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How holiday shoppers are getting smarter
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In this file photo, a Target shopper uses her iPhone to compare prices at Wal-Mart while shopping after midnight in South Portland, Maine. Savvy shoppers are using the vast information at their fingertips to wring ever-better deals or offers. - photo by The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Shoppers are getting smarter. The start of the holiday shopping season shows a simple discount, even a big one, isn't always enough to lure people to buy. Shoppers can sniff out a legitimate deal from a fake one and are even leaving items in online shopping carts as reminders to look for a better bargain.
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