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  • Pouring Creamer into a Cup of Coffee

    The Best (and Worst) Store-Bought Coffee Creamers

    There’s no shame in adding cream and sugar to your coffee. But if you want to sweeten your morning up a little bit with coffee creamer, which direction do you go in? Do you blast off into sweetness or opt…

  • New Jet-Puffed Item Might Be Just the Thing for Sweet Dreams

    Buying pillows used to be so simple. You either got one stuffed with feathers or synthetic fluff and selected your firmness — from cloud-like to something short of hard. These days, some bed pillows come scented with coconuts or lavender…

  • Hillsboro, OR, USA - Jan 18, 2021: A Target shopping cart is seen outside a Target store in Hillsboro, Oregon.

    Target Employees Reveal Customer Behaviors They ‘Hate’

    The fact that there’s a popular support group called “Retail Hell” on Reddit should tell you all you need to know about the industry. Service workers have to contend with some of the rudest people all while keeping a smile…

  • Fairfax: People with shopping carts filled with groceries goods, products walking out of Costco store in Virginia in parking car lot

    Costco Superfans Reveal the Retailer’s ‘Best Deals’

    While most retailers tack on 25-50% extra on products to make a profit, Costco keeps its markups lower than 15%, ensuring that its members pay low prices. And some deals are even better. Here are Costco’s “best deals,” according to…

  • Mary LaRocca offers a sample of Libby's Vienna Sausage in a Costco Wholesale store March 8, 2002 in Niles, IL

    Here’s What It’s Like To Be a Costco Sampler

    Beyond boosting sales as high as 2,000%, grocery store samples can turn shopping into a fun, food-filled pastime. That’s certainly the case at Costco, where sampling is part of the warehouse store’s DNA. That said, it’s rare that members get a…

  • Walmart Thanksgiving Convenience Basket

    Walmart Holds the Line on the Cost of Its Thanksgiving Meal Baskets

    Walmart is saying no to higher prices for holiday meals. The mega-retailer is selling its Thanksgiving meal baskets at the same cost as last year. The baskets feature traditional Thanksgiving fare, including turkey, ham, potatoes, and stuffing, as well as…