snapshot could save ye even more. meat maiden! bringeth to me thine spiciest wings of buffalo. happy thanksgiving. i am gerri willis. the christmas count down is underway and the rush is on for retailers to give your business. give them the many deals from countless retailers lose the willis report is helping you with our users guide to holiday shopping from winter shot to the hottest gift your loved ones will be asking for. we are showing you how to be a savvy shopper without all but stress. we're starting with a bulletproof strategy how to get the best deals from our experts, and personal finance expert segments. i will start with net you. doing a lot of research on this,

a lot of reading and there are a lot of ideas out there. normally i would expect the best deals to happen at the tail end of the season when series markdowns come. there are a lot of markdowns right now. what is going on. >> it is more of a month-long event than a day. retailers know shoppers will spend on average 75% of their budget at the prestigious stores made budget. is a huge advantage for retailers to get the best deals out early and often and get those shoppers, >> where is the best place to shop. >> amazon is on going on now. home depot is offering details on appliances up to 40% off. sam's club has a one day event on november 15th as the iphone for $100 for other stuff. they have started much earlier.

>> if i want to shop online what do i need to know. cybermonday is still the big thing or should i be shopping at another time? >> it is thanks giving believe the or not. thanksgiving is the cheapest day during november for discounts on line. an average discount of 24% and again this goes back to the earlier point. and thanksgiving will be a big day for online shopping. >> just going to have a big day too. over $0.30 on the dollar will be spent by smart phone. 70% of folks will shop for thanksgiving night and black friday. >> talk to me if you would about exactly how to do that. a lot of people i think inga

about with is able get ripped off this season. do i have to worry about losing my credit card number or getting hacked? what is your advice? >> this is a concern given the hacking situations we've seen going into this season. people are rushing that aside and are going to get out there and spend and are taking a conservative approach to their spending targeting their list and they know what they want to buy. they are following their favorite retailers on social media. thanksgiving will be a busy day all around. braque friday will be better for electronics, laptops and cybermonday, $2.5 billion day is better for closing -- clothing and apparel. this is the day we will see storewide savings 20, 30, 40% off, 45% more clothing deals on cybermondays and black friday. gerri: it is about clothes rather than electronics.

i don't want to pay for shipping. what is the best way to make that happen if i am shopping online? >> to either bundle all your orders at a certain store together to hit the free shipping minimum were shot at the store that reduce the free shipping minimum like target which cannot for free shipping on been much everything from now until the end of the holiday season. check out free shipping day which is later in the holiday season as well but it's just strategic, to buy things together and plan ahead and strategizing or purchases. gerri: the national retail federation says sales will go on 4%, they have big expectations but they might be right this year. what is import for americans is to stretch that holiday dollar. you want to buy a lot but what ought by smart, what is the best way to stretch the dollar? >> consumers have gotten smarter going into the holiday season. they know what they want, they go to sites like the news, goin

wallet, they are following their favorite retailers, and a free e-mail alerts, monitoring the situation. they know what they want. when they get into the sports they do additional price comparisons. maria: gerri: i thought according to you guys the proportion of folks using a price matching service not too-. not many people at doing it. how do you know that and explain what the problem is. >> we put out a harris poll to find information about the holiday season and 70% of shoppers have not used a price that in the last six months. all they need to do is go to a store associate, and the item they want for lower price, and a competitor. this is something people are doing the holiday season but it is advantageous for shoppers and get most of the done at one

store. and they do what all on one trip. gerri: i want both of you to tell me have you started shopping yet? you first. >> as the couple days beforehand. >> there is so much effort in and scanning the best deals i didn't have time to shop. gerri: like the shoemaker's daughter and son, you are so close to the business. thank you so much. that according to retail federation. and and a consumer analyst. it is great to see you. the first thing i need to know. why is it people spending this time on line.

