Amazon UK Black Friday Deals Week

Traditionally a US Shopping season, Black Friday will be crossing the pond to the UK courtesy of Amazon who earlier in the month announced that they would be extending their Black Friday Deals to the UK market for the first time.

The sale begins tomorrow November 22nd and will have limited quantity, heavily discounted deals on a variety of products. Some of the deals include over 50% off Sony Blu-ray players and TVs, over 60% off Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox consoles,  and more than 60% off Flip Mino HD Camcorders. The deals will be in the form of “Lightning Deals”, which are essentially time and quantity based deals issued on a one per customer, first come first served basis.

“For many years, shoppers in the US have enjoyed massive savings on great products as a result of the ‘Black Friday’ phenomenon,” said Brian McBride, Managing Director, Amazon.co.uk Ltd.

Black Friday signals the start of the Christmas shopping period in the US and with an estimated $10bn spent in the US in 2009 there is going to be a big fight amongst retailers to secure their share of the market.

Another major online retailer in the US electronics market is Best Buy and as yet it is uncertain whether they will also extend their Black Friday Deals to their UK based operation BestBuy.co.uk but it is certainly worth while keeping an eye on them just in case.

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Bookmark this page at Amazon UK to keep up to date with the latest Black Friday Deals.

Best Buy Black Friday Ads Leaked: Facebook Warning

In among the swathes of Black Friday ad leaks some confirmed others not, it seems that Best Buy are playing a hedging game or are they. Earlier in the month it had been reported by several news websites that they will have certain deals available in their Black Friday sales. However they have issued a statement on their facebook page which effectively says the only way to confirm any leaked ad information will be when they release it.

Many will see this as just another Black Friday marketing ploy, which is probably what it is, only the good people in charge of Best Buy will ever likely know. Some of the deals that had been allegedly leaked are -

Games Systems

* The standard white and black Wii bundles will be $169.99 instead of $199.99.
* A 4gb Xbox 360 with Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones and Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga will be $199.99.
* A 160gb PS3 with LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition, ModNation Racers and Cars on Blu-ray will be $299.99.
* The red and green DSi bundles that include Mario Party DS will be $149.99 each.

PS3 and Xbox 360 games. $34.99 each

* EA Sports MMA
* FIFA Soccer 11
* Madden 11
* Medal of Honor
* NCAA Football 11
* NHL 11
* Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
* The Sims 3

The warnings on Facebook are obviously a measure, by Best Buy, to cover themselves and reduce any issues or complaints should their Black Friday Deals change when the day comes.

Until then their official statement as per their Facebook page seems to be -

“Please be advised, until our Black Friday ad is released on one of our official sites, we cannot guarantee the validity of any promotions listed on any other sites. That being said, generally we will feature promotions both online at BestBuy.com and in store. Until our ad is released however, we cannot comment on what will be available or when. “

Black Friday isn’t what it used to be, in more ways than one. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and often called the busiest day in retail shopping, was a term coined by retailers in the 1960s to refer to the day that they began going from the red to the black in terms of profit. Among department store workers, however, it is has been known as the frantic day that shoppers stampede the stores in search of the best bargains; and until recently, this has been true.

Black Friday has changed in part because of the recession. With the competition for shopping dollars growing fiercer every year, retailers have started building stocks and offering deals earlier in the season. Recently, Walmart has begun laying out Christmas decorations as early as the last week of August in order to get a jump start on the competition. Since stores now spread their holiday sales out over a longer period of time, shoppers no longer feel the need to be in line at a particular store when the doors open.

Other changes in shopping habits have also affected Black Friday. Getting the best buys has traditionally meant doing a lot of homework, including scouring newspapers and flyers for what each store has to offer. The explosion of online “point and click” shopping has changed all this, and made deal finding a less pressured and more leisurely activity.

Black Friday retains its appeal largely as a marketing strategy – a symbolic beginning of the holiday shopping season – and even online retailers like Amazon.com offer bargains Black Friday sales, just to stay in step with the big box stores.

