Week of January 9, 2023
(see last week)
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Just before Christmas we checked the in-store prices a tech-savvy shopper pays for advertised specials at two supermarket chains versus what a shopper without internet access or a smartphone is charged. The difference is shocking.
That is our Mouse Print* story this week.
US News had medical and nutrition specialists review two dozen popular diets and rank them based on healthiness, safety, ease of following and promoting a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. In first place is the Mediterranean Diet. See the others.
MrConsumer had a friend who could negotiate anything -- even prices in a department store. For that, come in with facts proving what competitors are charging or what that store previously sold the item for. Here are nine more tips to help make you better at negotiating everywhere.
The message is simple: beware online bargains promoting discounted postage stamps. Those offering too-good-to-be-true prices are probably selling counterfeit stamps. [Use link if video above does not play.]
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