Shopping
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15 Gross and Shocking Things People Have Found in Their Food
Whether you’re buying groceries from the supermarket or getting take-out on your lunch break, you expect the food to be safe, clean, and free from anything disgusting. Sounds basic, right? Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Here are 15 of the…
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We Tried 7 Popular Alfredo Sauces and Lived to Share the Best
Alfredo sauce is a surprisingly tough sauce to get right. It doesn’t enjoy the same popularity as marinara or mac and cheese. It’s similar but not the same as buttered noodles, and it also sometimes tastes like cacio e pepe,…
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Safety Scare: Target Halloween Toys Recalled For Causing Fires, Burns
If you’ve shopped at Target this fall for Halloween toys for your kids, it’s time to check them out. One toy, a flashlight that projects Halloween-themed images, has been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because it can…
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Costco Strikes It Big Again: Platinum Bars Hit Shelves After Gold’s Wild Success
Come for the hot dogs, leave with precious metals: Costco just introduced 1-ounce platinum bars following the massive success of its gold bars. With platinum prices up about 15% in the past year, smart shoppers are snagging these bars as…
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13 Clever Hacks for Cooking and Grocery Shopping for One Person
Grocery shopping and cooking for only yourself is often a very hard thing. It’s even harder if you have roommates. I lived a life of solo cooking for a long time, and truly, it can be the pits. The good…
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FDA Updates Recall: Guacamole and Veggies Classified at Highest Listeria Risk
Guacamole and various vegetable products sold by Supreme Service Solutions LLC at Kroger stores have received the highest risk classification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The cause: concerns about potential contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. Read on to…
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Chocolate Recalled in 38 States: How To Get Your Refund
Mini chocolate-filled waffle cones, inspired by the tips of Drumstick and other ice cream treats, have become very popular recently. But Hammond’s Candies, a maker of all kinds of chocolate…
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FDA Recall Alert: Potential Mold in Popular Dipping Sauce
On October 4, 2024, Lunds & Byerlys issued an urgent recall of its Lone Star Dip due to potential mold contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If…
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10 Reasons You Should Reconsider Donating to Goodwill
Donating to Goodwill is easy — but you may want to reconsider. Questionable business practices at this national thrift store make giving things away less appealing once you do some…
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Massive Egg Recall: FDA Warns of Highest Risk Level for Salmonella Contamination
If you’ve recently bought eggs from “Milo’s Poultry Farms” or “Tony’s Fresh Market,” you may want to double-check your carton. The FDA has updated a major recall involving eggs from…
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27 Things You Didn’t Know About Bananas
The grocery-store staple known as the banana is not as unassuming as one might imagine. This fruit — well, more specifically, this berry — is an everyday item that’s surprisingly…
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Boar’s Head Recall: Death Toll From Listeria Outbreak Hits 10 — Here’s What You Need to Know
Since Boar’s Head recalled their meat earlier this summer, almost 60 people have been hospitalized, and 10 have died. Nearly 700 pounds of ready-to-eat meat have had possible listeria contamination,…
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Is Costco Worth It for Singles and Couples?
Shopping at Costco and other warehouse stores often seems like it would be best for large families and businesses. A package of a dozen giant muffins calls for many mouths,…
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Snack Recall in 10 States: Do Not Eat and Request Refund
Another day, another food recall. Snack manufacturer Truly Good Foods has recalled some of its Grabeez snack mix sold in grab-and-go cups. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the…
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All the Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Treats You Should Put In Your Cart
It’s that time of year again: Pumpkin spice season! If there’s any grocery store that really goes all out with the PS stuff, it’s Trader Joe’s. You can find the…
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13 Things You Should Never Clean With Window Cleaner
We all have that blue bottle in our bathrooms — window cleaner. It seems like the right stuff to tackle grime, and sometimes it is. But sometimes it’s not, and…
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I Tried 7 Frozen Mozzarella Sticks — This Is the Best
Big Italian dinner feasts can hit our wallets pretty hard, but there’s always a way around these things. Looking to fill the dinner table with apps everybody’s gonna love? You…
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20 Commercials That Will Transport You Back to the 1980s
Ah, the ’80s, a time some of us remember fondly or not at all. But if you remember anything beyond the brief, awful neon clothing trend, Izod shirts with designer…
