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How Do Airlines Compare On Fees?
It’s hard to keep track of all the extra fees airlines have invented to pad a ticket purchase, especially since they keep introducing new ones; USA TODAY says revenue from added fees have jumped nearly...
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Is Walmart Or Target Cheaper?
Ok, so the official studies are telling us that Target is now actually beating Walmart on price, but is it for real? Rob Cockerham decided to put the superstores to the test. He shopped for the...
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How Buying Grocery Items At A Drug Store Can Be A Bad Deal
Drug stores have been adding more and more food items to their shelves lately, but is it a good deal to get your mac and cheese from the same place you get your Advil? ConsumerWorld did a mystery...
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Higher Education Charging High Prices For Food On Campus
It’s not just drug stores that have boosted prices for grocery items, but also campus dining options at universities. Reader Bryan Carroll wrote an article about them for his school newspaper at...
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Price Comparison Apps That Help You Save On The Go
Your smartphone certainly costs enough in monthly service plans and data fees, so you can make it earn its keep by using price comparison apps when you’re shopping. Mobile apps help you pit retailers...
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How To Find The Best Nearby Beer Sales
You may hear about a nice beer sale, but without research you may be missing better offers elsewhere. Luckily there’s a site that will virtually stroll the aisles for you and point you in the right...
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Do Different Walmarts Charge The Same Price For The Same Item?
The targeted Walmarts.Have you ever wondered whether different Walmart stores in the same area charge the same price for the same items? Perhaps you did, but never got around to doing the legwork to...
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A ‘List Price’ Isn’t Real Just Because Some Company Says It Is
Yes, it’s pretty much consumer common sense that the “list” prices that companies use to convince us how great their bargains are can be more or less nonsense. Anyone can make their own list, then put...
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4 Things That Make You Spend Too Much Money At The Grocery Store
(Northwest dad) Roaming the aisle of the grocery store can sometimes feel like walking around in a big money pit. Sure, everyone needs food to survive, but does it have to end up costing an arm and a...
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Hey, Look, Basic Math Can Be Really Useful!
Looks are deceiving. But not deceptive. The retail environment takes a huge toll on people who can’t do math. Sort of. This Safeway display is fairly typical: identically-sized packages of the...
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Report: Amazon Uses Jedi Mind Trick To Convince Shoppers It’ll Always Have...
If you ask someone why they decided to buy a product on Amazon, the answer will often be, “Well, they have the lowest prices.” But according to a new report, that’s just an Amazon mind trick at work to...
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Upcoming Online Airfare Comparison Changes Raise Privacy, Discrimination...
A group of senators raised concerns Tuesday that a new airfare comparison shopping system currently being developed could lead to unfair discrimination practices based on information the airlines...
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TripAdvisor Now Lets Travelers Bemoan, Praise Airlines Through Ratings & Reviews
For years, travelers have been able to review, book, and rate most aspects of their trips on TripAdvisor – everything but their flight. That’s about to change, now that the company has opened the...
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