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JLo’s over shopping, gaga over Marc

6:51 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes|Shopping · 2 Comments

23 Mar 2007

JLo used to be all about the bling, but now she’s all about the Thing. Her Thing, that is: hubby Marc Anthony. People en Español reports that Jen gushed to the Italian version of Vanity Fair about her amor this way:

“How do I love? With all of myself, passionately, without regard for the mistakes which one inevitably makes,” she says. “Let me put it as I have in my song: ‘Amo como una mujer, que vee en su hombre el paraìso (I love like a woman who sees heaven in her man).’ ”

I can’t for the life of me imagine getting past human superficialness to equate Marc with the pearly gates. He must really have something going for him, as both JLo and Dayanara have been whipped.

JLo also says that she isn’t into the shopping like she used to be, and is into more important things, like a harmonious career and personal life:

“We aren’t the type to separate our lives from our work,” Lopez, 37, tells Italian Vanity Fair. “It’s a synergy: music, cinema, the everyday things and most importantly, our love.”

More proof that JLo is becoming — yawn — a grownup.

Via / People en Español

RBD Are a Bunch of Dolls

1:13 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Marketing|Music|Shopping · 13 Comments

2 Feb 2007

As if RBD hasn’t contributed enough with a novela and singing in two languages now they are pushing plastic versions of themselves on our children. Mattel, the makers of Barbie, are unveiling the Barbie(R) RBD/Rebelde dolls at this year’s New York Toy Fair. The first dolls will be of Mia, Roberta and Lupita dressed in their school girl uniform consisting of a red blazer, tie, and tiered denim skirt.

Via / Hispanic PR Wire

Image Via / Artist Direct

Como se dice Wal-Mart?

9:36 am By Maegan La Mala · Marketing|Shopping · Comments Off

22 Jan 2007

Sure, the relationship between Wal-Mart and Latinos may be somewhat tainted, but The Waltons are trying to make amends.

The ever-growing Hispanic community in South Nashville, Tennessee has become so prominent that the new Wal-Mart in the area is specifically catering to them. The store’s signs come in both English and Spanish and they will even carry empanadas, tropical juices, pupusas, and other ethnic foods.

This is all part of the scary sounding strategy to ‘target’ Latinos. Wal-Mart executives say that they are proud of the store’s diversity. (Then they all paused for a moment, looked at each other, and exploded into laughter.) In all seriousness, I applaud them for making these changes and challenge them to update their other stores, because guess what? We’re not just in Nashville…

Holiday Shopping With the Comadres

3:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Money|Shopping · Comments Off

28 Nov 2006

Tis the season to give into capitalism and shop for holidy gifts. No matter if you are shopping for las Navidades, Hanukkah, Yule, or Kwanzaa, giving into giving doesn’t have to mean shopping irresponsibly. One option is shopping from directly from Latina owned businesses from around the country. Las Comadres – a nationwide network of Latinas in variety of fields. Every year they compile a list of products and services from comadres from around the country who submitted their entries for your consideration during this holiday season. The mujeres sell everything from books to insurance.
You can check out the Comadres Holiday Shopping Guide as a PDF file here.

Via / Las Comadres

Crossing the Border? Drink Your Green Card.

2:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Marketing|Shopping · 1 Comment

21 Nov 2006

This may very well be the worse product I’ve seen all year. Green Card is an energy drink being marketed to those undocumented immigrants crossing into the United States.

“It’s a fact,” that people illegally cross the border, president and CEO of Z CORP, Jeff Weiss, told CSNews Online. “If they are going to come to the U.S., I don’t want them dying in the desert, I’d rather have them hydrated.”
It’s tagline: “Papers, we don’t need no stinkin’ papers”

Um yeah sure. I bet he made this product with the best interest of immigrants in mind and not the best interest of his wallet. Energy drinks are just alot of sugar and caffine are are bad for you anyway but this energy drink is leaving a bad taste in my mouth.

