Capitalism feeds on consumer dissatisfaction and boredom. Bringing down capitalism doesn’t require tanks and nukes. All it takes is a billion people saying no at the checkout line. Become a revolutionary and end your feelings of dissatisfaction.
Tag: Consumer Advice
If you are an inveterate (some might even say degenerate) reader of ingredient labels like I am, you may have noticed while reading the ingredients of ice cream something with the horrific name of carrageenan.
Did you know that onions have a multitude of uses away from the dining room table? Onions can be used for removing rust, deodorizing unpleasant smells, training pets, reviving the unconscious and improving vision.
Or you could do nothing and hope for the best. Just like Edmund Gwenn did before he looked down from heaven and saw clips of beloved performance of Santa Claus in “Miracle on 34th Street” being used for the ultimate abomination: being forced to interact with Donald Trump in a TV commercial.
Do you find yourself reading beneath an overhead lamp that is wasting energy by lighting the 90% of the room where you ain’t? Invest in some small lamps, use more energy efficient CFL bulbs and direct the light only toward where it is needed. Why waste money illuminating an entire room when you only need light right in front of you?
The Priazzo was a fancy name for a literal pizza pie; it was a deep dish pizza with a crusty covering. Unlike Chicago-style Sicilian pizza, however, it was not 90% crust and 10% pizza. It was like eating a pizza pot pie. In short, it was the single greatest thing that Pizza Hut has ever served.
I cannot adequately explain why Stewart’s Fountain Classics key lime drink taste like summer. It is a much trickier proposition than explaining the aroma of autumn. There is just something about the lime flavoring, artificial needless to say, that brings rushing forth memories of the beach without, fortunately, the accompanying misery of sweat running down your back and neck and legs and crotch.
When you open up a checking account, be sure to ask specific questions and get specific answers in regard to overdraft charges. Inquire about things like overdraft charging fee amounts, electronic monitoring of your checking account and notification from the bank if your account does become overdrawn and whether the bank offers the option of allowing you to deposit money to avoid bouncing a check.
Compulsive spending is potentially just as destructive an addiction as drugs or alcohol. The impact…
Several different methods of keeping a list of your home inventory are possible. Learn what they are and what kind of items you might tend to overlook when making up your inventory.
