How Consumers Are Manipulated and How to Be Protected
Consumers are easily manipulated because: they are bad at math; they shop with their heart rather than their head. This means you might be wasting your money (that is not so easy to earn) because you...
View ArticleCreative, Funny and Unforgettable Shopping Bags
What can be less ordinary than a shopping bag you take with you when going to the mall? You know me, I love when ordinary things are turned into something creative and innovative – and shopping bags...
View ArticleTacky Holiday Decorations – What Were People Thinking?
Credit: BigStockPhoto.com We’re at that time of year where many homes are already decorated for the holidays. One of my favorite December activities is driving around, looking at all of the holiday...
View ArticleTop 10 Web 2.0-ish T-shirts
We spend plenty of time online chatting with our virtual friends on Myspace or Facebook, tweeting, digging, etc. In fact, we spend so much time online that it is sometimes hard to believe there’s an...
View ArticleDanger! Women Shopping – Public Signs That Reflect This Stereotype
It is a widely-spread (maybe even universal) stereotype: women love shopping, men hate shopping. This stereotype has even been tested and proved by Stanford researcher S. Christian Wheeler who found...
View Article10 (Almost) Blank but Really Impressive Billboards (Minimal Design in Shopping)
Minimal design is about omitting all extra (non-essential) elements that don’t really contribute to the essence of the overall composition in order to emphasize what is important. It is believed to be...
View ArticleWhy Hasn’t the BP Oil Spill Led to Widespread Gas Boycotts?
Credit: BigStockPhoto.com I don’t know if I’m quite ready to say the BP oil spill drama is “winding down,” but I definitely don’t hear as much about that man-made disaster as I’d expect to — and I mean...
View ArticleTen Awesome Tetris Inspired Products
I was looking through my cell phone games the other day for the first time while in the dentist’s waiting room. Nothing really interested me much until I came upon a welcome sight. My mobile had...
View Article10 Super Cool Mario Bros. Inspired Products For Your Home
I think back to my childhood and one thing has always stood out: sitting with my cousin and friends on rainy days in front of a Nintendo game system – at the time, the coolest bit of technology ever...
View ArticleFour Great Infographics on How Social Media Has Changed Shopping
The internet categorically and unequivocally changed the way we shop forever, but there’s a new player in town when it comes to shopping styles for the 21st Century: social media. While once upon a...
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