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Cheapism / iStock / Smoothie King Popular Smoothie Chain Debuts Ozempic-Friendly Menu Nationwide
America is obsessed with GLP-1s, the medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound, taken for diabetes and weight loss. Thirteen percent of Americans reportedly have used one of the medications, and manufacturers can’t even keep up with demand. Smoothie King, a…
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Frisch’s Big Boy by Don Sniegowski (CC BY-NC-SA) Beloved Midwest Chain Frisch’s Big Boy Faces Evictions From at Least 20 Locations
Remember Big Boy? The diner-style restaurant with its iconic boy-holding-a-hamburger statues used to dot the country. The name of the restaurant actually comes from its popular Big Boy cheeseburger, a double-pattied creation with a third bun in the middle, which…
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mattjeacock/istockphoto Starbucks Demands Corporate Staff Return to the Office Or Risk Being Fired
While Starbucks is sticking to a three-day in-office work week, they’re getting serious about corporate employees showing up when they say they’re going to. Skipping your mandated three days can have serious consequences, too. When Does the Rule Go Into…
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Starbucks Starbucks Is Taking Three ‘Gross’ Drinks Off the Menu For Good — Say Goodbye to Olive-Oil-Infused Coffee
After the third quarter in a row of dismal sales, Starbucks has promised to slim down its “overly complex” menu thanks to new CEO Brian Niccol. The Oleato line of drinks infused with Partanna olive oil are the first to get the…
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Cheapism / Chipotle / Qdoba $6 Chipotle ‘Booritos’ and More Halloween Burrito Deals to Sink Your Teeth Into
By the time Halloween rolls around this year, you’re probably already drowning in fun-size candy bars and fighting over who gets the peanut butter cups. At that point, it’s probably best to have some real food on Oct. 31. Luckily…
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Cheapism / iStock Costco’s Membership Drops to $20 — But Only for a Limited Time
After raising membership prices in September, Costco is now bringing some early holiday cheer with a rare deal: For a limited time, new members can snag a membership for an effective cost of just $20 — a steal that’s hard to pass…
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Cheapism / iStock / Neal’s Yard Dairy ‘Grate Cheese Robbery’: 24 Tons of Cheddar Stolen By Imposters in Massive Heist
The British artisanal cheese scene is in an uproar after 22 metric tons of award-winning cheddar worth approximately $390,000 disappeared from a reputable London-based distributor in what is now dubbed…
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Cheapism / Popeye Free Popeye’s Chicken Sandwiches Plus More National Sandwich Day Deals You Don’t Want to Miss
We don’t know where National Sandwich Day came from, but we do know we love a good fast food deal. Turns out, many sandwich chains use this “holiday” as an…
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Cheapism / iStock / U.S. Food & Drug Administration Baby Powder Recalled in 35 States Over Asbestos Concerns — Here’s What to Know
Picture this: You grab the container of baby powder and unknowingly cover your infant in asbestos. Unfortunately, that’s the image the latest product recall conjures up. The U.S. Food &…
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Cheapism / Subway Subway’s Very First Holiday Footlong Cookie Is the Perfect Stocking Stuffer
It seems like everyone’s on Subway’s nice list, with Christmas arriving early this year. The sandwich chain announced in a press release last week its latest addition to the dessert…
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5second/istockphoto This Is What Happens When You Eat Grapefruit
Grapefruit juice was a go-to drink back in the day for ladies in leotards looking to slim down. Today, the grapefruit remains a popular citrus fruit and juice — unless…
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Arnaud Eeckhout/istockphoto Urgent Costco Recall: 3 Popular Products Recalled Over Listeria Fears
Costco is pulling more products off its shelves this week as more reports of listeria contamination sweep the country. Within the past week, the wholesale giant sent separate notices to its…
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Cheapism / iStock E. Coli Outbreak Update: McDonald’s Serves Quarter Pounders Again, Burger King and KFC Drop Onions
A huge E. coli outbreak has killed one person and sickened 75 people. It’s been linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, and it’s spread to 13 states so far, mostly in…
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Viktoriia/istockphoto This Is What Happens When You Take Too Many Vitamins, According to Experts
Most people take vitamins expecting some sort of health boost. But sometimes they have the opposite effect — often as a result of the mega doses in multivitamin supplements, which…
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Jimmy John’s Jimmy John’s Debuts the Picklewich: A Sandwich With a Giant Pickle for Bread
It is not April 1st by our calendar, but Jimmy John’s has a brand new sandwich And it’s made on an enormous deli pickle. Welcome to the world, Picklewich. What…
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Roman Tiraspolsky/istockphoto TGI Fridays Quietly Closes More Locations, Prepares for Bankruptcy
While TGI Fridays is a popular concept, as a restaurant it’s starting to lose some appeal. Here’s what’s happening with the TGI Fridays chain, which is shutting down locations and…
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Cheapism / iStock Onions Recalled As Possible Source of McDonald’s Deadly E. Coli Outbreak
By now, you’ve probably heard about the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers that has killed one person and sickened dozens of others largely in Western states…
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Taco Bell 5 Nostalgic Taco Bell Items Are Coming Back, Including Caramel Apple Empanadas(!)
Nostalgia for Taco Bell’s long discontinued items runs deep, and the chain has decided to capitalize on it this fall. Starting Oct. 31, 2024, the Bell is releasing a new…
