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Stores Make Holiday Shopping Awful On Purpose

Oliver Burkeman explains how stores make you miserable to make you spend

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2012 3:57 PM CST

(Newser) – Do you hate holiday shopping? Does it sometimes seem like the entire experience—from the lights, to the confusing sales, to the incredibly loud endless renditions of "The Little Drummer Boy"—is designed to make you miserable? Well, that's because it is,...   Read full story »

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