Gifts

Christmas is known as the season of giving. We are all so busy thinking about giving presents to others that it can become a hectic time of year. In an effort to avoid the rush of shoppers filling the stores on weekends, I spent Wednesday trying to...

For Imperial resident Ralph Monroy, buying a last-minute gift for his 6-month-old son on Christmas Eve was not the ideal strategy, but when he couldn’t find the right gift, Monroy says he had to hit the stores. “I waited because I usually...

They rolled out with empty shopping carts, and a few ideas of what a teenager might like for Christmas.  Members of the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association fanned out across the Bonsack Walmart Monday morning. And the presents began to pile up....

More than 150 single mothers, working couples and a few single fathers, all of whom have been hit by hard times, were on a Christmas toy-shopping trip Saturday morning at the 365 Church on 365 Mid Atlantic Parkway. Called 365 S.H.O.P. (Saving and Helping...

While shoppers cram local stores to find that perfect Christmas present, one type of gift is gaining in popularity. But you won't find it at the shopping mall and it certainly won't fit under a Christmas tree. In today's Hometown Dollars and Sense, we'...

The gift card text message scam is back with a vengeance this holiday shopping season. Shoppers across the country are receiving spam text messages, called smishing, saying they won pricey gift cards. Here's how the scam works. You receive a text...

Getting into the holiday spirit can sometimes break your spirit, which is why Craig Treadway spoke with financial expert Jen Groover on easy ways to make extra cash for the holidays. Despite the tough economic times, millions of Americans are preparing...

When snowflakes began falling Monday afternoon, the commotion near Mondawmin Mall slowed. Children pointed to the sky. Shoppers, their shoulders previously hunched against the cold, stood to take in the scene. Inside, shoppers buzzed through stores...

You'd think, considering what I do for a living, my holiday shopping would be done by August, my presents neatly wrapped by Thanksgiving and come Christmas Eve, I'd be sipping eggnog and watching "It's A Wonderful Life." You'd be wrong. Instead, I...

The holidays are in full swing and for most people that means lots of opportunities to eat delicious, high-calorie foods that they normally don't eat during the rest of the year. According to the Calorie Control Council, during Thanksgiving alone,...

Many people consider pets great holiday gifts. But in spite of their popularity as presents, pets do not always make the most appropriate holiday gift.  Giving a pet as a present seems like a great idea, but shoppers might want to give it more...

With the holiday season in full swing, many shoppers are looking for the best gift options. Many of those shoppers opt for gift cards but The Better Business Bureau warns buyers to be aware of what they're buying. "It's a great way to give people...