Black Friday Deals Almost All Announced Early

The term Black Friday in reference to post Thanksgiving sales can be traced back to at least 1966. Today Black Friday deals aren’t much of a surprise like they used to be. With a little over a week until the big retail kick-off of the Christmas season, Black Friday ads have already been released or leaked for most major stores.

Electronics remain a big item common among most Black Friday deals. Walmart is offering discounts on DVD players, Blu-ray players, LCD HDTVs and mp3 players. Staples has a 20 inch LCD monitor for under $100, while Office Depot has a laptop with a 250GB hard drive for just under $400. Kmart has a plasma HDTV in the same price range.

Those with a penchant for sports and athletics can find deals at Dick’s Sporting Goods on shoes in the $30-40 range, socks under $10 and jackets for the entire family averaging around $100. In addition to t-shirts and shorts under $10, Old Navy is also giving away copies of a video game called Dance Central for Xbox and Kinect to all customers who make a purchase of at least $25.

Menards will serve up deals on kitchen appliances and toys, Harry and David will offer some gourmet foods in the $20-30 price range, while Macy’s and Kohl’s are offering savings of 10-50% on some items. The key to taking advantage of many of these savings is to shop early. Many retailers plan to open as early as 4am.

Black Friday Sales Begin to Overshadow Thanksgiving

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is once again shaping up to be the biggest shopping day of the year. Big box retailers such as Wal Mart and Target count on Black Friday to make or break their holiday season.

While Black Friday hasn’t overshadowed Thanksgiving yet, every year it becomes more and more of a standalone event.

Stores and malls are almost required to open in the wee hours on Black Friday and some have even resorted to staying open on Thanksgiving. And each year, the “door buster” deals become more and more extreme.

This year’s twist on the shopping holiday comes from retailers who are deliberately leaking their Black Friday shopping circulars to web sites well ahead of the actual day.

Wal Mart traditionally focuses on small appliances for Black Friday and this year is no different. Their “leaked” flier shows a Phillips MP3 player for $29.95 and dozens of DVDs for $1.96.

Target is offering similar deals on small appliances and discounts of up to 50% on some clothing and toys. As an added incentive, Target is giving a $10 gift card for $100 spent at the store.

Exhausted retailer workers gave the name “Black Friday” to the day after Thanksgiving because it was such a busy day. Somehow, the term caught on and is even used by corporate management in official press releases.

A recent survey by BDO USA, LLP found that retailers are expecting a 3.8% sales increase over last year’s Black Friday.

Amazon Starts Black Friday Sales 22nd November and Includes the UK

Amazon today announced the start of their Black Friday run of deals is to start on Monday 22nd November. They join the many big retailers such as Kmart, best buy and many others.

Black Friday is the day that follows Thanksgiving in the USA; with Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, this year Black Friday will be November 26. It traditionally marks the beginning of Christmas shopping, with shoppers grabbing some great prices on a huge range of products.

The shift in timing is a break from tradition that, many analysts believe is an attempt to buck the recession blues being experienced by retailers over the entire country. Last year in a bold move Sears broke the trend by offering Black Friday deals for the entire month of Thanksgiving and this year will be no different with the stores scheduled to open at 7am on Thanksgiving.

Natalie Norris-Howser, a spokesperson for Sears said, with regard to last years month-long Black Friday Deals, “Not only did our customers want additional time to take advantage of the offers, they also wanted to take advantage and not have to fight the Black Friday traffic and all of the crowds.”

Another surprise move by Amazon is that they will this year offer Black Friday deals to other market places around the world not least of which will be the UK.

“For many years, shoppers in the US have enjoyed massive savings on great products as a result of the ‘Black Friday’ phenomenon,” said Amazon UK boss Brian McBride.

There will be many great deals to be had as the big retailers run up to Christmas and it seems the gloves are coming off early this year in a bid to boost retail sales in, what has been, a tough market for retailers large and small.

The Last Password You'll Ever Need To Remember

That’s the promise from the folks at LastPass.com about their free password manager software, because it stores all your passwords behind one master password.

