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    • Shopper & Investor Deals  25 Nov 2009

        A look at what's likely to happen at the registers once the doors open on Friday, with Richard Hastings, Global Hunters Securities; Richard Jaffe, Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and CNBC's Jane Wells.

    • Black Friday: Bargain or Bust?  25 Nov 2009

        Whether the deals are better than what shoppers will usually see or if it is just another marketing tactic, with Hitha Prabhakar, Style File Group; Brad Wilson, BlackFriday2009.com and CNBC's Jane Wells.

    • Holiday Central  25 Nov 2009

        A discussion of the many ways retailers are preparing for Black Friday, live from K-Mart in Burbank, CA, with CNBC's Jane Wells.

    • Retailers Getting Ready for Black Friday  25 Nov 2009

        Retailers are getting ready for Black Friday, and CNBC's Jane Wells has the play by play. Stacy Janiak, of Deloitte, shares her insight.

    • Amazon vs. Wal-Mart  24 Nov 2009

        What began as a price war between Wal-Mart and Amazon over a handful of books has nos spread to a wide assortment of consumer goods. Lee Eisenberg, a noted retail expert and consumer behaviorist, and CNBC's Jane Wells discuss.

    • Prices to Be Thankful For  24 Nov 2009

        A decrease in food prices is something to be thankful for this holiday, reports CNBC's Jane Wells.

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Thursday, 19 Jul 2007
Wal-Mart Testing Toys of Biblical Proportions

Wal-Mart [WMT  Loading...      ()   ]
is test marketing religious action toys, hoping there's a Goliath-like appetite out there for something other than Bratz dolls or Dragon Ball Z. The toys are being made by One2believe in California, and they'll be rolled out in August at 425 Wal-Mart stores. The test stores are not just in the Bible Belt, but in places like California. The action figures include a 3" tall figure of Daniel in the lion's den, and a foot-tall talking Jesus. What would Jesus do? Ask him! He talks!

I already found the One2believe dolls for sale on Amazon.com--turns out Jesus is buff. Hey, He was a carpenter! Warning, the review said Jesus comes with
Talking Jesus Action Figure
Talking Jesus Action Figure

"removable clothes."

Here's another Jesus action figure you can buy at a special price if you buy the Einstein doll, too (ok, who wants a talking Einstein doll, honestly)

By the way, here's one of my favorite clips from Fox's "The Simpsons" about the difference between Protestant heaven and Catholic heaven. As a lifelong Lutheran, it's got me thinking...

SIX SIGMA CORPORATE SPEAK RUN
Good news! The CNBC van pool is now free! But that's not exactly how we were notified. Instead we received a memo saying: "We are now able to fully subsidize the van service effective August 1st without imputed income implications."

I googled "imputed income implications" and only got three results. You have to work hard to come up with a phrase so uniquely corporate.

I'M OUT OF THE OFFICE, TOO! SO CLICK ON THIS BLOG!
I can't believe it! My colleague, John Harwood had an "out of office reply" headline on his blog from July 6th until yesterday, AND PEOPLE KEPT CLICKING ON IT! There were days when he got more traffic than I did. (Probably due to how pathetic I am). People, that "out of office" thingy was not a ploy, some cute headline about Congress doing nothing this summer...it meant he was OUT...OF...THE...OFFICE. On second thought, maybe I'll try that headline next time I'm out and see if I get more hits that way!!

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