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Mouse Print*-- Hershey Is Skimping on Reese's Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter

Last week, the grandson of the creator of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups called out Hershey for starting to cheapen Reese's products by eliminating the use of real milk chocolate and real peanut butter in some products. That story is in Mouse Print* this week.

5 Little-Known Airline Rules That Can Trip You Up

The NYT's Tripped Up column warns travelers about five little-known airline rules that may limit your rights, cost you a lot of money, or potentially ruin your vacation. For example, sometimes when there is a foul-up, the airline gives you back credit for another flight, good for a year. While you might assume the credit is good for a year from the date you receive it, for some airlines the time starts when you purchased your original ticket!

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Top National Banks Ranked

JD Power questioned over 11,000 bank customers asking them about their satisfaction level with nine large national banks. Coming out on top were Capital One, U.S. Bank, and Chase. MrConsumer disagrees noting that Capital One Shopping's current offers are confusing and misleading. U.S. Bank is on his x-list because they are eliminating American Express cards. And Chase seemingly tried to wiggle out of a TurboTax rebate. Local banks and credit unions can often provide much higher quality service and good benefits.

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Consumer Alert

A Virtual Credit Card Keeps Your Real One Safe

If you are worried about using your real credit card online at a merchant that isn't familiar to you, you can use a virtual credit card that keeps your real card number safe. They are offered by some major card issuers and basically give you a temporary card number that is tied to and billed to your real card. Here is more information about virtual card numbers.

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