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    Cheaper Alternatives to Popular Products That Won’t Disappoint

    Some products inspire a fanatical devotion among fans — but that makes them an easy target for other companies who want a piece of the pie. Often, knockoffs and lookalikes suffer in comparison to the product they imitate, but in…

  • We Tried 19 Kinds of Beef Jerky and These Are the Best (And Worst)

    Beef jerky is odd. Like a lot of other dried food, it thrives as a snack, and when you’re in the snack game the competition is fierce. There are so many brands, so many logos, so many flavors! You may…

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    I’m a Coffee Snob. This Cheap Coffee Is the Best, IMHO

    Life is too short to drink cheap coffee. That’s my philosophy — or was until the economy tanked, groceries  prices skyrocketed, and my favorite coffee shops closed down. In an effort to satisfy both my caffeine craving and a newfound…

  • Aldi & Trader Joe's

    The Aldi Family Feud And Its Connection to Trader Joe’s

    From Rubble to Riches On the heels of World War II, brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht returned to their war-torn hometown Essen, Germany, and transformed their mother’s corner store into a multinational grocery empire. They called it Aldi, short for…

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    The Best American-Made Watches

    Two countries come to mind when people think of watches: Switzerland and Japan. But the United States has a notable watchmaking history, too, with early companies like the Waltham Watch Co. and the Elgin National Watch Co. selling hundreds of thousands…

  • We Tried 9 Canned Biscuits — This Is the Best

    Biscuits are notoriously hard to make. Most people go years struggling through highs and lows to perfect a biscuit recipe, but there isn’t always a need for that. The best canned biscuits are beyond easy to make and can be…