Shop Talk is now on Facebook. In honor of our new page, we want to know: Are you Facebook friends with your boss? Look to the right of this story to take our online poll. We’ll publish the results on this page next week. And be sure to “like” us at facebook.com/shoptalknando.

Last week, we asked how you are planning to pay for holiday shopping. Seventy-one percent of you said credit cards, 14 percent said cash, and 14 percent are using the money from a part-time job.

Small businesses partnering with charities

Shop Talk is compiling a list of small businesses and their partnerships with charitable organizations. Send your information to shoptalk@newsobserver.com and we’ll add it to our blog at blogs.newsobserver.com/shoptalk.