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Week of March 9, 2026
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Test: 50-75% of Beauty Products From 3rd Party Sellers Were Fake (Alternate link)



How to Spot Fake Beauty Products Online


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Mouse Print*-- GoodRx Prices Can Vary Using Their Cards vs Their Website

mouse print Most people are familiar with GoodRx, the website that offers discount coupons for prescription drugs. MrConsumer discovered that using an old GoodRx physical card rather than the GoodRx website cut the price of a recent prescription almost in half! That story is in Mouse Print* this week.


Supermarkets Rated on Customer Satisfaction

shopping cart The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index is out with ratings for supermarkets. Trader Joe's took first place, closely followed by Publix. Albertsons Companies and Giant Eagle came in at the bottom. Results varies by region of the country with Aldi taking first place in the Northeast and Midwest.


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Home Appliances Most Often Returned to Costco

washing machine According to some Costco employees, there are a number of name brand major and minor kitchen and home appliances that tend to be returned more often than others. Keurig coffeemakers is one such item. Those ultra-expensive Dyson vacuums and Samsung major appliances tend to be problematic too. See the rest of the list. Keep in mind, this is not a story based on actual return rates, but rather on the anecdotal perceptions of Costco employees.



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How Much Caffeine Is In Your Coffee?

Consumer Reports tested caffeine levels in grocery store brands of coffee as well as from takeout locations like Dunkin' and Starbucks. The amounts varied greatly. Here is the print version of this story with the full test results.



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Bargain of the Week

Chipotle BOGO Entree - March 13 - 3-4pm Only In-Store w/Tattoo

This Friday, March 13, Chipotle is offering buy one, get one free entrees for anyone with a tattoo (real, temporary, or drawn-on). In-store only. Extras not included.

Pi Day is Saturday, March 14

The mathematical constant, 3.14, is celebrated ever year mostly by pizza parlors offering deals. Sadly, Blaze Pizza which always offered any 11" pie for $3.14 stopped last year, and now is a buy one, get one for $3.14 deal. Here are some other expected offers.

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New Cars With the Highest/Lowest Destination Charges

You always see car ads that have some fine print indicating that "destination charges are extra." In most cases, that is not a trivial amount. Here is a list of new cars with the highest and lowest destination charges.

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