Hell hath no fury like a shopper scorned

Published 12:26 am Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Online retailers offered deals Monday in an effort to tempt buyers who haven’t yet hit their credit limits or suffered grievous injuries while fighting for the last Wii.

The day appeared to be a success, except for several hours when an e-commerce service went down, preventing sales on thousands of sites and causing screams of anguish that could be heard echoing from canyons in Djibouti.

Speaking of shopping, if you could use a little extra cash, you don’t have to brave a retail job — you just have to show some skin. The Web site www.leaseyourbody.com connects companies with people willing to be paid to wear the advertisers’ temporary tattoos.

Participants can also opt to get a permanent tattoo, which, the site says, “will fetch significantly more money” — as well as a lot of difficult questions from your future grandchildren.

However, the extra change might buy you a Wi-Fi device that one reviewer says is an easy way to get photos from your digital camera to your computer and online photo sites.

This means you should expect a dramatic decrease in the time it takes for embarrassing photos from holiday parties to make it onto MySpace.