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Oprah Winfrey: Cheap Gifts are Better

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Oprah, who often lavishes her studio audience with pricy presents, says she will stick with cheaper options this year. She didn't name any specifics -- although Alpha Consumer readers could offer a few suggestions -- but chances are no one will be walking away with a new car or camcorder, as they have in the past.

(Maybe she'll also pick one of these books for her next book club selection.)

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DEAR MS OPRAH, HI THIS IS GUERLINE HAVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO WRITE TO YOU,AND FANALLY, I GOT YOU. TO ME YOU ARE A HARDWORKING LADY AND I'M SORRY TO BE TAKENG MUCH OF YOUR TIME BUT,I HAVE A FANANCIAL PROBLEM I'M A SINGLE WOMEN WITH ONE CHILDREN. I'M 27 YEARS OLD, AND MY CHILDREN 5 YEARS OLD. I LIVE IN FLORIDA DEBT A LOT OF AND I CAN NOT PAY. MEANWHILE MY CHILD AND I NEED A PLACE TO STAY AND EAT I'M HAITIAN I HAVE MY FAMILLY IN HAITI HOMELESS.I DON'T HAVE NO MONEY TO SEND FOR THEM I'M SORRY I DON'T WILLY SPEACK ENGLESH I KNOW GOD WILL TOUTCH YOUR EART PLEASE, HELP ME LOVE, GUERLINE.

GUERLINE JOASSAINT of FL 1:22AM April 25, 2011

DEAR MS OPRAH,

HI,THIS IS CHELSEA AND STEPHANIE AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO WRITE TO YOU, AND FINALLY, WE GOT YOU.TO US YOU ARE A HARDWORKING LADY AND WE ARE SORRY TO BE TAKING MUCH OF YOUR TIME BUT,OUR PARENTS ARE HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AND LAST YEAR WAS THE ROUGHEST YEAR.WE ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE OUR HOUSE AND WE ARE SCARED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THE STREETS.MY MOM ALWAYS DREAMED OF LIVING IN DALLAS,TX AND STARTING HER OWN BUISSNESS AND NOT STRESSING ABOUT BILLS.MY MOM VIVIAN OKAFOR IS DIAGNOISED WITH THYROID AND HAS HIGHBP[HBP]AND I HATE TO SEE HER STRESSING.IF YOU DO THIS WOUNDERFUL THING FOR HER 2009 WILL BE THE BEST YEAR EVER.

LOVE,STEPHANIE&CHELSEA OKAFOR.

PS:MY MOM IS A BIG FAN!

STEPHANIE&CHELSEA OKAFOR of CA 3:44PM January 03, 2009

PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY ! i am married man wih one children.i am 31 years old, and my children 4 years old.i live in java island.i have food's business , but now is bankrupt. my loan / debt a lot of and i can not pay.meanwhile my child need education and my family have to eat.my mother also taking ill and need medicine to cure.i dont have money to buy medicine.please help me for pay my loan at bank,and please help me for my child education and for buying my mother medicine.you can transfer at my wife's bank account : BANK MANDIRI 142-00-0635775-9 AT SURABAYA CITY,BRATANG BINANGUN,JAVA,INDONESIA.MY WIFE'S NAME IS : NUR AZIZAH . please, help me.

POOR-MAN 3:14AM December 28, 2008

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