* I essay TO BE AN informed consum...

* I essay TO BE AN informed consumer I really do, on the contrary I confess to having a serious handicap when it originates to doing my part to boost the consumer spending numbers in this limping economy.
It's not that I'm cheap (ask anyone at my local audio or marine endow stores), it's just that whatever gimmicks the mass market gurus unfold to entice me to flow browse the endless aisles of clothing, appliances, car parts and candy, don't work.
I like to think I'm a "purposeful shopper" When there is something I ne it's a simple matter of picking a store, making my