Viral soda brand and streetwear label team up for the ultimate low-effort Halloween costume

Viral soda brand and streetwear label team up for the ultimate low-effort Halloween costume

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Your favorite sweet treat meets your favorite hoodie: a match made in heaven. Better-for-you soda brand OLIPOP seems to be doing a little bit of everything lately. Beyond rolling out … Read more

USPS raised shipping costs ahead of the holidays — here’s what shoppers need to know

USPS raised shipping costs ahead of the holidays — here’s what shoppers need to know

This year, sending your Christmas list to Santa will be more expensive. Starting Oct. 4 through Jan. 17, 2027, the US Postal Service (USPS) will be hiking prices for the most wonderful time of the year. The “temporary price change” will be for some package products for the 2026 peak holiday season.  USPS told The … Read more

Starbucks fans are losing it over new 2026 holiday cup collection

Starbucks fans are losing it over new 2026 holiday cup collection

Winter is coming. For Starbucks fans, that means more Christmas-themed cups to fill cupboards. Starting on Nov. 5, the java giant will be dropping its infamous 2026 holiday merch — jam-packed with drinkware, a Bearista plush and a village collection. Last year, the Bearista cup took coffee drinkers by storm selling out of most stores … Read more

Here’s how much seasonal workers need to make to ends meet during the holiday season

Here’s how much seasonal workers need to make to ends meet during the holiday season

Seasonal workers are relying on temporary work to make ends meet this holiday season, according to new research. A new survey of 1,000 Americans with seasonal jobs revealed that seasonal workers are looking to earn an average of 38% more money for their expenses compared to last. Last year’s survey revealed the average respondent needed … Read more

Cheapest days to book holiday travel revealed

Cheapest days to book holiday travel revealed

The cheapest time to scoop up low airfare has just been revealed. You can always count on the holidays to be two things — stressful and expensive. Those traveling to visit loved ones have most likely played the proverbial game of booking flights. Should you buy now or wait a week to see if fares … Read more

Home Depot released its first holiday sweater, complete with tool belt — and it’s already sold out

Home Depot released its first holiday sweater, complete with tool belt — and it’s already sold out

Ugly Christmas sweaters are one of the most enjoyable — if not quirky — traditions of the holiday season. But what about one that’s actually kind of handy? In preparation for that special time of year, home improvement mega-chain Home Depot released its very own branded holiday sweater for the first time earlier today — … Read more

The ‘largest Gilmore Girls fan celebration ever’ is coming to Warner Bros. this winter — with a major star set to appear

The ‘largest Gilmore Girls fan celebration ever’ is coming to Warner Bros. this winter — with a major star set to appear

You probably won’t smell snow this winter in Burbank, but you can still get transported to Stars Hollow. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is turning its backlot into a full-blown winter wonderland with its “largest Gilmore Girls fan celebration ever.” Fans of the hit series will be able to wander through familiar sets, revisit iconic … Read more

Woman’s vacation request sparks fiery debate about workplace priority for parents

Woman’s vacation request sparks fiery debate about workplace priority for parents

A woman’s annual leave request has highlighted a fiery debate that has long created tension in workplaces: Should employees with young children have priority? The argument once again erupted online this week after a worker in the UK, Chloe, asked for time off over the Christmas holiday. Despite submitting her desired dates in mid-September, she … Read more

Walmart, Target and Amazon announce massive dueling deals events ahead of the holidays

Walmart, Target and Amazon announce massive dueling deals events ahead of the holidays

Shoppers will have plenty of options for some steep savings next month. Amazon, Target and Walmart are fighting for deal dominance after announcing sales events starting in October. Amazon and Target customers are both starting their promos Oct. 6 to Oct. 7, while Walmart will begin a day earlier, on Oct. 5. Starting at 12 … Read more

Trans-Siberian Orchestra announces 30th anniversary tour. Get 2026 tickets

Trans-Siberian Orchestra announces 30th anniversary tour. Get 2026 tickets

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. It’s the heav-heav-heaviest time of the year. Trans-Siberian Orchestra just announced they’re returning to the road this year for a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the group’s 1996 debut … Read more

Disneyland fans lose it over snow-capped castle spotted on the move months before Christmas

Christmas comes extremely early at the Happiest Place on Earth. Disneyland fans were left feeling festive after a piece of Sleeping Beauty Castle’s snow-covered holiday makeover was spotted being hauled to the Anaheim theme park — more than two months before the resort’s customary holiday transformation and festivities begin. Devotees did a double take after … Read more

Lindsey Stirling announced her ‘Snow Waltz Tour.’ What do tickets cost?

