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    • travel

      15 Ways To Protect Your Money While Traveling

      Bankrate shares 15 tips to protect your stash of cash while traveling abroad. Before leaving, strip down your wallet to the bare essentials, including a backup credit card, and make copies of all financial documents. While abroad, stash the copies and the backup card in your hotel safe, and take common-sense precautions like sticking to legitimate bank ATMs, and avoiding crowds. Hit the link for the rundown of all 15 tips.

      15 ways to protect your money on vacation [Bankrate]
      (Photo: isfullofcrap)

      12:00 PM on Sat Jul 4 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 18 comments

      Most discussed BuyingPowerTools_GitEm...: The hotel safe is for brandy and grandmothers pearls. I need something more secure. more »

    • everything will kill you

      Recall Roundup - Pretty Much Everything Is Catching Fire

      The big news in recalls this week was continuing recalls of Simplicity drop-side cribs. Since the company is no longer in business, in order to get the crib away from your children, return it to the retailer where it was purchased. Also, check your home for other problematic recalled Simplicity products. More »

      7:01 PM on Fri Jul 3 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      0 views, 63 comments

      Most discussed Steve Pan: Product recalls are Unconstitutional and violate company's rights to sell their products on a free market. Instead of a heavy handed more »

    • pets

      No, Your Dog Does Not Want To Watch Fireworks And Drink Margaritas At The Beach

      Consumer Reports is always ruining my fun. First, they want me to make sure that the fireworks I set off in my backyard are safety certified. Whatever. Now they're telling me that I shouldn't bring my dog to see fireworks with me. AND that I shouldn't give her any beer, or even let her help herself to the barbecue this weekend. More »

      5:46 PM on Fri Jul 3 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      0 views, 86 comments

      Most discussed I Love New Jersey: Dogs tend not to like loud music. And what sort of backwards hick states would have legal fireworks? more »

    • When a power line falls in your neighborhood, be patient. Wait for the proper authorities to take care of it. Above all, don't try to clear it out of the way using an industrial saw. A man in Pond Eddy, NY did that against the advice of firefighters, and was electrocuted. [Newsday] (Thanks, AJ!) MORE »

      35 comments

    • organic food

      When Is It Worthwhile To Buy Organic?

      Want to avoid eating pesticides without breaking the bank on organics? The handy "Shopper's Guide to Pesticides" makes it easy to keep track of which fruits and vegetables are likely to have bug spray all over them and which are not. Peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, and strawberries head up the "dirty dozen" with the highest pesticide load. At the bottom: onions, avocados, frozen sweet corn, pineapple, and mangoes, which have so little pesticide, you're better off buying conventionally grown varieties (unless you're rich). More »

      12:56 PM on Tue Jun 30 2009
      By McLaren and Torchinsky
      0 views, 56 comments

      Most discussed Mr_D: If you ask me? Never. more »

    • fines

      Lead Paint To Cost OKK $655,000

      The OKK Trading company has agreed to pay a $655,000 fine for violating the federal ban on lead in children's toys. Over the past two years, the California-based company has issued six recalls spanning almost 18,000 toys and baby products. More »

      5:45 PM on Mon Jun 29 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 8 comments

    • groceries

      New Survey Says Less Than 20% Of Consumers Trust Food Supply

      Is it any surprise that after the past few years of outbreaks and recalls, almost no one trusts products from food manufacturers anymore? IBM recently completed a survey of shoppers in the 10 largest cities, and found that a lot of consumers want more information than they currently can get about their food choices. More »

      7:07 PM on Fri Jun 26 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 24 comments

      Most discussed Cant_stop_the_rock: So 80% of the people don't trust that the food they're eating is safe, but they eat it anyway? more »

    • ribbed for the road's pleasure

      Government's New Tire Label Rules Reveal More About The Rubber You're Riding

      Proposed federal rules will mandate more comprehensive labeling on tires. The new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration label will rate tires' fuel efficiency/gas greenhouse rating, tread ware, as well as the traction they get on wet roads. More »

      11:22 AM on Fri Jun 19 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 33 comments

    • panic

      Delta Is Going To Flip Out If You Wear A Neck Brace In The Emergency Exit Aisle

      Ned wears a neck brace when he flies, not because he's injured or disabled, but because he prefers it to one of those floofy neck pillows. This didn't sit well with a Delta flight attendant who was intent on keeping disabled-looking folks out of the emergency exit aisle. The attendant wouldn't leave Ned alone, even after Ned demonstrated his range of mobility and explained that the brace was from a minor car accident thirty-three years ago. Ned managed to hold onto his seat after a chat with the senior flight attendant, but the original flight attendant later came back, "got in [Ned's] face – literally, just inches away" and complained that Ned had "bucked his authority." More »

      2:00 PM on Sun Jun 14 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 262 comments

