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Swedish Lingerie Chain Asks Employees to Display Their Bra Sizes

The company’s CEO says it will help customers judge their own sizes. Some employees just feel violated.

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Sexist Shirts and Bimbo Barbies: Six Products That Caused Outcries Over Gender

Girls actually can do math (gasp!), yet retailers continue to commit offensive gaffes by insulting their target audience’s intelligence with stereotypical merchandise.

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Amazon’s New Patent May Prevent Bad Gift-Giving

Avoid re-gifting that god-awful sweater from your grandmother every year. (via It’s Your Money)

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Free Shipping Day Saves Cash (and Grief) for Last-Minute Holiday Buys

Still putting off buying Christmas gifts? Today’s the day to stop procrastinating. (via It’s Your Money)

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Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers, an Urgent Message from the Department of Homeland Security

Coming soon to your nearest Wal-Mart: fear!

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Sets Video Game Sales Record

Activision’s latest game release Call of Duty: Black Ops has sold 5.6 million copies in 24 hours – a $360 million first day for the newest title in the longtime video game franchise. The game is currently out for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Read more on Techland.

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Desperate Holidays: Peppermint Mochas and Christmas Trees, on Guy Fawkes Day? Too Soon?

Ah, November. The month of Thanksgiving, fall foliage and holiday marketing run rampant. But how soon is too soon for holiday cheer?

Haitians celebrating All Hallows visit cemeteries to pay respects to the dead in a two-day national holiday that offers food, alcohol and flowers to Baron Samdi, the guardian of the dead in Voodoo.

Reading While Eating for November 2: A License to Kill

Waste your time wisely this Tuesday with games, griping and good music.

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Nike to Return as NFL’s Uniform Provider in 2012

After ten years as the league’s main outfitter, Reebok will punt its branding rights at the end of next season.