning all those gifts should be handled with care.

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Creating presents for parents

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Friday, December 24th, 2010, 11:32am

If your children haven't gotten mom or dad a present and you don't want to brave the crowds on Christmas Eve, have them create a coupon book! This project is good for kids of all ages, even the older ones.

Here are a few links for some coupon book templates and ideas:

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/mcoupons.html
http://fatherhood.about.com/b/2010/12/17/make-a-coupon-book-for-christmas.htm

You can also make your own coupon books for mom or dad. Make sure that when someone redeems their coupon to not complain!

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Grand opening of Kroger

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 9th, 12:26 pm

The new Kroger at the intersection of Highway 72 and Jeff Road is now open for business.

Crews worked throughout the night to put the finishing touches on the store. The new store is bringing 200 new jobs.

Kroger will make a donation to the Madison County Schools. The company will also donate a tractor trailer load of supplies for Madison county teachers.

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