      Most discussed shepd: And you are going to have the time to remove the neck brace if there's an emergency and you need more »

    • deadly nightwear

      Flammable Robes Keep Killing People — Recall Reissued

      Everyone in the market for a robe wants to be kept warm, but having that robe catch on fire and kill you is quite a bit over the line. Such a foible was discovered in Blair women's chenille robes, so Blair and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall in April. More »

      11:59 AM on Fri Jun 12 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 35 comments

      Most discussed pecan 3.14159265: Robes don't kill people...robes on fire do. But seriously, I understand the reasons for the recall, but don't most fabrics catch more »

    • mattel

      Mattel Will Pay $2.3 Million Penalty For All Those Lead Toys

      Remember back when lead toys were all the rage? Oh, those dangerous days, when you couldn't lick a Dora the Explorer doll without fear of memory loss! Well, Mattel and the Consumer Prouct Safety Commission (CPSC) have reached an agreement on how much Mattel should pay for importing toys that exceeded U.S. lead safety guidelines, and the amount is $2.3 million. Maybe now the CPSC can use some of that money to grease the DC wheels and get their new chair nominee confirmed.

      "Mattel to Pay $2.3 Million Penalty for Toy Hazard" [Bloomberg]
      (Photo: IntangibleArts)

      10:25 PM on Fri Jun 5 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 24 comments

      Most discussed KingPsyz here for...: And why is this going to to the CPSC and not to you know THE CONSUMERS AND THEIR FAMILES? What danger more »

    • taking it seriously

      Passenger Spots Handgun Being Smuggled Past Airport Security

      An eagle-eyed passenger at Philadelphia International Airport spotted another passenger handing a bag directly to an airline employee — skipping airport security. The passenger alerted the TSA, who located the US Airways flight and searched the bag. Guess what was inside? An unloaded handgun. More »

      12:59 PM on Thu Jun 4 2009
      By Meg Marco
      0 views, 218 comments

      Most discussed lawnmowerdeth: An unloaded handgun is about the same as a hammer. more »

    • trade secrets

      Woman Sprayed With Pesticide Can't Get List Of Chemicals Because They're A Trade Secret

      A North Carolina woman out walking her dog last month was sprayed in the face with a gypsy moth pesticide, and subsequently developed "a severe rash and other flu-like symptoms, breathing complications, and nausea for several days." Unfortunately, her doctor can't treat her properly because the company that makes the spray won't tell him what's in it. More »

      12:47 PM on Tue Jun 2 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 159 comments

      Most discussed jdmba: Personally, the company's withholding their trade secret makes sense; but she should then sue them for any additional damage/distress that more »

    • drunks on a plane

      Drunk American Airlines Pilot Arrested Before Transatlantic Flight

      London police arrested an American Airlines pilot twenty minutes before he was scheduled to fly 204 passengers from London to Chicago. 57-year-old Captain Joseph Crites was four-times over the legal alcohol limit and reeking of booze when he tried to enter his Boeing 777's cockpit. More »

      4:00 PM on Sat May 23 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 91 comments

      Most discussed KingPsyz here for...: *mental note, never fly American Airlines* more »

    • expiration dates

      Will CVS Ever Pull Expired Medicine, Baby Formula From Their Shelves?

      CVS stores across the nation regularly stock expired medicine, milk, and baby formula, according to a damning union report. This isn't the first time CVS has been caught stocking dangerous goods. Last year, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo threatened a suit after his office caught the pharmacy selling goods over a year past their expiration dates. CVS claims that, despite investing over $160 million in a "perpetual inventory management" system, it's nearly impossible to keep expired items off the shelf because they simply have too much stuff. More »

      12:00 PM on Sat May 23 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 90 comments

      Most discussed Chumas: I'm kind of a complete ass when it comes to expired milk. I just start pulling them out of the more »

    • babies

      Jardine Crib Recall Program Tells Customers To Screw Themselves

      Aw, get a load of that smile. That's my 3-month-old daughter, Emma, whom I found out has been sleeping in a wooden minefield rather than a crib. More »

      12:19 PM on Wed May 13 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 67 comments

    • Using a cell phone as your home phone comes with a risk Although consumers can save money by canceling their land lines, they risk dropped calls and difficulty being located if they ever need to call 911. What do you think: are the savings worth the risk? [Consumer Reports Electronics] MORE »

      72 comments

    • breaking

      Obama Picks CPSC Head So They Can Finally Do Their Job

      Obama nominated Inez Moore Tenenbaum as Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) head and Robert Adler as commissioner. He is also also Congress for $107 million more in funding and plans on beefing up the total number of commissioners to five. [Reuters] (Photo: ashi)

      10:29 AM on Tue May 5 2009
      By Ben Popken
      0 views, 14 comments

      Most discussed CardedForDissent: Inez was a horrible Superintendent of schools here in South Carolina. She presided over the schools as we placed 50th more »

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