If you’re been splurging and throwing money around lately, perhaps you didn’t get the memo: February 19 to 26 is officially dubbed “America Saves Week.” Feel free to go back to your freespending ways starting February 27.
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Which Retailers Have the Most Satisfied Customers?
A new study reveals that people who shop at Amazon, Costco, Publix, and Nordstrom are among the happiest consumers of late. Walmart and Netflix customers, on the other hand, aren’t particularly pleased.
The Return of Television Rabbit Ears?
Getting TV stations through the airwaves may seem like an anachronism in the age of streaming video online. But actually, the rise of Hulu and Netflix seems to be helping the rabbit ear industry.
Gas Prices Already Top $4 a Gallon in Three States
Consumers have been warned to expect a gallon of regular to cost $4 by springtime. For drivers in three states, four bucks or more per gallon is already a reality.
The Redboxification of the American Shopping Experience
What will the vending machines of the future look like? What’ll they sell? Perhaps the question should be: What won’t they sell? Coinstar, the company that owns DVD kiosk giant Redbox, is testing out new machines that’ll sell …
Taco Bell, Transformed: Major Revamp of the Menu, Slogan, Restaurant Vibe
The last several years haven’t been good ones for Taco Bell. There was the E. Coli outbreak in 2006, the salmonella illnesses last year and the accusation that the fast-food chain’s beef is barely beef. (Taco Bell strongly …
Groupon Is Selling ‘VIP’ Memberships for $29.99
It’s hard to escape the flood of daily deal offers in pop-up ads and your e-mail in-box. You can’t swing a mouse without hitting a daily deal from Groupon, LivingSocial, or one of hundreds of other sites. Millions of consumers …
Are the Money-Saving Strategies on ‘Extreme Couponing’ Bogus?
If you’ve ever watched the TLC show “Extreme Couponing,” at some point you probably thought something along the lines of: $500 worth of groceries for $6.79? There’s no way things could work this way in real life. At least in the …
Non-Cable Subscribers Will Have to Pay $4 for March Madness Games Online
Last year, you could watch every NCAA men’s basketball tournament game for free online. This year, it’s going to cost you.
Most People Rarely—Or Never—Go to the Movies Nowadays
If you still go to the movies fairly regularly, you’re in the minority, according to a new survey.
Big Brother Backlash: Citizens Unite to Bring Down Ticket-Generating Red-Light Cameras
Are videocameras at traffic lights meant to make roads safer? Or just serve as an easy way for states and municipalities to dish out tickets and raise revenues? Considering the serious money generated by cameras—as much as $480 …
Gas Prices Usually Fall in February—But Not This Year
Most years, the cost of filling up at the pump drops in February. Why? Demand for gas decreases during the mid-winter as people go into semi-hibernation, and gas prices tend to follow on a downward trajectory, before rising again …