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MACDONALD: If You Like to Shop On Amazon…

November 22, 2025 Steve MacDonald

The holidays are here, and many of you use Amazon to do your online shopping. You can do that and help GraniteGrok raise some money to support what we do. Click on any of our Amazon Ads. We have one in the sidebar, and I have been embedding them into posts for Black Friday Week. … Read more

America’s Problem with Consumerism Is the Government’s Fault

May 29, 2025December 28, 2024 Connor O'Keeffe

At the end of every year, as we make our way through the holidays, you’ll hear no shortage of complaints about the rampant hyper-consumerism at the heart of modern American society. And these complaints aren’t without merit. Flip on the TV or walk through any city’s commercial district before Christmas, and it’s easy to get … Read more

DISQUS Doodlings – They Have No Idea of the Consequences and Ramifications…Part 2

July 7, 2021 Skip

Yep, back to Treehugger and the end of shopping. Pretty much, places like Dollar General and the like would be toast – can’t buy cheap stuff (gosh, would that mean the end of Chinese manufacturing? Jus’ spitballing here)? Recap: reformatted, emphasis mine:

Covid Karen Crisis! – Supermarket Removes All the “Shop This Way” Arrows From the Aisles

May 15, 2021 Steve MacDonald

It happens. You go looking for something, and you find something else. It could be your real self, true love, the secret to happiness (which begins by turning off networks and cable news, if you care)—a missing trinket, 20 bucks in a spring or winter coat, or maybe trouble.

Alderman’s Husband Encourages Shoppers to Flee Nashua

May 30, 2020 Beth Scaer

The Nashua City Aldermen overwhelmingly voted to require masks when doing business or shopping in Nashua, with a penalty of up to $1,000 for violators, for the purpose of slowing the spread of COVID-19.

NH Retailers can open to 50% of Capacity Beginning Monday the 11th

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Steve MacDonald

While nearly 80% of the folks in our poll want New Hampshire opened now, that’s not how we’re doing things. But the governor’s plan will allow retailers to reopen Monday, May 11th, with some stipulations.

Upcoming Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend is a Nightmare – Screw That: Shop in NH (any day)

July 23, 2019 Steve MacDonald

August 17th and 18th the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will tease their residents. For two lousy days, they will pretend to be like New Hampshire.

Holiday Shopping – Cyber Monday Mouse Clicks Up, Black Friday Foot Traffic Down

November 28, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Commercial culture update. Black Friday. Early Black Friday. After Black Friday. All resulted in a decline in bricks and mortar foot-traffic. The people who pay attention to such things estimate 9 million fewer shoppers passed through the doors of retailers.