Having to pay an exorbitant amount in order to handle one's own chores is what fuels the idea that razors are one of life's most annoying rip-offs. Are there ways to make grooming less grating?
Duracell? Energizer? The cheapie packages of AAs at the dollar store? Tired of dumping money blindly on batteries for Wii remote controllers, flashlights, Nerf guns, and the like, a physicist decides it’s time to investigate which batteries truly give the most bang for the buck.
Not long ago, supermarket house brand foods were easily detected by their lame packaging, if not the groans they elicited from kids forced to eat the cheap knock-off goods. Times have changed.
Today’s consumers are increasingly likely to pay off credit card bills in full, skip vacations, and hold off on buying big-ticket items. And because consumer spending accounts for 70% of economic activity in the U.S., that’s seriously hampering the economy’s recovery.
The patents for 7 of the 20 best-selling drugs are set to expire over the next couple of years, and once that happens, manufacturers will be free to make and sell cheaper generic versions of the meds. Considering that an estimated 15% of the population takes one of these drugs—including Lipitor (for cholesterol) and Plavix [...]
Here’s a compendium of interesting, sometimes weird, sometimes surprising factoids about consumer spending, housing, modern family life, and more.
If you always got what you paid for, then “cheap premium” would be an oxymoron. But more and more, consumers are learning that inexpensive doesn’t have to equate to poor quality.
How does a $2.99 bottle of red wine from Trader Joe’s compare to a pricier competitor?
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The average American supermarket now measures over 46,000 square feet—up from an average of around 35,000 square feet in the mid-90s. While most grocery store operations continue to focus on the super-mega-ginormous category, two value-focused chains—Aldi and Save-A-Lot—are going the opposite way, with stores typically under 20,000 square feet. Shoppers have fewer items to pick [...]
As 2010 comes to a close, keep some money in your pocket when bellying up to the bar or the fast food counter, considering luxury “status” purchases, shopping the post-Christmas sales, and planning your kid’s birthday party.
