When it comes to gift giving, psychologists say more isn’t necessarily better.
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Feeling Out of Control? Why Certain Products Make You Feel Better
You know how you feel more in control of your life when your surroundings are neat and orderly? There’s something to that, according to a study by a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
To Live Longer, Granny, Get Your Fanny to the Mall
Feel like living longer? Grab a shopping cart.
Consumer Breakups: Why We Lash Out at the Brands We Once Loved
It happens to the best brands. One minute, they’re adored by millions. The next, they’re like Blockbuster, Friendster or Lindsay Lohan — sans fans, in need of rehab and largely ridiculed.
The Business of Weird: Why People Pay for Bizarre Experiences
There’s a growing trend in the world of travel and leisure, and it’s, well, weird. Hotels where guests sleep on blocks of ice or inside prison cells are on the rise, and there’s no shortage of strange at today’s restaurants either (stir-fried crickets, anyone?).