>> shoppers realized they can access with comparisons sites for the best deal and lots of online coupons. a lot of retailers offer free shipping, a no-brainer way to shop for the holiday to save money. gerri: lana shop online and spend less than what i going to this was. i find all kinds of things to buy. >> you are not as tempted by impulse purchases that are displayed on those files. gerri: where can we find the best deals? you have been studying this and spend a lot of time. >> the price war is heating up between online retailers this holiday season. if you not comparing prices you could be missing on big savings and there are tools to help you compare prices quickly and easily. these will give you instant price comparisons on line for this particular product you are purchasing. of one retailer charges more and offers free returns you may get

price matching from the retailer online selling it for less. open a live chat or call customer service and you can negotiate and compare cuba on codes for who is offering a better deal and go to sites like couponssherpa.com where they aggregate different retailers to see which one is offering the deeper discount. >> i figured out that these retailers are offering different prices to different people in different parts of the country at different times. even i can the different price by going online at different times of the day in a different part of the country. this is frustrating to me because there should be one price for what i am buying. how do i make sure i get the lowest price? >> that is called dynamic pricing when retailers based them on what the competition is doing but also fluctuating prices based on their browsing patterns and purchase history so the first thing you want to do

is clear the cookies from your internet browser. those contain the information about you and your previous purchase history. make sure they can't collect that and avoid those price hikes if you spend more on the past. you also want to track price drops, use a site like poaching it which will alert you if anything you recently bought goes on sale so you can go back to that on my retailer and ask for a price adjustment or send an alert through the holiday season for something you are planning to purchase at this way you can buy it at the cheapest time is being offered. maria: gerri: you have to show me how to do this because it is complicated for a lot of people. >> you can use google to clear those cookies. >> the other idea which makes lots of sense, you have specific brands you are buying, among social media, this is a great to get coupons.

>> i have unlock secrets coupon code by miking brand and retailers on facebook and found 30% of an online shoe retailer by checking their twitter feed so if you follow favorite stores and brands you will get the deals and the weather is on your phone or your computer and get e-mails so stores are giving you a new cuba on codes for those subscribers which get your in box and i recommend creating a separate e-mail account so you don't get distracted during the day with those online holiday promotions. maria: i am taking notes on everything you are saying. thanks for coming gone. nice to see you. gerri: a lot more to come, wait until you see the gift ideas we have for you, but thanks, one of the most popular gifts, we have pros and cons, traditional gift

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making your purchases and it appears many of the will be giving gift cards according to the national retail federation, give car.com as requested holiday gift for 8 years street. with all you need to know about cards, thanks for coming on the show. great to see you here. i think of gift guide as the lazy man's gift, you don't have to shop around, you don't have to wrap the products but people still seem to be asking for them. >> people still love them and are giving them and there are a lot of interesting things going on at retailers where they are finding ways to make them more personal and make it look like the person put more thought into it. gerri: most of them electronic. you won't real-world one, you will get something on line. >> 60% of all give cards the offer are offered electronically and that taking the steam as well. gerri: is it people who have families that are far away?

who buys these cards? >> millennials, they are not as popular with retirees, they do better with men versus women. one interesting thing is the higher income bracket you make a lot more likely to give a gift card. it has a lot to do with time, time to look for gifts. gerri: let's talk about pros and cons. it is ease of purchase, convenience makes a great and there are some fees you might not want to play? >> they announced for specific cards issued by banks or networks, those will have fees attached for fees and activity fees, dormancy fees because that is how the network is making money, store cards tend not to carry them because for will make money off of the purchases. gerri: something like $3.50 to as how much? >> $3.95 to $6.95 though anything over that should be something to look for.

