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Cottonelle Wipes Say They’re Flushable, But My Plumber Disagrees

Cottonelle Wipes Say They’re Flushable, But My Plumber Disagrees

Cottonelle really, really wants consumers to know that their wipes are supposed to be flushable. Wet wipes for grown-ups are the next frontier in posterior-cleaning technology, and paper companies really want consumers to adopt them. Unfortunately, plumbers and people in sewage treatment disagree. [More]

Should I Test My Kid’s PS4 Before Gift-Wrapping It? Yes.

Should I Test My Kid’s PS4 Before Gift-Wrapping It? Yes.

Reader J. was upset to read our post about a reader whose new PlayStation 4 was dead on arrival, and to learn that he wasn’t the only one. She ordered one from Amazon for her kid for Christmas, and had planned to leave it sealed up and hidden away until December 25th. “What if it’s one of the duds?” she wrote. “Should I open it and test it now? I really didn’t want to give him an opened box…” [More]