No matter if we’re talking about cereal, cough syrup or batteries, products featuring nationally recognized name brands tend …
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16 Easy Ways to Save on Groceries
5 Ways to Get Free or Discounted Gas This Summer
Supermarkets, retail chains, and cereal manufacturers are trying to attract customers with perks everyone seems to want while gas prices remain high: discounts and freebies at the pump. Here’s a look at five promotions promising …
The History of Coupons
Continuing on with the riveting consumer-life lecture series, which covers topics such as “Self Checkout: Burden or Blessing?” and “Customer Service Confrontations Through the Ages,” today’s discussion takes a look back at the history of a marketing ploy that seems to give customers something for nothing.
Do Kids Actually Prefer Name-Brand Cereal to the Cheaper Store-Brand Alternative?
Personal finance blogger Len Penzo wanted to find out, and so he threw together a panel of 11 kids (and one dog) to partake in a breakfast blind taste test challenge. How do generic Apple Dapples match up versus Kellogg’s Apple Jacks?
Boo Berry Is No Substitute for Franken Berry
To save money, create a more simplified shopping experience, and potentially even increase sales, Walgreens, Kroger, Wal-Mart, and other stores are whittling down the options on their shelves. It’s a move that most consumers appreciate, at least in theory: Now they only have to consider 187 varieties of shampoo, rather than 248. But if …