After garnering a string of awards and high recommendations over recent years, LastPass was selected for the 2010 Best Privacy/Security Add-On in the Reader’s Choice Awards at About.com.

LastPass is designed to securely store all your login information so that includes usernames and passwords for all the sites you visit. In addition, there is a Secure Notes facility for keeping other confidential notes under password protection.

Remembering long passwords is such a problem for most people that they resort to passwords that are easy to remember, which means they are also easy to guess, which means they are not all that secure.

As LastPass.com says, “We go online to connect with people, explore, shop and learn. We certainly don’t go online to fuss with passwords or risk our privacy, personal or financial information. Designed by web enthusiasts and skilled application developers, LastPass was created to make the online experience easier and safer for everyone.”

It does this by creating random, non-guessable passwords which users can accept, or they can create their own. Either way, you no longer need to remember your passwords. Just login and let LastPass do all the heavy lifting.

The software is free, coming from a dedicated bunch of programmers who do not charge for the use of their skills. They are part of a strong and growing open source movement. Source here refers to source code. And code is what makes websites in particular and the internet in general work as well as it does.

So technically, what is LastPass?

It’s a multi-platform password manager, meaning it works on all computers — Macs, Windows and Linux.

It is web based, so you can use it on any computer you’re sitting at. You just login with your LastPass master password. That’s the last password you’ll ever have to remember, according to their slogan. Because it is web-based, any password changes you make on your work computer, for example, will be synced up on your home computer.

LastPass encrypts all of your individual passwords then stores them behind one master password. When you type in that master password, LastPass can automatically log you in to any web site you visit with your saved login credentials.

For more information and to grab their free download, visit www.lastpass.com

Courtesy of Apple

Following last weekends delayed European release of the iPad Steve Jobs, Apple CEO introduced the next generation of the iPhone. The iPhone 4 introduces “, biggest leap since the original iPhone,” said Steve Jobs.

An Apple employee unfortunately had their test iPhone 4 stolen a few weeks ago and it ended up in the hands of an online tech blog who then preceded to review it in detail.

So we already know much of the new technology that the iPhone 4 has. As expected it has a new display and forward facing camera to enable video conferencing.

Along with all the physical improvements come a whole range of software improvements and another stream of apps from developers.

Pricing and Release Information from Apple.

“iPhone 4 comes in either black or white and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model in both Apple and AT&T’s retail and online stores, Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores. iPhone 4 will be available in the US, France, Germany, Japan and the UK on June 24 and customers can pre-order their iPhone 4 beginning Tuesday, June 15 from the Apple Online Store or reserve an iPhone 4 to pick up at an Apple Retail Store. iMovie for iPhone will be available on the App Store for just $4.99 (US)”

Courtesy ITV.com

Last night saw the final of Britain’s Got Talent aired live on ITV in the UK. The winner’s, decided by a public phone in vote, were Spelbound an acrobatic troupe from Ashford in Kent.

The troupe line is Adam McAssey 20, Adam Buckingham 21, Alex Uttley 24, Jonathan Stranks 15, Douglas Fordyce 19, Edward Upcott 18, Nicholas Illingworth 24, Katie Axten 17, Leighanne Cowler 18, Lauren Kemp 17, Hollianne Wood 13, Abigail Ralph 15, Amy Mackenzie 12 .

A mixed group of atheletes most of whom have been training in gymnastics since the age of four. Astonishingly whilst contending with their rehearsals for BGT they have also been preparing for a world championship competition this summer.

After their final performance during which one of the troupe was launched some 20 feet through the air over a surprised Amanda Holden’s head. after their performance Amanda tipped them to be an opening act for the 2012 Olympics in London.

The other two acts that made up the top three where Twist and Pulse, a quirky dance double act comprising Glen Murphy, 19, and Ashley Glazebrooke, 18, the tow best friends of only 2 years and placed second by the public vote.

The third act by public vote was Kieran Gaffney, a talented 13-year-old drummer from Kent who made it to the final on his second attempt having failed to meet the cut in last years auditions.

Spelbound take home the £100,000 prize money and a booked slot to appear in the Royal Variety Performance later this year.

