It's just a little wood and glass. So why is getting stuff framed so expensive?

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A $100 in frames
Getting stuff framed is a confounding and expensive endeavor. Does it really have to be like this?

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At the start of the year, I decided that I would become America's bravest woman. I would frame some art on my own.

How Hermès became the ultimate status symbol

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Hermes Birkin bag on a pedestal

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The Birkin bag. A square silk scarf printed with horse bridles. A cashmere throw blanket splashed with the letter H. For years, Hermès' iconic products have been coveted by those in the know.

Walmart's average customer is a suburban baby boomer who spent $3,578 there last year

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Walmart's typical shopper in the US is a white woman between 60 and 78 years old, who is married and living in the suburbs, Numerator found.

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California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers could make burgers and chicken so expensive that people just buy more groceries instead

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Californian diners may ditch fast food and choose to cook at home instead.

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The maker of the massively popular Stanley cups is facing multiple lawsuits over the use of lead in its products

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Customers filed lawsuits against Stanley.

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Wayfair CEO says laying off workers has turned out great

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Steve Conine (left) and Niraj Shah (right).

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Home Depot's average customer is a white baby boomer who spent $856 there last year

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Numerator found that Home Depot's typical shopper is a white woman over 60 years old who owns her home in the suburbs.

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A woman found her dream Prada shoes at Goodwill. She realized they were counterfeits after buying them for $300.

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A woman wears Prada Loafers at Paris Fashion Week 2023.
A classic pair of Prada loafers.

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Target shoppers say the store's dupes of luxury perfumes smell better than the real things

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Target perfume and Tom Ford perfume.
Finery's Not Another Cherry scent is said to be a dupe of Tom Ford's Lost Cherry. 

Target and Tom Ford

Red Lobster followed up its endless shrimp fiasco with another stunt: all-you-can-eat lobster

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The Times Square Red Lobster restaurant.

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