maria: i find that is too much. at the end of the day, wouldn't it be a better strategy for people, that is what they're looking for, to find that 4 of the person you want to give to, buying your card there? >> that works because you are saving yourself money and you are showing that you know something about them. it does make it more personally view give them a gift card to your favorite store. >> tell us about the dormancy fees? >> between 2 to three dollars a month after you stop buying them for a year. gerri: you lose value if you don't use that card. does it go to zero? >> people get gift cards and forget about it. gerri: but if you buy an e. card you are in a better situation? >> it is popular among retailers and those are the gift cards that are not going to carry feast on them. they sit in your in box and easy

to remember you have them and easy-to-use, you put your phone out and you are a good to go. gerri: thanks for coming on the show. we give you a look at the best tech gifts under $200 according to consumer reports but up next money is no object when it comes to these give ideas. we are heading inside the catalog with a look at fantasy gift ideas. how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing.

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gerri: welcome back with special edition of the willis report this saint scamming day, our user's guide to christmas shopping. domestic traffic and gifts, we are really good this year, the

luxury retailer has there 2014 christmas book with amazing options. welcome to the show, and great to have you here. is always so much fun. how many years have you been doing this? >> we have been doing a christmas catalog since 1926, over the top fantasy gift for the last 50 years and when we say over the top lean over the top. let's start with some stuff you might actually buy and we will show this stuff on our set. you have an incredible waterford crystal caviar and vodka serving said. tell us about that. >> is a beautiful set, 18 gold medals pleading run the outside and you can do with vodka and as well as some fabulous caviar.

gerri: the vodka set is 2,000. you got what you are calling a multi game set. this is for a person who likes to play a little soaker, it is really gorgeous, sitting on our set right now. tell us about that. >> crocodiles that comes with everything you need to redeem night if that is what you are having and chips, cards, everything you would need, a game night at home. gerri: with this set in our office is pretty bland. crystals where the little dots are, it was pretty amazing. >> tell us about guitar purses. >> these are just great for an

just great. hobbit nixon great queen have. gerri: dogs don't read the last i checked. fantasy gifts, these are an amazing. you have the $50,000 waterskiing that goes on land too. >> essentially an a tv vehicle, with the flip of a switch in five seconds which is to an amphibious vehicle. i thought, $550,000 of peace, and a french bathing suits manufacturers so they are a lot of fun and i think of somebody wants to hang out at the beach, this would be a great.for them. gerri: how many will you sell? >> hard to say. i have given the being in the prediction business but we have had quite a number of calls on

them and i would not be surprised if we sell between 5 and 10. gerri: 100th anniversary maserati. this is attractive. >> they did a special edition, these cars, $95,000, very beautiful, it has a special mention in it, it is a 4 wheel drive which is unusual. for someone looking for collectibles--collectible vehicle, it looks great. this is a perfect car. gerri: we have a special guest sitting here on set with me who is down on this even as we speak. look at lucas. he is demoing and he sat up. it looks like to me from here it is summer savings. >> it is. it is the little red mercedes vehicle just what everybody

needs. don't think it will go more than 3 miles an hour but that is a great gift for a child if you are trying to delight him on christmas morning. gerri: he has been playing with it. you are supposed to sit forward. there you go. awesome. it was a great stewart and i feel edified and might get that ice scraper. thanks so much. coming up next, more hot gift ideas. help find gifts for the tech geek in your life without breaking the bank, little people in your life, toys r us are here with a look at the best and hott

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holiday shopping continues and all this week we have been talking about to survive holiday shopping season without breaking the bank. if you are in the market for a high-tech gift without a high price consumer reports has done it for you putting together a list of the best electronic gifts, each are under $200. joining me is this those electronics editor terry sullivan, welcome. let me tell you about a problem in my household and i am not the only one out there. my husband is a total geek, loves technology. i am not a neophyte. how do you do that? >> you look at the price point. that is one of the really important things change you would want to look at the features he most loves like if he likes connected devices, like smart phones, tablets, some of the tablets like the samsung here, that allows you to use it

as a remote-control, the tablet's allow you to use it as a remote control with your tv so there are connected devices or maybe quality is what matters to them so that is the other thing to look at, look at quality, sound or quality. gerri: we will talk about these categories licking your december issue you blow all of this out, every category. the one we have on set is the samsung and we are looking at this is a nice tv for a kid in college, it is 200 bucks here. the picture quality is great and all of them should have the willis report, some ideas. >> we are looking at it from that angle and that is one of the things, the angle of view, if you have a crowd, college kids are crowded around, you have a good angle of view and good quality. gerri: these are from bo's.

