Word: bargainer
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...revamp its merchandise on quality and price. He made the designer business affordable through brilliant product development. Now customers get cashmere sweaters and tailored suits for less than high-end labels. "It's perceived exclusivity," says Chen. "It's pretty accessible and for their customer it's a bargain." J. Crew might still sell some basics, but they do it better than anyone else. Their fiscal year ended February 2 with revenues increasing 16% and comparable store sales...
...floor space is sufficient for the 20-min. routine of calisthenics I developed years ago. The human animal evolved over an unimaginably large expanse of time, during which physical exertion was necessary for survival. Simulating the evolutionary norm with only 20 min. of workout per day is a stupendous bargain, if you ask me. Maxwell P. Iverson, Macomb, Illinois
...There may, nonetheless, be reasons to feel wary of the civil liberties vs. security trade-off into which Americans have bought. If the misuse documented in the Justice IG report stems from incompetence, Americans may not be getting the security they bargain for in sacrificing their civil liberties. It's also possible the Justice IG may yet find among the abused Patriot Act powers examples of an FBI agent stalking his girlfriend or doing a favor for a political operative friend. Fine is still preparing a report on the illegal use of "exigent letters" in unauthorized demands for records from...
...example, A Dolce & Gabanna woman's watch marked down on Amazon.com France to 192.72 euros - or $300 - is hardly a bargain compared to the same watch on Amazon's U.S. site selling for $225. Why should dollar-spenders even think of shopping Europe? On the other side, the profits European companies make on dollar sales are shrunken by the time they get converted back to euros. For the euro-zone economy with a projected growth rate of only around 2% in 2008, the upshot is a major pinch on export revenues threatening to stunt growth even more...
...Putin, attitudes have flipped. Now it's the intellectuals who are disgusted with his administration's habitual disregard for democracy, its tendency to harass opposition figures and intimidate media outlets that dare to criticize the state. Average Russians, on the other hand, seem mostly to accept Putin's grand bargain: I'll improve your standard of living if you keep your mouth shut. It's similar to the deal that Deng Xiaoping and his successors have offered the Chinese: there will be no democracy, but if you behave, we will give you opportunities to get wealthy...