stores

Hallmark stores around the country have been closing, and the Treasure Valley is no exception, with one store closing over the weekend and others planned. Do we blame the internet?

Did you know our favorite store might be putting the higher priced items at eye level so we'll lock a gaze with it and buy it?  The cheaper stuff is usually a step or two above or below. What else do stores do to get us to buy, that we might not notice?

So much has been made of the time that the stores open for Black Friday Shoppers - like 5 and 6pm on Thanksgiving Day - but what about the closing times?  How long do we have to shop today?

No shopping on Thanksgiving Day at the stores on this list. They'll be closed Thanksgiving Day, and will open their doors later in the shopping weekend.

Happy Labor Day!  It's an awesome day to wind down a totally relaxing 3-day weekend away from work. Unless your job involves hospitals, gas stations, retail stores, babysitting, and dozens of other jobs.  Then you're like, "what day off?"

It always happens this time of year.  The weather outside gets hotter, and the temperature inside stores and office buildings gets freezing cold.  But did you hear one big box store is going to raise the thermostat one degree?  Woohoo!  Said women.

Ace Hardware, Neiman Marcus, Bed Bath & Beyond, Pier 1, and Nordstrom are awesome!

Some stores are opening up at 5 or 6pm on Thanksgiving Day to help you burn some calories after all the turkey and cranberries.  But others have said no, and won't open up until Black Friday.  Check out the growing list of stores that WON'T open on Thanksgiving Day.

As you're meandering through the clothing store, do you notice if the mannequin is making eye contact with you?  I do!  Just try to escape that gaze.  It's impossible.