Tuesday, November 15, 2011
As the holidays approach and consumers get new electronic equipment, there are several options to recycle the old stuff.
- HOLIDAY GUIDE 2011
- Ron Snyder
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Kwame Payne is eagerly preparing the Best Buy store in Golden Ring for the holiday shopping season. The big box electronics store will be full of the latest TVs, computers, smart phones and other electronics when customers pour in when its doors open at midnight after Thanksgiving for “Black Friday.” But, go in the back of the store, and you could find VCRs, tape decks, bulky TVs and dot matrix printers. All of those older electronic items have been dropped off as part of the store’s “e-waste” recycling program. Nationwide, Best Buy recycled—free of charge—more than 75 million pounds of e-waste in 2010. Since it pledged in 2009 to recycle 1 billion pounds of e-waste by 2014, Best Buy has recycled 300 million pounds. “As people get new TVs…
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Baseball tickets, electronics and crabs are just a few ways to show Dad you love him.
Father's Day can be the forgotten holiday. We go all out for Mother's Day with flowers and candy and expensive dinners and jewelry, but our fathers make due with ugly ties and grilling at their own cookouts. Buck the trend and get that special dad in your life a rockin' manly gift. Here are five ideas to show your dad that you care: 1. Salty Dog’s Crab House - 4011 North Point Blvd, Dundalk, 410- 388-0515 Info: Instead of making your dad man the grill at his Father’s Day picnic, call Salty Dog’s and reserve a bushel of some of the heaviest local crabs available. While there, pick up all the fixings for your summer party: homemade coleslaw, potato and macaroni salad, shrimp, tuna and chicken salad. But don’t forget the roll of brown butcher…
Friday, November 26, 2010
Up to 138 million people are expected to shop during the first weekend of holiday season.
Trish Davis is a woman on a mission. While many people spend Thanksgiving night relaxing, Davis spends it strategizing for Black Friday. The White Marsh resident develops a list, goes through the sales ads and checks online for the best deals. That approach mostly worked for Davis today as she trekked to stores throughout eastern Baltimore County with her mother, Carol Brown. Davis bought baby dolls, slippers and pajamas at Target in White Marsh before heading off to the Kohl's at Martin's Plaza in Middle River. "Black Friday means the holiday season is here," Davis said. "It's a rush to be out there and seeing all of the Christmas decorations and looking for those quality deals while sending time with friends and family." Davis is not …
Tom I.
10:31 am on Friday, June 17, 2011
I'm doing #2!! more ›