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How do you know if a bargain is really a bargain? 11/17/2023 06:12pm • For some shoppers, Black Friday bargains are a big deal — that's if you can find one. "The problem is retailers have kind of stretched out Black Friday from what used to be a single day to a whole month. So, it's kind of 'Black November,'" said Edgar Dworsky, founder and editor of Consumer Worl Woman hospitalized after Mercedes crashes into Amazon Fresh in Chevy Chase 11/17/2023 02:53pm • A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing into an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Friday afternoon. The incident started in a gated parking lot of "The Collection," a group of shops and restaurants that includes the Amazon Fresh. A woman who was in the lot told WTOP Holiday tradition: What we're stressed about in 2023 11/17/2023 10:16am • Many of us are looking forward to Thanksgiving and winter holidays, but with all that togetherness comes another tradition — holiday stress. A new annual pulse check on holiday stress in America shows we're slightly less stressed than we were in 2022 — but what we're stressed about has change Are those Black Friday deals really worth it? 11/17/2023 06:06am • You can find Black Friday deals pretty much everywhere. But buyers beware. Whether it's 40% to 70% off on the sales price, experts will tell you most of those deals are not legitimate. "Most retailers these days, just continuously offer sales off prices that they rarely ever charge," said Kevi Want to get cheaper car insurance? Experts say shop around 11/16/2023 08:40pm • With the cost of inflation, a lot of people are feeling the pinch and trying to save money. One way consumers can cut costs, according to experts, is by checking the rates on their auto insurance policies. "After a few years of holding steady, auto insurance premiums are rising. They're expected These 10 toys may not be safe to buy your kids for the holidays, group warns 11/16/2023 07:15pm • For parents in the market for toys this holiday season, there's a new list out with some products that could pose a safety hazard. The group W.A.T.C.H., World Against Toys Causing Harm, has released its list of the 10 worst toys this holiday season. "Although intended for fun and entertainmen Which vehicle brands rank the highest for the 2024 model year? 11/16/2023 05:22pm • There's a lot to consider when buying a new car, but a new annual list hopes to help buyers decide which brands to consider when shopping. As 2024 model vehicles roll onto showroom floors, U.S. News & World Report crunched the numbers to see which brands do the best when compared to one another. Man arrested in suspected carjacking and shopping spree with UDC police cruiser 11/16/2023 04:09pm • A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of stealing a University of the District of Columbia police vehicle last week, according to D.C. police. Officials said in a news release that 50-year-old Donald Gladden was arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. Po Americans are about to spend billions shopping online. Are those packages protected? 11/15/2023 10:11pm • Between now and Christmas, Americans will spend billions of dollars on online shopping. Last year just on Black Friday, more than $9 billion was spent online. In all, CNET says about $74 billion worth of packages are going to end up on doorsteps the rest of this year. It's enough to keep porch pi 2023's best places to shop on Black Friday, according to WalletHub 11/15/2023 02:56pm • With the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping excitement of Black Friday nearing, personal-finance website WalletHub has sifted through deals offered by 13 large U.S. retailers, for its report on 2023's Best Places to Shop on Black Friday. According to WalletHub, JC Penney is the best place to shop on ChiKo owners go all-in on Capitol Hill’s 'I Egg You' 11/15/2023 01:40pm • I Egg You will open a standalone restaurant in Southeast D.C. on Nov. 18, 2023. (Courtesy Courtesy Fried Rice Collective) I Egg You, launched as a pop-up shop by Fried Rice Collective owners Scott Drewno and Danny Lee in 2020, opens as a standalone, seven day a week dayside restaurant in D.C Police release video of suspect shopping — with a stolen UDC police cruiser 11/15/2023 06:01am • D.C. police are asking the public for help in finding a suspect who stole a campus police vehicle from the University of the District of Columbia's Van Ness campus last week. Police said surveillance cameras around the school showed the suspect stealing the vehicle around 3:45 a.m. last Friday. T Fairfax man wins $5 million from scratch-off ticket 11/12/2023 08:07am • A man in Fairfax, Virginia, decided on a whim to buy a few scratch-off tickets from the lottery machine after doing some grocery shopping. And that decision paid off. Alexandr Pichshev recently won $5 million on the "$326,000,000 Fortune ticket" scratch-off game at the Safeway at 3043 Nutley S A longtime community staple, this Montgomery County McDonald's will close in December 11/10/2023 08:40pm • A McDonald’s restaurant that some customers described as the cornerstone of a Potomac, Maryland, community is expected to close its doors at the end of next month.  An online petition to keep the restaurant open said that Edens, which owns the shopping center, is refusing to renew the McDonald DC's historic Eastern Market celebrates 150 years this weekend 11/10/2023 01:44pm • Eastern Market, which opened on Capitol Hill on Nov. 12, 1873, is preparing to celebrate 150 years. The District's oldest continually operating public market is marking the milestone anniversary with a weekend of live music, games and kid-friendly activities, including a scavenger hunt. Visito