International Business News - Poll http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The dire economy appears to have made Americans less materialistic, with a poll showing most people would choose items from discount retailer Wal-Mart over luxury jeweller Tiffany's trademark blue boxes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219872-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090907/less-materialistic-us-chooses-wal-mart-over-tiffany-poll.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090907/less-materialistic-us-chooses-wal-mart-over-tiffany-poll.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:42:35 EDT U.S. consumers satisfaction with credit cards plummeted in 2009, driven by anger due to fees and higher interest rates, according to a J.D. Power and Associates poll released on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219513-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-credit-card-satis-faction-down-amid-higher-rates-poll.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-credit-card-satis-faction-down-amid-higher-rates-poll.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:34:03 EDT