B: So you’ve made the promise to yourself this holiday season: you’re sticking to a gift giving budget. Well, the stores are going to try to keep you spending. And they’re relying on some psychological triggers to get your business. So, here to expose these little tricks is Kelly Grant. She’ s Senior Consumer Reporter for SmartMoney.com. Thanks for being with us.
K: Thank you.
B: All right, I fall for a lot of these. So help us out, will you First one, gift with purchase. So many times I think I’m getting such a good deal because if I spend a little bit more I get a gift.
K: And that’s exactly what they want you to think right now. And studies have shown that consumers are apt to think of the gift with purchase, not just as spending extra money for something that you might not even want, but we almost equate it with the discount. You feel like if the gift is worth about 40 dollars, then you’re saving 40 dollars, ev
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You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car Experts all say the back seat is the safest place for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击) , which can cause the most injuries. Just as important, the child in the back seat is removed from the passenger airbag, if there is any. If your child is under eight years of age and weighs more than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child-safety seat.
The child-safety seat comes in three types or sizes: The first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third kind is used by older children big enough to use the car’s belt system. Moreover, all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car’s back seat. If your child
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