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This is Kentucky Derby weekend, and that means bourbon-fueled parties and a renewed interest in one of America's most famous cocktails, the mint julep. Here are the 5 best ways not to overspend on the bourbon.

On Dec. 10, Amazon offered a special deal to shoppers who used its smartphone app in brick-and-mortar stores: Scan certain items, and the Web retailer would give them an extra 5% off. Critics cried foul. In one tactless move, has Amazon cast itself as the new mom-and-pop business killer?

If you're still looking for last-minute back-to-school clothing deals, Cheapism.com has done your homework for you. The review website perused hundreds of items at the nation's biggest retailers to find the best made -- and best priced -- kids' clothes.

There are nearly 3,000 items in the Walmart.com "Clearance" section and the prices are remarkably low. But the world's largest retailer is testing a new, less customer-friendly wrinkle. Now, some of the online clearance products have to be picked up at stores unless the customer wants to pay for home shipping.

For Christmas, I bought my wife a certain electronic device (can't tell you what, she reads my posts sometimes) from Amazon at what I thought was a good price. However, I've been stung before with purchases that are undercut shortly thereafter by a price drop. What's a shopper to do? A new internet...