Kitchen & Groceries
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Did You Know There’s a Tiny Trader Joe’s Just for Kids?
Grown-ups love Trader Joe’s. They may say they’re just picking up some groceries, but the truth is, they love wandering the aisles, sniffing the low-priced flower arrangements, and perusing all the snacks and cheeses. They invariably pick up more than…
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Everything You Wanted to Know About M&M’s But Were Afraid to Ask
Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat with burning, unanswered questions about M&M’s? Sure you do; we’ve all been there. The candy coated milk chocolate sensation is one of the most popular…
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Feeling Too Lazy to Cook? TikTok’s Viral ‘Girl Dinner’ Is Your Answer for a Fast and Easy Meal
If you’re feeling guilty because you’re too tired to make a proper dinner and end up just snacking, don’t feel bad about it — you’re actually on trend. TikTok’s newest viral meal hack is all about throwing together a little…
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Here’s What You Should Buy Using the Whole Foods Bulk Bins — and What You Should Get Pre-Packaged Instead
While many of the products lining the shelves at Whole Foods Market tend to be of a higher quality than other grocery stores, there’s one inescapable truth about the Amazon-owned company: The place is overpriced. Yet, it’s hard to stop…
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I Tried All of Trader Joe’s Gummy Candy, and the Best Rivals Sour Patch Kids
I am a gummy candy connoisseur. It’s been my favorite candy format all my life, so I was heartbroken when I found out Trader Joe’s had discontinued two of my favorite varieties within the last two years (RIP Gummy Tummies Penguins…
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‘The Customer Is NOT Always Right!’: Here’s What Retail Workers Would Do if They Were in Charge
Office work comes with its drawbacks: paper cuts, eyestrain, aches and pains. But dealing with entitled customers and abusive bosses in retail is a special kind of hell. Life in the trenches is so bad that retail workers on Reddit…
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Bulking on a Budget: 9 Things Frugal Weightlifters and Athletes Eat (and Drink) To Stay Fit
Putting on muscle costs a lot of money. You’ve got to pay for your gym membership, a medicine cabinet full of supplements, and 3,000-plus calories worth of daily fuel. Since…
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Costco Is Cracking Down on Membership Sharing, and Redditors Have Some Horror Stories
It’s official: Costco is cracking down on membership sharing. That means if you normally lend your card to your brother, or use your friend’s card to buy your groceries, you…
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Trader Joe’s Sells Frozen Water Bottles for Dirt Cheap So You Can Keep Your Frozen Groceries Cold During the Drive Home
I recently gave in to the siren song of Trader Joe’s addictive orange chicken and trekked over an hour away to the nearest TJ’s with my best friend to get…
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Save the Spaghetti: 8 Leftover Pasta Recipes To Stretch Your Food Budget Even Further
Still freezing tons of leftover cooked pasta without knowing what to do with it? I get it; I have personally never actually cooked the correct amount of pasta in my…
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‘Ban the Food Samples!’ and Other Unpopular Costco Opinions
The problem with most online communities is that they become so niche and insular that everyone starts saying the same thing. The r/Costco subreddit is no exception. If you’re a…
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Psst: You’ve Been Storing Nuts Wrong This Whole Time
Nuts seem like an obvious pantry-safe food. Given that they’re a staple ingredient for snacks like trail mix and granola bars —and, once upon a time, were handed out on…
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Here’s How I Transform Costco’s Sheet Cakes for Parties
Are you still spending half of your kid’s birthday party budget on the Spiderman cake you had to order a month in advance from a bakery? If you’re looking for…
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Costco Makes You Buy Two Boxes of Muffins — Shoppers Share What to Do With the Second One
It’s a cross many Costco fans have had to bear — buy a six-pack of muffins (or Danish or bagels) and get another pack for free (whether you want it…
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Rice Reimagined: Here’s How Savvy Home Cooks Transform Leftover Rice Into Entirely New Dishes
A little bit goes a long way with rice, and chances are, whether you’re ordering takeout or cooking it yourself, your meals might end up with lots left over. What…
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‘This Is Brilliant’: A Redditor Made 106 Meals for $165 and the Internet Is Impressed
Meal prepping an entire month’s worth of meals is an insane amount of work, but the results are 100% worth the effort. Need convincing? Just look at Redditor u/ArtisanGerard’s very…
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‘Current Costco Obsessions’: Superfans Are Raving About These 10 Must-Buy Products
Costco’s maze-like stores, vast inventory, bulk products, and sample stations are all designed to make you spend as much time and money in the store as possible. To avoid falling…
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‘Greedflation’: Why Inflation Is SO Good for Food Billionaires
While inflation rates seem to be cooling in the last few months, that doesn’t mean they aren’t enormously high. Two years ago, white bread was 22% cheaper and butter was 31%…
