Pop Cultural District

QVC prepares for ratings spike

Clay Aiken will make his QVC debut Monday night on the home-shopping channel. No, he's not for sale ...

--Robert Philpot

15 percent off at Macy's

Wear something red or donate $2 to the American Heart Association on Friday, and get 15 percent off selected merchandise.

- Erin White

Shoe sale at Ruby

The accessories hot spot has selected fall shoes on sale up to 75 percent off.

Shipping deadlines

The Web site DealHack just posted an insanely useful list of more than 100 retailers and the deadlines for online ordering to make sure you get your stuff for Christmas. Bookmark this baby. Check out the list here.

Disclaimer: I did not call all 120 stores to make sure this information was correct. Use at your own risk.

- Erin White

Wanna get an iPod from Target? Buyer beware.

As an iPod fanatic and a Target devotee, this story by our Watchdog rattled me.

--Heather Svokos

Flush with success

So I just got an e-mail pitch for these things. I can't figure out if these folks don't know that I write about television -- or if they know that I do.

--Robert Philpot

Midweek shopping deals

Both Ruby locations (in Southlake Town Center and University Park Village) are having Michelle K and Kitson trunk shows this week. All of those shoes will be 20 percent off. Southlake show is from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday; University Park Village show is from 2-6 p.m Thursday.

- Erin White