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It's a make-it or break it time for retailers. The holiday selling season is always a critical time for retailers, but this year this may be even more true. With several retailers already falling victim to a drop in consumer spending, and filing for bankruptcy, retailers will be navigating through some tricky waters. Consumers are strapped for cash due to high energy and food prices, and unemployment is rising. The recent credit crunch has made it more challenging for retailers and consumers to borrow.

This blog will look at the winners and losers in the retail space. Who has the right strategy to capture consumer dollars? It also will look for trends in consumer spending and how that will impact the economy.
 
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Stupid or Cool? Check Out These 12 Weird Gift Ideas

From that TP dispenser with the old guy holding his nose to Jesus action figures, there’s a lot of really weird stuff out there and it’s a fine line between stupid and cool.

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And, you know what they say, one man's trash is another man's ... cool.

We traveled around the Web, stopping everywhere from ThinkGeek.com to Stupid.com and even AmericanMustacheInstitute.org (it's a long story) in pursuit of some of the strangest holiday gifts.

It was a dirty job (we won't even tell you about some of the submissions we received) but someone had to do it.

We came up with 12 of the oddest gift ideas for the holidays—Everything from a jellyfish mood lamp to a fridge for your car and a pole-dancer alarm clock.

But as we said, it's a fine line.

So, you decide: Stupid or cool?

Click through these 12 gift ideas and vote.


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