Places and Things

Barefoot Dreams and the Conquest of Cozy How one $180 microfiber blanket and its spinoffs came to to swaddle a nation. The first time Amanda John glimpsed a Barefoot Dreams blanket, she was watching “Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/style/barefoot-drerams.html

For Bill Wilson, it's simple. He won't pay $1,000 for a smartphone. Period.  Wilson is in ample company. This week's earnings reports for Apple and Samsung both showed a clear trend: consumer resistance to the ever-growing high prices of premium smartphones.  from https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/08/03/consumers-tell-apple-and-samsung-no-thanks-to-1000-dollar-smartphones/1900716001/ https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/08/02/USAT/b8e39e8b-bdcd-40f4-9745-5c45947b6301-GettyImages-1031455680.jpg?width=580&height=326&fit=bounds&auto=webp

Phones are more expensive than ever. Flagship devices from Apple, Samsung, Google, and other top manufacturers can now cost hundreds of dollars more than they did just a couple of years ago. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/18/18263584/why-phones-are-so-expensive-price-apple-samsung-google http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Cars like these are why we love the Geneva Motor Show. Sure, only one lucky person will get to own this bespoke Bugatti, but man is it cool to know this is out there somewhere. It's called the Bugatti La Voiture Noire, which literally translates to, Bugatti The Black Car. from https://www.autoblog.com/2019/03/05/bugatti-la-voiture-noire-most-expensive-new-car-lf5h77kd9/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

From long lines to no lines, people aren't buying into expensive X-series iPhones, consumers tell USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham. USA TODAY Apple has for years been a premium brand that rarely, if ever discounted products. Period.   from https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/12/29/did-apple-retail-prices-get-too-high-2018-consumers-say-way-yes/2432445002/ https://www.gannett-cdn.com/uxstatic/usatoday/usat-web-static-4130.0/images/sprites/icon_close.png

Ok, so that monthly installment for your cell phone bill is now gone. from https://bgr.com/2018/10/29/smartphone-upgrade-cycle-new-data/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png