The combination of human stupidity and modern litigiousness has resulted in some fantastically funny product warning labels. MainStreet rounded up a few in their Ridiculously Funny Product Warning slide show. A few highlights:
A recent flurry of reports on the internets claim that Microsoft has been training Best Buy employees to push customers away from Linux and Mac systems to those running Windows. While some posts claim that the Gatesians are teaching Best Buy...
Not content to wait for the next installment of our occasional "Picture vs. Reality" series, someone has started "Food in Real Life," which helpfully lowers your expectations of the microwaved treat you're about to inhale at your desk.
Like water swirling a drain, it's in your money's inert nature to flow away from you. Blogger Fabulously Broke identifies several ways in which people waste funds without realizing what they're doing.
We've heard about quite a few recent class-action settlements that you just might be eligible for, as well as cute little baby suits still looking for claimants. Products included: energy drinks, name-brand prescription drugs, and zombie microwaves.
Remember last year when all the food manufacturers were raising prices and shrinking portions because the cost of raw materials had risen dramatically? Now that costs are down, they're reluctant to lower prices. It's a good time to be in the food...
As the food supply chain gets longer and harder to control — food companies are basically giving up and placing the responsibility for food safety on you, the consumer. In fact, one food giant, General Mills, has essentially conceded that...
When I throw a frozen meal in my messenger bag on my way out the door for work, it's because I don't have the time or the facilities for complicated meal preparation at work. Marie Callender's may not be aiming their new "Pasta al Dente" frozen...
You guys are some thrifty freakazoids. We asked you to submit your money-saving secrets and you dumped like 35 elephants on our heads in comments and emails. We've trimmed that down to 112 . Here they are! Enjoy your savings.
The Lansing State Journal has put together a list of 5 marked-up retail categories to be aware of when you're making purchasing decisions, most of which you hopefully already know. If you can't find wholesale sources or DIY replacements, then at...
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