Kitchen & Groceries
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‘Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding Spam!’ Said No One Ever
Spam is no stranger to unveiling unexpected products (pumpkin spice Spam was a real thing, for crying out loud), but its latest seasonal product might just be its most perplexing canned offering yet. Figgy pudding Spam is marketed as “flavor,…
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Costco Spain’s Unique Food Options Are Making American Shoppers Jealous
Costco feels like a uniquely American retailer. And yet, the company has expanded to four continents, with over 200 stores outside of the U.S. But since supercolossal bags of nacho cheese-flavored Doritos don’t inspire the same fervor everywhere, Costco tweaks…
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Costco Agrees to Cut Supply-Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Costco has taken a step toward curbing its greenhouse gas emissions, with the retailer committing to new emission reduction targets in 2023. The wholesaler’s decision comes after 70% of Costco shareholders voted in January to back a green investment firm’s…
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How Salvage Grocery Stores Help Shoppers Save Money (and the Planet)
As inflation continues to eat away at budgets, more shoppers are turning to salvage stores, which sell damaged, discounted, and otherwise unwanted goods for cheap. In the first part of 2022, some salvage store managers even saw double-digit sales growth,…
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Trader Joe’s Best Seasonal Items, According to Superfans
Some products are just too good to be seasonal. Who doesn’t want to snack on a few pumpkin samosas in July? Trader Joe’s fans recently shared their favorite seasonal products, which they say the retailer should sell year-round. We’ve listed these…
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Sam’s Club Delivery: Everything You Need to Know Before Ordering
From mail-order pharmacies to online grocery shopping, delivery services have infiltrated almost every aspect of our retail experience. Aside from a handful of stores — ahem, Trader Joe’s, we’re looking at you — the vast majority of national retailers and…
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Shake ’n Bake Shakes Things Up by Ditching Plastic Bags
Since its inception more than 50 years ago, Shake ‘N Bake hasn’t changed — until now. The Kraft Heinz Co. is doing away with the very container behind the product’s…
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Things We Used To Get For Free (But Now We Have To Pay For)
Once upon a time, we got a lot of goods and services for no charge at all. But now we’re nickeled and dimed from the local gas station to the…
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Is Walmart+ Worth It? Here’s What You Need to Know
While Walmart launched its membership program more than two years ago, even savvy consumers seem unaware or perplexed by Walmart+. What is it? How much does it cost? Is it…
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Seasonal Aldi Favorites That Should Be Available Year-Round, According to Superfans
Whether you mourned the loss of Costco’s combo pizza or cursed Trader Joe’s for axing its chocolate pudding, most shoppers know the sinking feeling that accompanies a product’s disappearance. Aldi…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Here’s Why Trader Joe’s ‘Two-Buck Chuck’ Is So Cheap
Producing a single glass of wine takes gallons of water, hours of labor, hundreds of shiny stainless-steel storage tanks, and miles of gas-guzzling transport. So how is it that a…
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Stouffer’s New Lasagna Bloody Mary Is the Cocktail No One Saw Coming
Now you can have your Stouffer’s lasagna and drink it too, at least if the phrase “lasagna bloody mary” doesn’t make you queasy. For some reason, the famous frozen lasagna…
