Sunday, November 25, 2012
Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?
Pine-Richland residents who didn’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Similar to the two other major shopping events, Cyber Monday differs in that consumers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes (or offices) to take advantage of some pretty big pre-holiday deals. All the bargains laid out for Cyber Monday are for online shoppers only. So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday? Here are just a few stores that are planning Cyber Monday deals, some of which are in effect all week: What’s your favorite store to surf on Cyber Monday? Share your suggestions in the comments section. If you own or know of a local …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
While some major retailers plan to open their doors as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, plenty of deals will still await shoppers Friday at Walmart, Target, Best Buy and elsewhere.
With each passing year, it seems Black Friday begins earlier and earlier—6 a.m., then 5 a.m., then 4 a.m. This year, Black Friday actually started on Thanksgiving night. Should you be one of those traditional folks who don't believe in Black Friday shopping until it's actually Black Friday, however, here's what you need to know about shopping opportunities in the northern suburbs. Plenty of Black Friday deals are out there around Pine-Richland and throughout the North Hills and Cranberry. Among them is Nordstrom, which proudly trumpets its longstanding tradition of not putting up Christmas decorations or starting holiday sales until the day after Thanksgiving. A sign in its store windows reads: “We just like the idea of celebrating one …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Several major retailers are planning to open their doors as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Will you be waiting in line?
With each passing year, it seems Black Friday begins earlier and earlier—6 a.m., then 5 a.m., then 4 a.m. This year, Black Friday is actually starting on Thanksgiving Thursday. Walmart has announced it will open its doors at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, and offer holiday doorbusters while supplies last. These include deals on TVs, iPads, an electric scooter for $79 and a steam mop for $39. Not to be outdone, Target and Best Buy are also planning all-out holiday shopping assaults. Target's deals begin at 9 p.m. According to an ad leaked online, its best deals will be for TVs, a Nook tablet, a Nikon camera and an Xbox 360 Kinect bundle. At Best Buy, doors open at midnight. Doorbusters include deals on TVs, phones and Samsung laptop bundles. …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Black Friday is oozing off the calendar block into Family Thursday. Stores are hoping to cash in on customer eagerness by opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day. What do you think about that?
If you find yourself in need of some bedazzled jeans on Thanksgiving Day and just can't wait until the weekend, you're in luck this year. Michaels craft stores will be open starting at 4 p.m. that day, and Gap stores will be open until 8. Some people will just be sitting down to their feast around that time, but stores are betting that many shoppers will have eaten their meal and cleared away the dishes by then, and will be happy for a reason to get out of the house. For the stores to be open, though, someone has to drive in to work that day. An employee at a Target store has collected 190,000 signatures from people who say nobody should have to collect shopping carts or stock shelves on Thanksgiving Day. They argue the holiday is for …
Monday, September 12, 2011
Westmoreland man faces multiple charges in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.
A 19-year-old man charged with stealing from Walmart, Target and Kohl's in Richland Township was ordered Friday to pay restitution to Walmart and court fines for two February thefts. Joshua Matthew Garbowsky -- whose addresses are listed in court documents as Gibsonia, Jeannette and Irwin -- pleaded guilty to summary offenses and was ordered to pay $144 to Walmart plus $490 in fines by Magisterial District Judge Regis Welsh Jr. Garbowsky faces a long list of charges in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in connection with thefts and church break-ins, according to court documents. In a private criminal complaint, Walmart accused Garbowsky of stealing a Band of Brothers DVD, Dante's Inferno and WWE video games, valued at $95, on Feb. 20. In…
Friday, March 25, 2011
Jeannette resident is also accused in church burglary cases in Westmoreland County.
A Jeannette man was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of stealing $1,600 in gift cards from Target. The preliminary hearing for Joshua Matthew Garbowsky was waived Friday in magisterial district court. That sends the case to the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas. Garbowsky, who turned 19 on Sunday, was employed at the Target in Richland Township in late February when the thefts took place, according to a Northern Regional Police report. He is in Westmoreland County Prison facing charges of burglarizing churches in that community and charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Garbowsky's week was spent in legal procedures. On Monday he was ordered to stand trial May 9 in Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas on DUI charges…
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Joshua Garbowsky, 18, is charged with theft from Target while he was employed by the store, police said.
An 18-year-old man arrested in several church burglary cases in Penn Township has been charged with stealing Target gift cards while he was an employee at the Richland Township store, police said. Joshua Matthew Garbowsky, 18, of Jeannette was charged March 8 with stealing gift cards and placing $1,600 in cash on them while he worked at the Richland Township store, according to a police report from Northern Regional Police Department. The 2010 Penn-Trafford graduate also is charged in Westmoreland County with burglarizing churches in Penn Township. He is scheduled for a March 22 preliminary hearing for the church break-in cases before Magisterial District Judge Helen M. Kistler. In the Target gift cards case, a preliminary hearing is …
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7:13 am on Friday, November 23, 2012
Yes, there will always be those nuts living in tents for days beforehand. Sad that this is their claim to fame, eh? What a Thanksgiving! more ›