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...Amazon's Rising Tide...
...from its customers to actually make a profit: offer more things to buy. Amazon.com has started selling consumer electronics, games and toys (all billed as holiday gifts) as well as movie videos to go with its books and music CDs. For the hapless holiday shopper in need of ideas, Amazon's new "gift matcher" will make suggestions based on the recipient's interests. And for the truly indecisive: gift certificates you can e-mail...
There are still only two words the beginner really needs to know: Amazon.com No imitator comes close to Amazon's community reviews and smart-searching, although Barnes & Noble's newly revamped site www.barnesandnoble.com sometimes yields cheaper prices. For used books, drop by Powell's www.powells.com) which can handi-vac your wallet with the best of them...
Although gaggles of girls go for heroine and princess gear, some youngsters, like Radhika Garland, tried to be creative. While browsing at Boston Costume, she decided to dress up as "an Amazon because it's something new. I'm always a witch." An amazon? The river, perhaps, or maybe the Imax movie. Alessandra Davin initially planned on being a hippie, and then the devil, but ultimately settled on "Dracula...because...um...I just thought of it." Clever! While all frightening characters were moderately popular, the Scream-murderer attire proved to be a particular favorite. Marta Bezoari said she wanted...
...take two trips. Yo mama is so old, I told her to act her age and the bitch died. Yo mama is so stupid, it takes her two hours to watch 60 Minutes. Jokes like this may be off limits, but papas are fair game when Amazon Slam, an all-woman poetry slam kicks off tonight. The evening also includes comedy from Michele Balan and Diva Mama 7:30 p.m., Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square...