Golden Girls actress dies at age 76, Rue McClanahan was best know for her role as Blanche Deveraux in the hit US sitcom.

She died of a stroke at 1 am this morning from a massive stroke. She had previously suffered a stroke last November whilst recovering from  bypass surgery.

Golden Girls became an instant hit in 1985 when it was first aired by NBC. The following year the show was honoured by winning best comedy series at the 1986 Emmy Awards that same year Betty White won the award for leading actress.

Rue McClanahan was also a nominee in 1986 but had to wait until the following year to be award best actress at the 1987 Emmy Awards. The trio of Emmy Award winners was completed the following year when Bea Arthur was honoured at the 1989 Awards.

Her death leaves only Betty White, age 88, as a survinving cast member. Bea Arthur passed away in 2009.

After the shows 7 year run ended Rue went on to appear on various TV shows and eventually returned to her stage roots and played Madame Morrible in the hit Broadway musical “Wicked” in 2005.

After starring in more than 115 films in a career that spans 5 decades and more. Dennis Hopper died on Saturday at 74 years of age.

He died at his home in Venice of complications from prostate cancer.

It was his role in Easy Rider an iconic film classic made in 1969 that marked the beginning of a long acting career. He starred as Billy a pot smoking biker opposite Peter Fonda’s Wyatt. He also co- wrote, with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern, and directed this Cannes award winning movie.

This performance set the tone for his style of acting for decades to come. A fresh against the grain in your face style that is reflected in every movie he has starred in.

During an era where a large percentage of the population where attending love in’s and experimenting with recreational drug’s yet the mainstream Hollywood film industry where still producing wholesome family films. Hopper and Fonda brought a realism to the screen that some say saved Hollywood from itself.

This iconic movie also introduced us to another rising star called Jack Nicholson who played a drunk small town lawyer. Hopper continued to star in great movies such as Speed, True Romance and of course earlier on the critically acclaimed “Apocalypse Now” directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

All in all the movie world will be a poorer place for the loss of Dennis Hopper 1936-2010

Gary Coleman the child star of TV comedy series Different Strokes has died aged 42. He was taken to Utah valley regional medical centre on Wednesday and was in a concious state when he was admited but sliped into a coma shortly after. His wife of 3 years Shannon Price was present when the decision was taken to stop medicating him he died shortly thereafter.

Gary Coleman came into the public eye at the age of 10 in 1978 when Different Strokes first came to the television screens. It was a US Sitcom in which Gary played Arnold Jackson and his catch phrase was “Watchou Talkin’ ’bout Willis” when refering to his screen brother. The show ran for 8 years and gained a lot of popularity, indeed I remember making time to always watch the program as a child.

As with a lot of child stars from the 70′s and 80′s Gary his adult life was plagued with trouble and strife. He saw little of his reported $18 million fortune aquired, which was controlled by his adoptive parents until he was 18 and ended up with only $200,000 after a long court battle.

The actors family issued a statement shortly after his announced death .

He had “difficulties not only with health issues, but also with his personal and public life,” they said in a statement. “At times it may not have been apparent, but he always had fond memories of being an entertainer and appreciates his fans for all their support over the years.”

UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) comes into full force on June 1st 2010. What does this mean for online casino’s.

Well by the letter of UIGEA it means that previously vague laws against US citizens using online casino’s will be tightened. Previous to this law US citizens have been able to use online casinos by using third party payment methods. As a rule online casino’s know fully what is going on and where there customers are located.

The new laws mean that it is illegal for them to knowingly accept deposits from US players. The problem will be tracking payments in order to find out if any laws are being broken because most online casinos cover their tracks very well.

It seems that credit cards will be the easiest to track and therefore we will probably see a swing from online casinos accepting credit card deposits to using other methods such as wire transfers and echeck’s.

It does make one think that all this will just drive online casinos underground and therefore throw the country back to a prohibition mindset. It seems like many things wouldn’t this whole situation be better by legalising it and therefore maintaining more control overall. Plus you could tax it that would certainly help the public coffers.

