 Waterpipes, or Hookahs, are a growing trend among many smokers. And Hookah Lounges are being flocked to by the college crowd who are often to old to sit in their dorms but to young to drink. The music is ambient, Middle Eastern and anything mellow. Often there is a variety of food and drink to aid the social atmosphere. From exotic baked goods to chai drinks to the ever appropriate Turkish coffee. Patrons sit on pillows or seats low to the ground. The centerpiece on the table is the hookah itself. Standing over a foot and a half in height, these wonders of blown glass and metal evoke a scene from the Tales of the Arabian Nights.
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Our parent directory, GetThatWholesale.com, has added a new audio dimension to its network of wholesale supply industry websites. Small business and retail store owners looking for a competitive edge will now have a new tool in the box to consider and on the other side of the much sought after coin suppliers will have a new way to reach out to potential customers and literally give their companies a voice.
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 Do you remember when Halloween was about children going out at night dressed as various spooks hoping to be rewarded with candy and offering a prank if they were not? Neither do we. These days Halloween is a holiday for young adults to get together and party wearing whatever costume strikes their fancy. Last year the hit movie Avatar swept the nation and costumes themed after it, including the obligatory “sexy” costume, became the biggest craze. However with the current economic climate has dampened fad costumes and 2011 has been short of hit sci-fi or action films for people to wish to emulate. Today’s consumer whishes for inexpensive alternative to purchasing a full costume.
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 Video game technology is constantly on the move both metaphorically speaking (the constant changes and developments in the market) as well as literally (the PlayStation 3’s answer to the Wii and XBOX 360’s Kinect known simply as “Move”). However, though home video game consoles’ star continues to rise, many major gaming retailers are saying that it’s time to say sayonara to hand-held video games. With lack luster sales for the PlayStation Portable, the old Nintendo DSLite sales staying slightly afloat, and the gimmicky 3DS performing poorly sings are not looking good for a market that once saved Nintendo from failure.
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 The economic outlook has had many wholesalers worried. The woes of yet another recession have been shadowing the B2B industry for months now since the official end of the last recession 2 years ago. It would be a nightmare if the economic forecast became worse. Wholesalers have increased their stock for 19 consecutive months. This braced the hard pressed American economy by adding .4% to the gross domestic product in the first quarter of the year. Interesting note: Over 30% of all business inventory in the United States is held by wholesalers. Which translates into over $450 billion dollars worth of goods. After a .6% rise in sales in June, July sales were flat – in fact the seasonally adjusted sales figures were just a bit over $396 billion dollars. Looking at the difference between the worth of the inventory and the sales figures will have even laymen worried. On top that problems caused by the horrific earthquakes in Japan interrupted the supply chain for parts in the electronics and automotive industries.
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 A Voice from the Market Modern Americans with their iPhones and their growing sense of entitlement have little time for discomfort any more. Though this is apparent in many ways. I believe that two clothing items represent it best: jeggings and Pajama Jeans. Jeggings are spandex pull-on leggings made to look like tight jeans. It’s skinny jeans that don’t require you to actually be skinny. Pajama Jeans are for the even lazier. Gotta go out in public don’t want to bother getting dressed? If you have Pajama Jeans on you can go out in public and fool people into believing you actually got changed that morning while enjoying the comforting feel of pajama pants.
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 Apparently athletes aren’t the only ones buying strange so-called “miracle” devices worn on the body. A very popular up and coming pet item is the Thundershirt Dog Anti-Stress Wrap. The Thundershirt is a slightly weighted tight body piece worn on a dogs stomach and chest. It’s manufacturers claim that the gentle pressure that the shirt applies to the dog’s stomach is so soothing that it will eliminate any stress or over excitement misbehavior. A miracle indeed if it actually works. With some reports claiming that the item not only doesn’t resolve the problem but actually amplifies it there is much to be questioned about the Thundershirt.
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A Voice from the Market The sky is the limit for the variance in color and style for the hottest handbags out this fall.
Keep it simple and romantic with “The Love Line” by Antoinette Lee designs. These simple clutches look like enveloped love notes complete with phrases such as “It was all worth it” in both gold lettering and morse code(!). Very stylish.
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 Most people remember the twenty year long glory days of the VHS who proudly defeated it’s rival Betamax in 1988. VHS introduced widespread viewing of movies in homes and there was once a time where having a VCR was considered the coolest thing around. But every empire falls eventually and VHS became obsolete with the introduction of the DVD in 1995. It was sleek, compact, high-quality audio as well as visual. You could store your DVDs in your CD case! But DVD came about during a time of create technological advancement. With computer technology rapidly improving the DVD’s lifespan was quickly cut short. These days an item that was new being outdated the next day is rather common place. The DVD faced this with the arrival of Blu-Ray in 2000, created by Sony who had suffered defeat as the makers of Betamax so long ago. But DVDs may have a longer lifespan than their successors as well as many wholesale electronics experts are predicting that due to several factors the Blu-Ray won’t last past 2012.
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 It’s mid-July and we’re drawing ever closer to the day that all parents love and all children dread: back to school! Yes, soon enough parents all over the United States will be heading out in search of back packs, sneakers, lunch boxes, and the most popular fashions for their kids. This is an important time of year for any clothing or general merchandise retailer, particularly with the increase in fashion awareness amongst teens and tweens. Kids these days, little girls in particular, want to wear what all the big kids are wearing while teens want to emulate college kids. Here are some of the biggest trends and fads in clothing as well as accessories for kids heading back to the school yard.
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