>> these are in the year but you also have noise canceling qualities to them. what you have is a technology that allows you to block out the noise and they are comfortable so you can block out your kids's selenide and i can listen to my men at work music and not worry about it. gerri: i love these things because you get music on your ipad, your iphone a you hear it throughout your office, this is $200. there is a lot of interest in this category. how do you navigate? >> you want to look at features, some of them allow you to connect wirelessly or via bluetooth and that will be an important thing. for some of them you might not have the ability to connect wireless but the sound, the base, quality is another big factor as well. gerri: i have been waiting

anxiously to talk about this. this is $150, a combination of its products that will tell you what is going on with you physically, track your fitness but also get your e-mail on it. >> is really great. one of the few downside of this is in bright light, even here it is hard to see but that is one of the few down sides, it is a very versatile watch for the dick tracy in you. gerri: you have a samsung phone at the end of the day. this is an amazon kindle, brand-new kindle fire, and have been playing with this all day. it is easy because when you are reading books, one of these little ipads it is really important how it looks because we are all going blind with these things. what do you make of these? >> one thing i like about the amazon is its ability to get help features.

it is more versatile and more like that tablet can just the kindle reader so these are more versatile. they allow you to do more things, more interactivity but again not ability of books is what makes it possible for us. gerri: you don't have to spend a bundle to make this happen. >> particularly for the holidays and there is a lot of variety. gerri: so good to have you on the show. nice to or and if you need to send them out like this we will be, thanks, great to see you. if you are in the market for this holiday season's hottest toys who better to ask than toys r s. here with must have gift on every kindle wish list this year is adrian o'hara, thanks for coming on the show. you fill aristide with toys but before i get to the-ask i know the stores are doing a lot more

to try to get people in and get them where they want to be at your opening at 5:00 p.m. on thanksgiving. what else i you doing differently? >> we just rolled out and introduced a number of different enhancements in the customer experience starting on black friday and all through until christmas eve, we are introducing gps, a team members designated at a friend who can quickly answer any questions, gps, they have answers to all the questions, where to find frozen snow globe, which i'll, really quick answers. we are going to be introducing an express lane in all colors are as stores. gerri: let's get to the other stuff. first thing we're looking at and i played with this today and have a lot of fun. the teenage mutant ninja turtle, you got to let me do that. one of my favorite things.

get it excited. for $19.99 a really great price point. such a fun item, a retro throwback that everybody loves. it is a huge hit coming off of the blockbusters this summer and heading into the holidays. i played with this for 15 minutes today. and we want to look at the transformers. this is a loss of fun. just lift it up and you can see him in his transformers' state and put him down, his eyes light up. very cool. easily transforms. it is great for any kid who wants quick action and reaction and it is all about transformers this holiday season. >> we have bar before the girls out there. body is very fancy, rate to be styled, has beautiful long locks. what is cool about barbie, no heat tools, you can curl her

hair, it is in rollers, probably needs a good brushing but she has some rollers and you can use a curling iron to curl different spiral waves and straighten it out and start all over again. weigh more advanced. gerri: we have some hot wheels here. >> this is a really fun item. move overs this way. this drives on the ground 360 degrees ground controls the rink plus when you lose this, you can actually pull up on the river and i don't want to ruin anything but it can actually go straight into the air. gerri: why did your producers and two hours with that thing? we can never get it in the air. >> it is fun to play with. we have fur friends, fur real friends, this is a little dog. this is get up and go, always

fun names but really adorable, she barks, wags her tail, sits down, she is really adorable, you want to make her walk. >> just like the real dog. i will bring her back, brought her home, my dog, 90 pounds. interacting with a real dog and we have a tow truck which rocks. i know how to start this. >> this is max tote truck. this is one of those loud gifts. not only does he talk, he burps, he tells jokes and says lots of different phrases and he can show 200 pounds. we have a from middle wagon here with a teddy bear, he pulls up 200 lbs. actually had my colleagues spinning around in a share. is it on all the way? try again.

