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Greetings from Bawstin

There are many variations of the Boston accent. In one, I'm referred to as Pauler, my favorite food is pizzer and I sometimes use a loufer in the showah. 

 

Via People of Market Basket

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                                        Via Theories of the Deep Understanding of Things

Christmas shoe trees from Christian Louboutin

Luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin hired Studio XAG to decorate its Paris and Geneva boutiques for the holidays. 

Using Louboutin's iconic red soles as inspiration, Studio XAG created a new interpretation of 'shoe trees.'

Via If It's Hip, It's Here

The true meaning of Black Friday

The irresistibility of, "What do you think?"

So many companies have Facebook pages, but not that many know what to do with them.

Here's a neat little post from CVS:

Everybody likes to be asked their opinion. In this case, readers are asked to choose their favorite gift card design. Adding a sweepstakes just adds to the appeal.

Next time you're having trouble choosing between two photos for one of your ads, why not let the fans decide?

Click here to learn why people UNLIKE brands on Facebook.

Harvey Nichols models are pissed. Literally.

"Try to contain your excitement."

Click here to see some creepy Harvey Nichols ads.

Via Huffington Post

Celebrity Saturday: Dita Von Teese introduces a cosmetics line

Click here to see another signature Dita Von Teese product.

How to inspire fierce, long-term brand loyalty

Found this image on Facebook. Wish I knew where this dry cleaner is located so I could give it the credit it deserves.

Click here to see a similarly creative approach.

If you're going to the mall today, good luck

Happy Black Friday, friends.

Retail ad created by Publicis, Canada

Via Ads of the World

Pretend I'm shaking my fist in the air

Makes me sound like a crabby old woman, I know. 

Tough.

You know what else I hate? Department stores that stay open on holidays.

 

Via someecards

Hate it when holiday decorations are put up too early

Nordstrom is awesome:

Ipswich, Massachusetts? Not as awesome as usual:

How many cliches do you count in this Jennifer Lopez commercial?

Jennifer Lopez is promoting her new fashion collection, available only at Kohl's. This spot looks great, but the script is so full of platitudes, it's entertaining in an unintentional way.

Click here to watch Jennifer Lopez's commercial for Kohl's.

Target's Missoni launch is an online FAIL

The woman I share an office with is slamming doors and kicking wastebaskets.

Target is the reason for her wrath. Actually, it's Target's website.

Today, Target is debuting an exclusive, limited-edition line from Missoni, the Italian fashion house. The collection includes women's clothing, shoes and other fashion accessories, accessories for the home and really cute baby onesies that my officemate simply must have.

Apparently, the people at Target were so excited about this launch they forgot to shore up Target's servers.

The Target website is down.

If my officemate is any indication, Target has created a sh*tstorm.

Click here to see the whole Missoni collection for Target.

 ADDENDUM posted 6 hours later

The Target site is still down. But people who bought Target's Missoni merchandise at the bricks and mortar stores are offering their purchases on eBay for many times what they paid for them.