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Because they were not only cheaper but often fresher than name brand versions, I had switched completely over to store brand cereal. BUT recently sodium intake because an issue for me so I started taking closer looks at labels again. To my amazement many store brand cereals were packing not insignificant additional… Read more

I always buy actual Claritin-D over the pharmacy brand alternative, because my own experiences have revealed there’s a difference. Maybe it’s a side-effect of the different ‘inactive’ ingredients (which are different, even if the active ingredients are the same), or maybe it’s placebo effect at work. Either way,… Read more

I’ll stand up for generic(ish) cereals, because I always liked President’s Choice raisin bran over the actual Raisin Bran. PC raisin brand had more and slightly bigger and softer raisins, and comes in a larger box and usually cheaper than the name brand stuff.
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Dawn™️ Dishwashing Liquid…. That stuff is like magic. I cringe when I go to someone’s home and see Palmolive or Joy on the counter. And avoid the Windex™️ knock offs. Im a bartender and before brunch I used to fill up one of those dollar store window cleaner bottles with vodka and blue curucao and called it ‘Touch Of… Read more

Why is it that generic paper towels won’t tear at the perforation? It’s maddening. Read more

Over a decade ago we use to live like a block away from a 99 cent only store and for whatever reason they had pound boxes of Cheez-Its there that were close to expiring (there was still, like, 3 months left). I grabbed a cart and bought the store out.

But that was also when you could 1) find pound boxes of Cheez-Its (I… Read more

Rich people are fuuucked up! - Ryan from the movie Game Night.

#17 - Superman t-shirt under a suit/tie with some glasses. Anyone asks, just unbutton your shirt a little and say “shhhhhhhhhh”
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Having played soccer as an 8-year-old boy, I can verify that I would have considered it a dumb comment and immediately ignored it. Read more

Zombies, Run! is a running app wrapped in a zombie story. It got me out running for a hot minute. Read more

Drops is a language learning app that utilizes gamification techniques that has really helped me with my Mandarin vocabulary acquisition.  Read more

I actually was thinking entirely of the soda. I was really mad about the soda. Read more

In my opinion; Crypto is a high risk investment, that has the potential for high returns, masked as a inflation-protected security like gold or money market funds. Read more

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You TOTALLY forgot “I’ve Just Seen a Face”, by Rory Erickson. Read more

There used to be a shopping center across the parking lot from the chain movie theater in my home town. This was back in the 90s but this shopping center had a food court with a restaurant that sold spaghetti. So I ordered a to go container and walked right into that theater (with my ticket) like I owned the place and… Read more

I used to be a manager at a movie theater. The two magic words to get just about any outside food past the ticket usher: “I’m diabetic.” Read more

This: “Going out for lunch at work is great—if you can reasonably afford it—because it lets you get the hell out of there, and that’s worth the expense.” Read more

Argh. I was really hoping the airtags would work (but good I read your article first!). My oldest, with global developmental delays, really needs something because his busing is screwed up, he can’t reliably tell me what’s going on, and I’m not about to give him his own iPhone. Read more

Our school district uses Here Comes the Bus, which, assuming your child is on the bus, is actually pretty good (when it is working). It shows a live GPS location of the bus. It will alert you when the bus has entered a predefined radius.  Read more