Lavish gifts are out on Oprah Winfrey’s show, a clear sign of deeply the weak economy is affecting the country in general and television in particular, the Chicago Tribune reports. This year, Oprah’s favorite things cost “next to nothing,” according to her Web site.
—Jon Lafayette
Economy Has Oprah Turning Thrifty
Dec 1, 2008 • Post A Comment
Her talkshow protege, Rachael Ray, gives away much smaller gifts daily, and people walk away happy(I don’t recall anything over $200 in recent memory).