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ablokhin/istockphoto 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 are even better. Here are Costco’s “best deals,” according to…
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Tim Boyle/Getty Images 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 store’s DNA. That said, it’s rare that members get a…
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Cheapism / Mint Images/ Art Wolfe/Getty / Vicki Jauron/Getty Incredible Photos of Wild Animals Across America
According to WorldAtlas, North America is home to around 457 species of mammals, 662 reptiles, more than 300 amphibians, and 914 birds. But, of course, most of us don’t see wild animals on a regular basis, beyond the occasional squirrel…
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adamkaz/istockphoto Some States Grant Paid Time Off To Vote. Is Yours Among Them?
Election Day is fast approaching and in addition to researching candidates and proposals, you also may be planning when and how you’ll cast your vote and go to work all on the same day. Some states make the guessing game…
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Cheapism Why You Should Sell Your Used RV Right Now
As people look for ways to explore while safe from the lingering coronavirus pandemic, RVing continues to be extremely popular. But if the massive learning curve for new RVers is too much, RVing wasn’t quite what you hoped, your needs have…
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Walmart 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 fare, including turkey, ham, potatoes, and stuffing, as well as…
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Hailshadow/istockphoto With Perhaps the Worst Timing Possible, an Amoxicillin Shortage Has Arrived
You may have heard about the surge in RSV cases affecting children across the U.S. and filling pediatric hospital beds. Now, making the landscape of health care for children even…
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Ebay Check Out This Reboot of a Classic Christmas Movie, We Triple Dog Dare Ya
HBO Max is rolling out a reboot of the beloved “A Christmas Story,” appropriately titled, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” with several original cast members in tow. Peter Billingsley is reprising his…
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Trader Joe’s “Two-Buck Chuck” higher resolution by Mack Male (CC BY-SA) 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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Miller Lite Hold My … Tree? Miller Lite Combines Beer Keg and Christmas Tree Stand Into One
The phrase keg stand may conjure up images of a frat party of drunk bros holding an upside-down pal’s legs straight up while he chugs beer directly out of the…
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Tony Varela Photography / Flickr 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is having a resurgence. This past summer the legendary singer made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, where she performed what some are calling a historical…
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Cheapism Taste Test: Costco Boba Tea vs. Trader Joe’s Boba Tea
Invented in Taiwan in the 1980s, boba or bubble teas have been making a splash on social media — with foodies either marveling at the chewy consistency of the starchy…
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valentinrussanov/istockphoto Home Heating Costs Are Set To Soar but You May Qualify for Help
Inflation has inflicted pain across many sectors of the nation’s economy but none perhaps more so than energy, where forecasts call for a 28% rise in the cost to heat…
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McDonald’s USA McDonald’s Rolls Out ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Happy Meals
McDonald’s has been on a roll with Happy Meals lately, and the latest variation is no exception: Black Panther Happy Meals were just released, complete with sleek black and purple…
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South_agency/istockphoto 8 Gluten-Free Beers That Are Actually Delicious
If you’re a gluten-free beer drinker, you likely already know the headache of finding beer that is both delicious and gluten-free. That’s because the gluten-free beer market, like the general beer…
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Potbelly Get a Free or Cheap Lunch for National Sandwich Day
There’s no such thing as a free lunch unless it happens to be one of those made-up food “holidays.” That’s when fast-food and chain restaurants use it as an excuse…
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Shop Stouffer’s 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…
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ablokhin/istockphoto The Best Spicy Foods at Trader Joe’s, According to Shoppers
If the prospect of lighting your mouth on fire doesn’t sound so terrible and you scoff at the site of a poblano, chances are you’re always searching for red-hot spicy…