getting geared up. and it pulls as much as 200 pounds. gerri: i had no idea. i don't know. i think he is getting a little upset. what do you think is the hottest toy this year? there we go. of course. this holiday season we are looking at so many toys for gift givers, so many options when it comes to price point from $19.99, if you are looking at an item that is really affordable, great gift, while items you know kids will be excited to open on christmas morning so so many options to look for. jenna great to meet you. when we come back, to brace the crowds this season, have you thought about outlook for? a growing trend coming up. this holiday season is less likely your gift will arrive, amazon on the lift of taxis, the amazon on the lift of taxis, the latest i'm angela, and i quit smoking with chantix.

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gerri: your next amazon.com package nate arrive in a taxi. the e commerce giant is looking at alternative delivery methods to speed up shipments in time for the holidays. eric shipper is the ceo of patriarchate witty and digitalmarketing.com. this seems crazy to me. why is this happening? why is it so important to use taxes? >> they are looking for any way in which they can make the consumer experience better. if you can deliver same day it works. "imus in the morning" no last christmas they had delivery problems so they're constantly creating different ways to experiment, get packages faster to the consumer which is great for everyone. as a consumer is wonderful but can they make money doing it? there are a lot of questions

relative to that. gerri: what is interesting is companies like uber and left have created a vacuum for old-fashioned taxis, made it possible for taxis to be available for this kind of work and as you see when you scratch the surface of a lot of retailers out there they are trying to do same-day delivery. all kinds of new companies entering this very arena, doing same-day delivery. it is one of those little talk about expansion is going on right under the nose of lots and lots of people. >> it is but it has been done many times, pizza delivery done with taxis years ago but didn't make economic sense. it really didn't. what they are trying to do to use these applications and to use people that are not getting work typically in the morning so they can make it work economically the question will be can they?

will a taxi cab the typically a self-employed contractor, will they make a living with amazon who is not known to be a good kippur. gerri: lots of complaining amazon employees. in san francisco, those of the test markets. this is something that could scale in your view? >> i think it could scale if they get the economics right. it is very questionable. it will be one of the potential things in amazon's personal delivery devices including drones. gerri: i was going to ask about that because i remember the coverage amazon got on cbs, delivering by drones. what happened? where did that go? >> it is still under way. there are experiments happening with respect to it. i believe you will see it. question will be timing and what locale and how will they do it logistically and faithfully for people and be able to do it with

the government's approval? gerri: that is a good point. i noticed the people who like same day delivery is a minority. it is not everybody who demand same-day delivery. will this take off in a big way? >> i think same day delivery is here to stay. will amazon stick with it? absolutely. no question. gerri: thanks for coming on. good stuff. with our still go until black friday we ask one expert if the date means that much with discounts these days. suffice to kick off your holiday shopping, are they worth the time and money and which are you know your dentures can move. unlike natural teeth. try new fixodent plus truefeel.

