Sarah Palin's new book " Going Rouge " will be released in paperback just in time for the holiday season . You can obtain a copy at most local 99 cent stores . Look for it next to the Clapper and Chia Pet .   

Wal-Mart is offering an employee discount on all caskets--good news for Wal-Mart greeters.   

It is believed that people have been wearing shoes for more than 10,000 years.  ***MARLAR: Which means most likely the first thing Eve said to Adam was, “let’s go shopping.”

A Florida couple is in the news for getting married in a Wal-Mart where they met. ***MARLAR: When you get such a great markdown on spouses, you gotta jump on it!

Attention all shoppers: taking the stairs protects your heart. That's the message researchers tried at a U.K. shopping mall by putting up colorful signs along the steps of a staircase, and it worked. Over six weeks, use of the stairway next to an escalator more than doubled. Normally, about 4 percent of people at the mall take the stairs but after adding the signs, that went up to nearly 10 percent.  ***MARLAR: Signs can be pretty powerful.  The one I can’t keep from following – “All You Can Eat.”

The Brewers are telling teams they have no intention of shopping Prince Fielder. That's a shame. They could make a fortune if they sold him by the pound.

In addition to buying your groceries, shampoo and cleaning supplies at Wal-Mart, you can add another discounted item to your list: A casket. Yes, Wal-Mart has started selling caskets at prices that undercut most funeral homes. However, Wal-Mart's caskets are only available online from the company's web site. The selection of 15 caskets and dozens of urns ranges in price from $999 to $3,199. Most are under $2,000.  ***MARLAR: Wal-Mart actually created demand for caskets after so many of their customers were killed by the falling prices.

In related news, Al Gore was seen yesterday in a "Big and Tall" store shopping for a hazmat suit.

Tourists in Amsterdam who want to see some of the expensive diamonds and gems the city is known for will no longer have to visit a museum or a diamond house. The city's biggest department store now has around $1.5 million worth of jewelry on display in its front window.  ***MARLAR: Wal-Mart has had a clear-glass display for its fine jewelry for years. It's called a gumball machine.

Walmart has announced that it will aggressively expand its $10 toy program for the 2009 holiday season. Last year the program applied to a total of ten toys, and this year they say it will apply to over 100 toys.   ***MARLAR: In other words, they could’ve afforded to give you a break last year, but decided to stick it to you instead?