Via / News on Mun2 y Convenience Store News

Mexicans Say No to Wal-Mart

11:40 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Labor|mexico|Shopping · Comments Off

17 Nov 2006

Activists inside the U.S. aren’t the only ones calling out big box retailer Wal-Mart. According to the Latin Americanist:

Around 250 demonstrators stormed a Wal-Mart store outside Mexico City on Tuesday alleging that Wal-Mart’s low prices have come at the cost of hurting local farmers and markets. In addition, anti-Wal-Mart activists say that the company’s plans to open its own banking unit would cause a monopoly on Mexican remittances. In response, Wal-Mart de Mexico is rolling out a major ad campaign designed to convince Mexicans that their stores are beneficial for the country’s economy.

Image Via / Gizmodo

Via / The Latin Americanist

Fabuloso is not Delicioso!

8:43 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Health|Shopping · 1 Comment

17 Oct 2006

Say I am stating the obvious, but I have never, ever had the urge to drink my Latino themed cleaning products, no matter how brightly colored they may be or how lemony fresh they may smell. I also don’t store my cleaning products in the fridge where my cold beverages are nor have I ever walked into a bodega or grocery store looking for something to quench my thirst and accidently picked up a bottle of cleaning fluid. But maybe that’s just me. Based on local and national news stories, it seems that some people are having a problem telling the Colgate-Pamolive owned Fabuloso general cleanser from sports drinks.

7-11 Doesn’t Want You to Gulp Venezuela’s Oil

11:15 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · business|Shopping|Venezuela · 4 Comments

28 Sep 2006

Being a NYC chica who uses mass transit to travel and bodegas for some of her fast food shopping needs, the news of 7-Eleven Inc. dropping Venezuela-owned Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more than 20 years doesn’t really impact me. Pero it probably will influence drivers across the U.S. and the oil market in Venezuela. According to the corporate heads from the convenience store chain, the decision was at least partially motivated by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez’s recent comments before the United Nation’s General Assembly.

Is Thalia Running Sweatshops?

13 Sep 2006

While she may not be watching over them directly, recent accusations call into question the conditions under which the Mexican estrella’s clothing collection are manufactured. According to an investigation conducted by the National Labor Committee, there are sweatshops in Jordan engaging in human trafficing, forced labor, and violence against workers. These sweatshops produce clothes with labels for the GAP, Target, Liz Claiborne, Victoria’s Secret, L.L Bean and Thalía Sodi. Thalia, whose clothing line is distributed through K-mart y Sears Holdings responded to the investigation by saying:

Como diseñadora de mi propia línea de ropa siempre estoy consciente sobre todos los aspectos del negocio del diseño, eso incluye dónde y cómo se produce mi ropa.

Kmart y Sears, que son los únicos responsables de toda la producción y manufactura de mi línea de ropa y en quienes confío y sé que son muy diligentes, se aseguran de que las fábricas involucradas cumplan con los rígidos requisitos de la ley y de que sean auditados. Kmart me ha asegurado que éste no es uno de sus vendedores y que ellos manejarán este asunto de la forma más expedita posible

Mi muñeca es como yo

4:13 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Marketing|race|Shopping · Comments Off

20 Jan 2006

In Toyland, before there was just blonde, “perfect” Barbie. In the 70s, black dolls became more and more common. Lately, there are also quite a few Latino dolls to be had. Now, a new online store plans to make dolls of all ethnicities available to children, as well bi-racial and multi-racial dolls. This in response to the notable lack of variety in toys for children of color:

The poll of 2,230 African American parents, 470 Latino parents, and 20 Asian parents found that 82% of the African American parents, 74% of the Latino parents, and 50% of the Asian parents felt It is important for children of color to have dolls that look like them. Of those parents, an overwhelming 94% of the African American parents and 90% of the Latino parents agreed that the selection of dolls and puppets of color in local super and toy stores was, as one parent put it, abysmal.

The line of dolls (some “anatomically correct” — none of that weird blank space between the legs), called “Dolls like Me” start at $11.95 and can be ordered online at dollslikeme.com.

Had these existed when I was a kid I may have turned out a little less messed up.

Via / BlackNews.com

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