Word: offer
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...separated from the hardware. "PC compatibility" meant that anyone could build a box that ran Microsoft's Windows operating system, and that initially made many companies enormously successful, from Compaq to Dell. But it also created a race to the bottom as hardware makers were forced to continually offer consumers more bells and whistles for less money. At the same time, Microsoft's operating system, which had to support an enormous and diffuse ecosystem of computers, became increasingly clunky, hard to use and sedentary...
...Unfortunately, students’ antics deflect attention from their stated goals. Last week, SLAM interrupted University President Drew G. Faust’s lunch in Eliot dining hall to offer her a letter detailing their demands. And at FAS Dean Michael D. Smith’s town-hall meeting on the university’s budget, the group unfurled a banner that read, “Greed is the New Crimson.” Rather than encourage empathy for workers facing possible layoffs, these stunts drew criticism for their rudeness...
...demand for discretionary items sold at most community auctions across the country. Desperate for new revenue streams, auctioneers have started selling basic grocery store items to help pick up the slack. Hungry for bargains, shoppers have started bidding on fruits and vegetables. As long as the final offer comes in below the grocer's retail price, they'll save a few bucks on the essentials. "Right now, the auction business is in a downfall," says Raymond Toler, owner of Raymond's Auction House in Archdale, N.C. He started running monthly grocery auctions in October, after hearing that they were becoming...
...corn gets smashed in the truck, the whole case can't be displayed in the store. So DeHart takes the case, throws out the bad can, and auctions off the rest. If, say, a bag of Iams dog food gets ripped, DeHart will tape it and offer it at auction. "I wouldn't do that with human food," he says...
...your list is not much fun. You may get pumped shopping for shoes and new shirts, but who relishes the chance to buy relish? Sure, you can bid on frozen chicken pot pie over the eBay, but that's a pretty lonely endeavor. At the very least, these auctions offer another social outlet in tough times. "It's a fun experience," says Randy Zimmerman, a mother of seven from Holt. "We goof around with the auctioneers. People are having conversations throughout the auction - it's a real chance to meet new people...