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Amazonia Aquariums

Store goes topless for Black Friday
Store owner hopes to boost sales with publicity

Updated: Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009, 7:25 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009, 7:24 PM EST

AUSTIN (KXAN) - North Austin tropical fish and aquarium store owner hopes to pick up business on Black Friday by going topless.

Caroline Estes, owner of Amazonia Aquariums , hopes that the publicity will help boost sales.

Her store, opened in 1992, recently moved. Between the recession and the move, sales are down. "I'll save my business with whatever it takes," said Estes.

Estes is no stranger to this kind of publicity. In 2001 she organized a topless protest in Austin, demanding the police recognize citizen's rights to go topless. The event attracted national attention.

 

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A plan for the holidays!

A hotel chain has promised families a stress-free solution to hosting the in-laws over Christmas.

Holiday Inn

The offer extends to all 194 Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express hotels in the UK

Holiday Inn is offering a special room rate for mothers-in-law during the festive period, so that families can have a break from each other.

Relatives can check their partner's mum into a room and gain a 25% discount.

The rate will be offered to in-laws between December 23 and 29, and extends to all of the firm's 194 Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express hotels across the country.

Relationship expert Kirsten Gronning said incidents of arguments increase fivefold during the festive celebrations.

"Christmas can be an extremely stressful period, especially for the family planning and catering for it," she said.