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...with top courses taking shape in unusual spots, from Africa to the Caribbean, the trend is catching on. Last year courses outside of North America were opening at a rate of more than one a day, on average, ranging in construction cost from Barnbougle's bargain $2 million to luxurious $50 million projects in places like Barbados. "There's a great demand from golfers looking for new and interesting courses around the world," says Bill Hogan, president of Wide World of Golf (WWG), a purveyor of luxury golf trips. "They've done Scotland and Ireland, and now they want something...
...There’s a very wide variety of people we get. Kirsten Dunst came in last month,” Cassell says, counting movie-studio traffic, teenage bargain-hunters, and Caribbean immigrants among his clientele. “There’s a huge mix, and that’s what I like about it. You never know who’s going to come...
...until it sells out, or until 11:59 pm Central Time that night, whichever happens first. This oddball approach has generated a cult following, which keeps the community forums abuzz with product reviews and other chatter. Selection of one too limited for you? Try Overstock.com, a perennial favorite among bargain hunters that sells excess inventory at great prices. New to that site: auctions...
...Like many other American consumers, Mom and Dad may be hooked on home shopping, the hottest concept in television since rock videos hit the tube. The rapidly proliferating shopping programs feature friendly but persistent announcers who promote an array of bargain-priced products and implore viewers to order them (right now!) by calling toll-free numbers. Designed to spur impulse purchases, the programs combine the glitter of a game show, the hard sell of an old Veg-O-Matic commercial and the fervor of a telethon. About 20 home-shopping programs have appeared on the screen, and more...
...items, ranging from a mink Teddy bear to a two-inch color TV. Another steady customer, Gloria Jones of Cordova, Tenn., confesses, "I pretty well watch it all the time." Among her TV purchases: a high-tech telephone programmed for speed dialing the Home Shopping Club when the next bargain appears. --By Stephen Koepp. Reported by Elaine Dutka/Los Angeles and Lianne Hart/Houston