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Prepare your gnarliest air violins. Lindsey Stirling recently announced her annual ‘Snow Waltz Tour’ with special guest ARKAI that will take her to arenas, theaters performing arts centers and concert … Read more

Families can save up to $2,500 on back-to-school shopping in these states thanks to upcoming tax-free holidays

Families can save up to ,500 on back-to-school shopping in these states thanks to upcoming tax-free holidays

Kids are bummed, but parents are beaming.  While summer isn’t over just yet, back-to-school shopping can soon be checked off the list. And your state may be the reason for some serious savings. Running from July into August, states across the country have sales tax holidays — tax-free weeks where states eliminate tax from select … Read more

Amazon tacks on sneaky fees for the upcoming ‘peak season’ — advising customers to buy early

Amazon tacks on sneaky fees for the upcoming ‘peak season’ — advising customers to buy early

New year, new fees. Amazon will tack on its “Peak Fulfillment Fees” once again during the holidays, the e-commerce giant confirmed last week. However, sellers can expect to see another surcharge this year.  While the fulfillment fee is the same as 2025 — averaging out to roughly 32 cents per item — the 3.5% “fuel … Read more

Airbnb launches anti-July 4th party tech that tracks unruly guests and downgrades their booking

Airbnb launches anti-July 4th party tech that tracks unruly guests and downgrades their booking

Party animals could land in the doghouse this weekend. Airbnb is employing anti-party technology before the July 4 weekend to combat higher-risk bookings that could lead to disruptive parties.  The technology works by analyzing bookings via reservation length, distance between the guest’s location and the listing, property type and timing. If the booking gets flagged, … Read more

Then and now: What America looked like during the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, as we gear up for America 250

Then and now: What America looked like during the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, as we gear up for America 250

America’s 250th birthday is right around the corner — a celebration the country has excitedly been preparing for all year. The last time the U.S. was this excited for a 4th of July celebration was half a century ago, when America celebrated its 200th anniversary of independence. The 1976 Bicentennial is remembered with nostalgia for … Read more

Tourist fighting for life in Bali after suffering multiple brain-related injuries

Tourist fighting for life in Bali after suffering multiple brain-related injuries

An Australian tourist has been left fighting for life after suffering a catastrophic accident while on a dream holiday in Bali. Brisbane woman Luca Loveday had been excited to spend some time on the Indonesian holiday island with her best friend, enjoying some much-needed relaxation and sunshine. The 29-year-old was just a few days into … Read more

Dear Abby: My son stole money meant for his daughter’s college fund

Dear Abby: My son stole money meant for his daughter’s college fund

DEAR ABBY: My oldest granddaughter will be looking at colleges soon. My son and her mother are divorced. My parents gave my son (their grandson) money to put away in accounts for his daughters’ college. Instead, he helped himself to that money before the divorce. When his ex-wife told me about it, I confronted him. … Read more

Frazzled NYC parents vent over ‘insane’ number of public school holidays — as days off continue to climb

Frazzled NYC parents vent over ‘insane’ number of public school holidays — as days off continue to climb

Are these extra school holidays too much of a good thing? For many NYC parents of public school students, the answer is a resounding yes. With Big Apple students now only in school for 176 days each year — with an especially long break for spring recess, currently in effect from April 2 to 10 … Read more

Activists urge White House to replace decorated eggs with potatoes for Easter event: ‘Fun doesn’t have to come at a hen’s expense’

Activists urge White House to replace decorated eggs with potatoes for Easter event: ‘Fun doesn’t have to come at a hen’s expense’

Eggs will roll. Animal rights activists are urging officials in both the US and UK to ditch traditional Easter eggs in favor of decorated potatoes at their annual egg-rolling festivities — pitching the swap as a win for both chickens and their constituents’ wallets. Advocates argue that swapping eggs for potatoes would spare hens from … Read more