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  • Charles Shaw wine ("Two Buck Chuck") for sale at Trader Joe's

    Will Inflation Kill Trader Joe’s Two Buck Chuck?

    A popular photo on Reddit’s r/traderjoes forum has many cheap wine lovers upset over the price of the grocery chain’s iconic Two Buck Chuck. It shows a shelf of Charles Shaw wine bottles at a Florida Trader Joe’s selling for…

  • Miller Beer Launches Ice Cream That Tastes Like a Dive Bar

    Capturing the feel of a place or thing in a flavor or scent is a tricky business — take rose-flavored candy, for example. But beer-maker Miller thinks you’ll taste “dive bar” in the ice cream treat it has developed with…

  • These Are the Only Costco Products You Can’t Return

    Costco has been known to accept returns of almost any item, no receipt required. Although its “Risk-Free 100% Satisfaction Guarantee” offers refunds on most purchases and even membership, there are still some exceptions. Not a Costco member? You can apply…

  • F.A.O. Schwarz

    These Catalogs Defined Shopping for Generations — and Now They’re Mostly Gone

    While many beloved catalogs — think Sears, Penney’s and Victoria’s Secret — have gone away, our memories are fond as ever. Here are some we still miss.

  • A hand programming an automatic pot

    Why You Really Don’t Want to Buy an Instant Pot

    The Instant Pot die-hards will swear on their last batch of beef barbacoa that this all-in-one kitchen gadget has been the savior of their weekly meal plan. But is this much-hyped kitchen device really worth the money, can it save…

  • Closeup of male face and pipette with a oil for a beard growth

    The 11 Best Products for a Well-Groomed Beard

    When hipsters across the West Coast started cosplaying as flannel-shirted lumberjacks in the 2010s, it seemed like every other guy was stocking up on beard balms, oils, and combs. That trend has died down — the early 2000s are in,…