THE BEST Shopping

(PG-13: Language) Here in America, shopping malls are a dying breed. But what happened to these symbols of capitalism that were once the gathering place for teens as they sipped on Orange Juliuses and perused the black light illuminated aisles of Spencer Gifts? Ordinary Things explores the demise of the mall.

Amazon is piloting a new grocery store in Seattle with no checkouts. Items are monitored with RFID and computer vision, and added or removed from your cart when you pick them up or put them back. When you’re done, just leave the store and you’ll be charged.

We just stumbled onto our new favorite way to shop Amazon. Interesting Finds offers a regularly updated curated collection of gifts shown in an easy-to-browse grid format, along with the ability to filter items based on who the gift is for. You’ll want to bookmark this one.

A video comparing the relatively tame experiences of Black Friday shopping in the early 1980s versus the chaos of today’s retail madness. While the “end of times” message at the end is a little extreme, they do make a point.

These poor souls who unfortunately had to work on Black Friday probably had enough on their plates before these guys (inspired by this show) came along with their nonsensical shopping lists.

If you’re like us, you probably bought at least one of your holiday gifts from Amazon. Check out this gallery for a peek behind the curtain of just one of Amazon’s giant warehouses.

Well, it’s not really parkour, but tossing items from across the store into their carts and shopping bags still requires amazing dexterity and skill. Or maybe it’s all fake – it is a commercial after all.

The guys at NMA World Edition have put together this brief animated film to explain the concept of Black Friday. For some reason, it looks more like Dead Rising than we remember it.

A no-nonsense aggregator of new media, When It Drops uses websites like Amazon and iTunes for info and buy links. You won’t find any hidden gems here, but we all have our guilty pleasures.

If Black Friday hasn’t wiped out your wallet, get ready for a digital draining via Cyber Monday; we recommend watching CyberMonday.com plus the forums at FatWallet and GottaDeal.