The first date of the North American leg of the bands so called “360 Degree” world tour has been postponed because Bono has had to have emergency back surgery at Munich Hospital.

Bono ,50 and originally from Ireland had been rehearsing for this next leg of the tour due to start in Salt Lake City on June 3rd

The band confirmed Salt Lake City postponed via their website http://www.u2.com/index/home/.

Any delay is going to cause a major upset for fans not to mention the company contracted to handle the bands merchandising which is Live Nation who handle all their digital and braning rights as well.

There are worries that salt Lake City may not be the only tour date affected, Paul McGuinness the bands manager as much as said this may be the case.

“It’s unfortunate that we’re inconveniencing fans,” he said in an audio message. “We will make plans to reinstate these dates as soon as possible.

“Obviously, it’s been very disruptive to our crew. We have over 400 people converging on Salt Lake City. Some of those have been told to turn around and told to stay at home until we make our new plan.”
as originally reported by reuters.

“Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate,” the spokesperson added. “Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates.” as stated by a spokesman for the singer.

U2 by no small measure are regarded by many as the most successful band in the world, hits such as “Bloody Sunday” and “where The Streets Have No Name” are just 2 examples of their success. During their long career it has been estimated they have sold over 150 million records.

The so called 360 Degree Tour Aptly named because of the stage format where fans surround the performance stage was and perhaps is set to be one of if not their highest grossing tour in history.

The band have several other dates scheduled in June that may potentially be affected by Bono’s untimely visit to hospital. Namely Anaheim on June 6 & 7 and Denver and Oakland on June 12 & 16 respectively.

We can all take time to extend our best wishes and speedy recovery to The highly regarded lead singer of U2 Bono.

Since time immemorial goods have been copied and sold as original. Since the advent of the Internet the world has become a much smaller place and as such the availability of cheap” knock off ” goods has become widespread.

It is popular belief that many such items come from Asian countries where labour and materials are cheap. To a large degree this may be true but it has to be said that the trade would not exist if there were not the demand in the first place.

So who is really to blame? I think it is safe to say we have the age old ” chicken and egg ” scenario. I could go into a whole psychological analysis of social conformity and peer pressure that would go someway to explain this but I’ll spare you on this occasion.

A few things to consider before buying cheap ( potentially fake ) designer handbags.

• Do you really need it so badly that life as you know it will end if you don’t have it.
• Will your conscience be clear knowing that some poor soul in a sweatshop somewhere is paid barely enough to survive just so you can pretend to look good.
• How will you feel when people realise that it isn’t real will they then judge you as a fake too? Is it worth that risk.

Yes there are bargains to be had out there in Internet land and I actively encourage everyone to seek them out and take every step to verify them as much as possible and steer clear of the fake’s for your own benefit.

I would suggest more practical criteria should be applied to your next Cheap handbag purchase. Such as, is it big enough, is it strong enough, will the color match my wardrobe etc..

Shoping is fun and theraputic and all those good things it is after all what most of us work for, to be able to buy nice things to make us happier or make our lives easier but is a name really going to do that.

Due to the current economic situation, sales of repo cars have peaked throughout the US. Thousands of Americans are buying repossessed cars for up to 10% of their market price. Even luxury cars in great conditions are being sold at repo car auctions

The present economic crisis has flooded the market with huge numbers of repo cars for sale. This time, however, widespread access to online resources have allowed regular individuals all over America to learn about and bid at public repossessed car auctions, saving thousands of dollars in the process. Far from being over, this craze is spreading further each day as more Americans discover how to find repossessed cars for sale.

You can find updated lists of repo cars for sale in your area at

http://Repossessed-Cars-for-Sale.IncredibleProducts.info

For those of you who may not know, repo cars are used vehicles whose original buyer was unable to pay back his auto loan, allowing the lien holder to repossess the vehicle. Once the bank or dealer gains possession of the car once again, these vehicles (ranging from sedans to trucks, and from motorcycles to 4X4s) are re-sold at public auctions (generally), in an effort by the bank to make back at least a percentage of their initial investment. Since demand during a recession tends to be weak, the offer for these repo cars tends to be high and banks are in desperate need of cash, rock bottom prices can be reached at some of these repossessed car auctions. “In fact, it’s not at all unusual to find luxury repossessed cars in great conditions being sold for 70%-90% less than their regular price”, tells us Rick Statford, a car dealer from New York. “I can’t believe more people are not aware of this kind of opportunity going under their noses everyday”, he adds.

