christmas presents

The holiday shopping season is coming with a massive warning.

Having a hard time finding the perfect gift for your friend from Schenectady? You want it to be a little personalized but you don't want it to be too expensive, right? Take it from this Schenectadian, here are a few things you can get for them right now and cross them off the list!

Believe it or not, Christmas is only about a week and a half away so if you're shipping some of your gifts, you better do it fast!

I'm not sure if you put in an order to Santa for a partridge in a pear tree or for 5 golden rings, but if you did, here's the breakdown for what those 12 days of Christmas will cost you this year. According to PNC, the total cost is estimated at $27,393, which is up 7...

Every year there is "that" toy. The "Tickle Me Elmo" of whatever year it happens to be. I know the one that I had to sell my soul for many years ago was the Nintendo Wii when it first came out. It was the perfect toy for the age of my kids and it was the one thing they just had to have, and best intentions and good sense be damned I was going to get it for them.

It's about time, folks.  Now don't start thinking this is prejudice or protectionism or all that crap.  This is about survival right now, and I personally stand up and applaud ABC for this idea-a national challenge for everyone to at least buy SOMETHING that wasn't produced in China! (I know it's gonna be tough, but we have to try!)