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    Customer Orders Subway Sandwiches for Delivery, Receives Promotional Fliers Instead

    Whenever you willingly use a food delivery app like DoorDash, you’re also subjecting yourself to dealing with the inevitable and occasional human error. Some botched attempts at a successful food delivery can end up stinging more than others. You might…

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    Here’s How to Thank Your Amazon Delivery Driver With a (Free) $5 Tip

    Given the long hours, traffic snarls, and other deliver snafus, being a driver for Amazon can feel like a thankless job — until this month. Amazon shoppers can send a $5 tip to their delivery drivers this December at no…

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    Never, Ever, Ever Store These Things Under The Sink

    This time of year, when we’re all trying to do what we can to keep our respective winter caves as clean and organized as possible, it might be tempting to store as many things as you can under the sink.…

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    6 Christmas Foods That People Secretly Hate

    The holidays are the time of the year when folks can come together, and catch up on all the wild, pleasant, not-so-pleasant, and everything else in-between moments of their lives since they last saw each other. Memories are rehashed, nostalgia…

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    Things You Should Never, Ever Carry In Your Purse

    Although there is plenty of merit to being prepared for a spontaneous all-out midday catastrophe to erupt during your day, and you really should make sure to keep certain items on you in your purse, there are a surprising number…

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    Your Go-To Guide for Every Tipping Scenario (Including When It’s OK To Skip the Tip)

    In today’s world, it can feel like everything and everyone is gunning for your hard-earned cash (thanks a lot, inflation). Grabbing a snack at the gas station? Expect to tip the employee just for spinning the iPad around. Ordering a…