This is in fact a good point. Repo cars have been around forever, but it has not been until recently that regular people have begun to take advantage of them. How is this possible? Well, the answer is quite simple: internet access. Hundreds of individuals everyday find out about repossessed cars for sale and repo car auctions thanks to the internet, even though most of the times they lack knowledge when it comes to profiting from this information. In fact, locating repo car sales in their local area seems to be the hardest part for most. However, a few online resources have sprung lately which are providing newcomers with updated lists of repo car auctions all over the US, as well the necessary support to make proper use of this information. As a consequence, the market for repossessed cars is still far from reaching its limits.

You can find updated lists of repo cars for sale in your area at

http://Repossessed-Cars-for-Sale.IncredibleProducts.info

The new series of Foyle’s War will be screened from Sunday April the 11th at 8pm and Michael Kitchen is back in the role of Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle.

With the announcement from ITV that The Bill is to be cancelled there is much speculation about how ITV plan to replace the long running series. It has already been announced that a new six part medical drama Monroe will help fill in the 9pm time slot.

It is also rumoured that Foyle’s War writer Anthony Horowitz is talking to ITV about either taking his successful wartime detective show into peacetime or other high quality drama projects.

Certainly ITV’s Director of Television Peter Fincham seems eager to invest in more even high quality drama such as Foyle’s War “Times change, and so do the tastes of our audience. Whilst The Bill will come to an end in 2010, we will continue to invest more in drama programming than any other commercial broadcaster in the UK and viewers can look forward to a wide range of high quality drama on ITV1.”

This will be music to the ears of Foyle’s War fans as the series was originally cancelled in 2008 by Peter Fincham’s predecessor before a new series was unexpectedly announced last year after the final series became a ratings success with the final episode having 7.3million viewers.

The new series of Foyle’s War will be screened from Sunday April the 11th at 8pm and Michael Kitchen is back in the role of Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, and he faces some of his toughest challenges in this new era. He is keen to retire but feels committed to his old job in the face of rising violent crime, conspiracy, racism and betrayal.

The Russian House is the first of 3 new episodes and see’s DCS Foyle stumble upon an international cover up, which, if exposed could bring down the British government, and reveal the War Office’s darkest secret yet.

Anthony Howell returns as the newly promoted DI Paul Milner, Honeysuckle Weeks returns as Sam Stewart and newcomer Max Brown plays her love interest Adam Wainwright. Guest actors include Tim Pigott-Smith, Eleanor Bron, John Sharian, Charlotte Riley, Zoe Telford and David Yelland.

The DVD of the new series will be available from 26th April and can be pre-ordered from Acorn Media UK now.

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Lady Gaga, one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour.

Lady Gaga Tickets Monster Ball Tour 2010

Lady Gaga, one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour.

Lady Gaga, one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour. The 2010 North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour, presented by Virgin Mobile, will begin on June 28th at Montreal’s Bell Centre, taking her spectacular show to 31 top arenas and a host of new cities in the U.S., U.K and Canada throughout the summer and fall.

In keeping with Lady Gaga’s flair for the theatrical, as well as her innovative and creative spirit, the second leg of the tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a spectacle even more eye-popping than what they experienced during the thrilling first leg of The Monster Ball.

“It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”

Lady Gaga has added yet more concerts to her new Monster Ball UK tour this summer. In addition to the recently announced shows in London and Manchester, the ‘Bad Romance’ star has now scheduled extra performances at both venues in the same month.

Monster Ball UK Tour Dates:

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The Luxury shopping deLuxe card also knows as the New York shopping pass has been created by Conciergerie deLuxe, the New York based concierge service Company serving international high profile clientele.

