Latest / The Cubby and Christine Morning Show / What You Should Be Buying In August
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- 0:00Speaker 1: But it or not, there are certain things you should
- 0:02Speaker 1: buy in August. It's light FM Covey and Christine in
- 0:05Speaker 1: the Morning. In fact, Taylor Swift has a.
- 0:06Speaker 2: Song called August. Let's get into this with this you
- 0:10Speaker 2: stay and then she talks like alcause you never buy
- 0:18Speaker 2: he's mentioning August slipping away.
- 0:20Speaker 3: Yes, right, the last days of summer is kind of
- 0:23Speaker 3: how it feels.
- 0:24Speaker 2: Only the fifth but it will fly by, right.
- 0:26Speaker 3: It does fly by, And there are bargains to be
- 0:29Speaker 3: had in August. Covey and the shopping experts, which they
- 0:33Speaker 3: should add my name to the list at this point.
- 0:35Speaker 3: Summer clothes and shoes steep discounts right now for swimsuits, sandals, shorts,
- 0:41Speaker 3: and they say if you can wait until the end
- 0:43Speaker 3: of the month, it gets even better, so you can
- 0:46Speaker 3: refresh the summer wardrobe, get set up for next year.
- 0:49Speaker 3: The good news is office supplies back to school sales
- 0:53Speaker 3: aren't just for students. But that's going to help you.
- 0:55Speaker 3: But you can stock up on your own everyday essentials notebooks, pens, printer, paper, folders,
- 1:00Speaker 3: organizers heavily discounted right now.
- 1:03Speaker 2: Well, you mentioned a couple of days ago you were
- 1:05Speaker 2: at Staples, and.
- 1:06Speaker 3: The line was like wrapped around the store.
- 1:08Speaker 2: Right, probably students, teachers.
- 1:10Speaker 3: Students and teachers, And the prices were really good because
- 1:12Speaker 3: I was looking around computers and electronics. So back to
- 1:16Speaker 3: school promotions make August one of the strongest times outside
- 1:19Speaker 3: the holiday season to go for laptops, tablets, headphones, headphones,
- 1:24Speaker 3: that sounds good. Other tech. Grills. Okay, if you don't
- 1:28Speaker 3: have a barbecue grill or you need a new one,
- 1:31Speaker 3: now is the time because they retailers start clearing out
- 1:34Speaker 3: that inventory around Labor Day.
- 1:36Speaker 2: I thought you were talking about my teeth.
- 1:37Speaker 3: Those two I.
- 1:38Speaker 2: Thought about getting grills.
- 1:39Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, they suit you. But yeah, they're trying to
- 1:44Speaker 3: get rid of it. So they have big ticket items
- 1:47Speaker 3: with deep discounts right now. And you can still grill
- 1:49Speaker 3: for a few months, right, I mean.
- 1:52Speaker 2: I've grilled like into October, late October.
- 1:55Speaker 3: So yeah, it depends on our weather. I think we're okay.
- 1:58Speaker 3: Patio furniture, I know that stuff gets really expensive.
- 2:01Speaker 2: And it drops like a rock right about now, right.
- 2:03Speaker 3: It does, so do that. And sporting goods, I guess
- 2:07Speaker 3: because we're going to be going indoors pretty soon. Any
- 2:10Speaker 3: type of exercise equipment that gets you outdoors. That's the
- 2:13Speaker 3: stuff that's going on sale.
- 2:14Speaker 2: What not to buy, anything that keeps you warm?
- 2:16Speaker 3: Probably yes, all, yes, yeah, not right now.
- 2:21Speaker 1: Hey, I see our guest lingering in the hallway and Christine.
- 2:25Speaker 1: It's a very very special interview coming up. Her name
- 2:27Speaker 1: is Shira Kupperman Bowler and she has a book called
- 2:33Speaker 1: One Scan Saved My Life. Yes, and you met her
- 2:36Speaker 1: watching her on TV.
- 2:37Speaker 3: I saw on the Today Show and I contacted her
- 2:40Speaker 3: because her story is very similar to mine. And you know,
- 2:44Speaker 3: if you will, I would really like to share, just
- 2:47Speaker 3: because I would like to shed light on this.
- 2:49Speaker 1: Right, it's more than just a public service announcement, right,
- 2:51Speaker 1: what we're about to talk about. Right, So we'll do
- 2:54Speaker 1: a short break, we'll do the headlines, maybe play a
- 2:57Speaker 1: Taylor Swift.
- 2:58Speaker 2: Song for you, Oh thank you, and then we'll have
- 3:00Speaker 2: our interview. Okay, So hope you can listen, folks, Light FM.
- 3:03Speaker 2: It's an important day.