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      <title>Joann&apos;s second bankruptcy ends with all stores closing</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How sale seasons are actually structured — and when discounts bottom out</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Four real discount troughs a year: the November corridor, January clearance, July counter-season events, and Labor Day. The calendar, minus the urgency.]]></description>
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      <title>Return windows aren&apos;t guaranteed by law — here&apos;s what stores promise</title>
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      <title>What a “was” price actually claims — and how to check it</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A struck-through price is a claim about one seller's own recent pricing. Here is what federal advertising guidance requires of that claim, how “compare at” differs, and the short windows three large retailers give you to get the difference back.]]></description>
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      <title>How long you actually have to return something, by retailer</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["30-day return policy" doesn't mean what you think at every store. Here's what three major retailers' own return pages actually say about deadlines, shipping costs, and what voids your refund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:41:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Ida Dahl</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why that &apos;was&apos; price doesn&apos;t always mean what you think</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A federal rule sets out what a store's crossed-out original price is supposed to mean. Here's how to tell whether a specific markdown follows it, using free tools you already have.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Bianca Torres</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why your coupon code didn&apos;t work, and how to check before you shop</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Most rejected codes aren't glitches — they're exclusion rules doing their job. Here's how to tell a real discount from ad theater before you enter payment details.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:41:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What makes a store&apos;s &apos;was&apos; price legal — and when it isn&apos;t</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A federal pricing rule from the 1960s still decides whether that markdown sticker means anything. Here's the test regulators actually use.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Bianca Torres</dc:creator>
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      <title>That 70% off designer bag ad, checked against the pricing rules</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A steep discount on social media means little until you know where the "before" price came from — here's what actually makes a former price real.]]></description>
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      <title>Timing purchases by the retail calendar</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The retail calendar explained: January white sales, July furniture, Memorial Day appliances and coat clearance  -  what to buy in which month, and why.]]></description>
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      <title>How online returns actually work — and what the law requires</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FTC's shipping rule, where the federal floor ends, and the three-step escalation that works when a refund stalls. Returns mechanics, minus the folklore.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:57:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Ida Dahl</dc:creator>
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      <title>What &quot;dermatologist tested&quot; on a beauty label actually promises</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The phrase sounds like a checked fact. Here is what the FDA and FTC actually require before a brand can print it.]]></description>
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      <title>Families plan to spend 858 dollars on back-to-school shopping</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NRF's 2026 back-to-school surveys show $858.07 average spending, $250.29 on clothing. How to time school clothes shopping and beat rising prices.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Ida Dahl</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 15% Section 122 import surcharge expires July 24, 2026 unless Congress extends it. What that means for clothing prices this fall.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prime Day 2026 hit $26.4B in US spending, up 9.3%, per Adobe data via Reuters — why the June move matters and how to shop the next four-day sale.]]></description>
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