New York Shopping Pass or Luxury Shopping DeLuxe card: What’s Going on in New York City?

The Luxury shopping deLuxe card also knows as the New York shopping pass has been created by Conciergerie deLuxe, the New York based concierge service Company serving international high profile clientele.

With this ‘must have’ shopping accessory, New York City comers will enjoy celebrity treatment in world-famous stores such as Hugo Boss, Versace, Prada, Donna Karan, Alfred Dunhill, La Perla, and also special advantages in many New York restaurants, New York City spas on Madison Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Meatpacking District and Soho areas of New York.

So, ‘New York shopping passers’ will enjoy more than 134 designers in the Big Apple!

Cardholders will show their New York shopping deLuxe cards while shopping in the partner luxury stores so they will benefit from:
- discounts,
- luxury gifts,
- glass of champagne,
- sparkling water,
- limited editions,
- access to private showrooms,
- invitation to fashion shows, private parties organized in some stores’ lounges.

Advantages are said subject to availability in order to maintain flexibility in this exclusive concept.

Moreover, the luxury shopping deluxe card gives right to discounts, complimentary welcome drinks in more than 20 restaurants, B. Smith, Mc Cormick & Schmick’s for seafood, Centrovinoteca for a nice Italian taste, the unforgettable Philip Marie, the Southern Hostpitality BBQ owned by Justin TIMBERLAKE, the great gobo restaurants, the reputable Planet Thailand 212, to name a few, and the 5 finest spas including La Peau day spa, Rehoboth Spa lounge in New York City.

Vip treatment in luxury stores, restaurants, spas what else would one like to get while staying for few days in the hottest City around the globe?
- Exclusive party sessions in the trendiest nightclubs of New York City, of course!

New York shopping pass arranges also special welcome in the best NYC nightclubs.

The New York luxury shopping deLuxe card is valid thirty days from date of issuance.
Guests staying at 2, 3, 4, 5 star hotels browse the partners list to know exactly which stores, restaurants and spas have partnered with the Luxury shopping deluxe card in order to offer them the best holiday conditions in New York City.

New York shopping passers are pure shoppers, businessmen, family groups coming to New York for few days or extended stays.

The great Madison Avenue, the unbeatable Fifth Avenue, the avant-garde style Meatpacking district, the Soho Chic, reveal their shopping gems in a more friendly sight.

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As a petite woman you owe it to yourself to tune out this series, so we are declaring that you are “CANCELLED” ANTM!  Tyra has recoiled and gone back to the tiresome old formula, looking for the typical 5?8? plus amazons, with their unsightly long limbs, anorexic bodies, unshapely features, and even one token full-figured amazon girl.  To make this all even more unbearable, this year’s cast seems to include the nastiest attitudes to date and enough drama to make your head spin.

The stark contrast between America’s Next Top Model Cycle 13 “shorty” edition and this latest Cycle 14 “amazon” edition is seriously disturbing.  After speaking with Sundai Love, we both concur.  ANTM’s blatant discrimination against petite models was without a doubt proven during the new cycle’s premiere episode.  Among other things, Sundai explained that the producers cancelled plans to take the petite models abroad like they usually do each season.  Instead the last cycle’s destination was Hawaii, so there’s no doubt New Zealand is a step up for the show.

Let us not forget Cover Girl Cosmetics did not fulfill their campaign promises to Sundai Love for winning the Walmart challenge on ANTM.  I wonder if Cover girl will renege on their promises this cycle?

At this point we will refrain from outlining all of the discrepancies that will likely continue.  Although, we can’t resist pointing out that the biggest “in our face” moment on the show was when they moved the “shorty” models into a circus style playhouse complete with toys, miniature furniture, and even candy too!

It’s no coincidence that afterwards the “shorty” models were escorted to their first photo shoot recreating childhood pictures featuring the petite models dressed like babies and clowns.  As we’ve been told by Sundai the girls were “mortified and embarrassed, literally holding back the tears.”  There is no doubt the girls were demeaned by this treatment.  Isn’t it nice how the amazon models this season have been put up in a posh New York penthouse?

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