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gerri: it is all about the bargains this holiday shopping season and the op-ed stores are promising the biggest price breaks. the ads may be working. consumers expect to spend $42 billion at outlets this year say industry experts. 18 billion more than a couple years ago but are the deals worth the drive and how the bag the best bargain? consumer reports rated over 50 of the largest outlets. they can demand walker joins us with details. welcome to the show. readers of consumer reports are big fans of these outlet malls. what was their response to your survey? >> 67% were completely happy with their outlets for dentures and over 15,000 readers responded to the survey up from the last time we surveyed them. gerri: why are they so satisfied? what is so appealing? >> they are happy with the

stores they rated highly, happy with quality of goods, these elections they get and when i went to the stores and shops myself that is very true. there is great selection. the service people are great. gerri: tell me what are the retailer names that get a particular nod from your readers? >> top-rated outlets where the women's clothing store, l l b and a great return policy, carter, carter actually owns oshkosh. gerri: they are the top-rated stores right there. who do they gripe about? who didn't they like? what were the complaints? >> lower rated where american eagle, old navy, gap, nike and levi tended to not be happy with the selections, the value they perceived even with the help. a lot of big gripes, 17% say the prices were not as good as they thought they would be but that was the biggest gripe.

the others were selected and the help but that was below 10%. gerri: one thing i noticed when i go to outlet stores, it seems to me the retailers are making products specifically for retail and sometimes the quality isn't as good as you find from their brick and mortar store or their online store. >> we found that too. especially with clothing. 85% of the goods you find that out that i made specifically for the outlets now and able tweak the quality. they have fewer stitches per square inch or the lender may be thinner on belts. i don't know if the goods are pretty good. the other goods you will find that regular retailers, the exact same goods. we found those items were cheaper at the retailer's. we count pots and pans and dinner where sets, it was actually cheaper at the regular retail stores.

gerri: give us your tips for getting the best deal. >> you find the best deal matter what you are getting, you will find great detail that the outlets but use your apps, check price comparison apps before you check out just to make sure the items are not cheaper somewhere else nearby. we bought some backdoor labs and tested them with current product and the current products that were priced the same did a little better so our subscribers could check our site as well. plan your trip that of time. i went before, during and after labor day weekend. gerri: crowds are big during the holidays. >> you will find bigger discounts. on this site the night before look at the apps, decide what stores you want to hit and go early. you will be some of the crowds which is a great thing. gerri: and the coupons. >> that is a great point. we always love consumer reports.

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and powering the world responsibly is our job. because boiling an egg... isn't as simple as just boiling an egg. life takes energy. energy lives here. gerri: tomorrow is black friday but on the east coast we are moments away from most of the retailers opening their doors this holiday evening. with a deal spread across the whole weekend and even the whole month is black friday at thing anymore? let's ask bob. >> we have been obsess with consumer spending where it is going in the future. does this concern with getting the best deal say that consumers are anxious about their money or is it the opposite? >> i think the anxiety is beginning to diminish a little bit and yet they are still being

safe so they will continue to look to the retailers for the deals and there has been some anticipation as we look to the holiday shopping season there's a lot of buildup and anticipation in dollars consumers may have spent in the past in september, october, have been held, waiting for those unbelievable lobbers they know are just weeks away and they have been getting notified about even in advance of black friday. gerri: the answer for retailers has been to extend black friday, wal-mart is extended to a five day stretch. kmart is doing something like 42 hours straight. are we going to start holiday sales in september? is labor day going to be the opening of christmas next year? >> i was in several retailers the day before halloween and saw christmas decorations and holiday decorations up. that will continue to creep. it wouldn't surprise me if back-to-school isn't dominated by a holiday.

gerri: great job. thanks, bob. before we go, we want to wrap up the story's opening earlier on what deals you can expect. was are said best buy opened an hour ago on the east coast. best buy reopens at door buster deals, we are moments away from some of the big retailers opening their doors like target which will have special savings and gift cards to mile and the new toy at 50% off each day through saturday. walmart also opening at 6:00 p.m. with special deals on family items like disney products, two hours later electronics go on sale, starting at 6:00 a. some featured items including fisher-price toys all 30% off. if you are in the market for home appliances years will be open any minute now event they are literally offering 1,000 deals. at least that is what they advertise. coming up tomorrow another special edition of the willis report where we spend a whole hour answering the question how do you do that?

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