Archive for December, 2006

TODD PARK: Welcome to National Gift Adjustment Day

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Welcome to National Gift Adjustment Day. For some folks December 26 is merely the day after Christmas but for many it’s the day they return or exchange that gift that just wasn’t exactly what they wanted. Or it’s the day when they regift see more

Movie Gift card purchase means serious travel to theater

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

That is what happened to one Morton woman after shopping at Wal-Mart. A spokes person from AMC theaters told us they sell the cards to 50,000 retailers and it is up to the stores where to place the cards.      HOI News asked Wal-Mart the same more

GARDEN CALENDAR

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Weyerhaeuser corporate campus, 2525 S. 336th St., Federal Way. 253-838-4646 (from Seattle), 253-927-6960 (from Tacoma), 253-661-9377 (gift shop); rhodygarden.org . ONGOING Bloedel Reserve: Reservations are required to tour the 150-acre reserve, 10 a.m link

CONSUMER NEWS

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Many stores are on the lookout for unlikely criminals. People taking advantage of store return policies to make a quick buck. Retailers say between 5 percent and 10 percent of gift cards purchased will never be used. But now a little swapping will see more

2006 Holiday Bazaars

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Northwest artisans, holiday-decorated rooms, 20,000 gift ideas. Percentage of proceeds benefit Providence Child Center for Medically Fragile Children. Continues Nov. 4-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 8-12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 3 DAMASCUS ASSEMBLY OF GOD: 10 a.m.-5 see more