I’ve been avoiding anti-bacterial products and am annoyed by the positive sounding benefits that these products are said to have. While their claim of killing 99.9% of bacteria sounds compelling at first, the thought of leaving behind 0.1% of bacteria that can’t be killed sounds rather scary. An interesting article from MedicineNet.com, researches swabbed for bacteria in 32 locations within 35 houses. Here’s the number…
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Let me out!
We had a friend coming over to visit and I needed to make a quick stop at Safeway to pick up a few items. The store wasn’t particularly crowded but for some reason, everybody seemed to be mulling around, blocking aisles and in no rush to get out of the way. When picking out a checkout line, I typically look for four things: Most aisles…
Serving Size
Everybody either knows somebody on a diet or is on a diet themselves. Why? Because the United States is one of the fattest countries on the block. While food labels have been standardized to make it easier to obtain nutritional information, I find them to be extremely deceptive and misleading, even if you are trying to do the right thing. When I go to to…
Do privacy statements help and do they destroy the environment?
Privacy has being a very hot topic over the last several years. Every company has some sort of privacy policy which is supposed to protect us. But how well does it work and are they really protecting us? In addition, is the attempt to keep our information private helping to contribute to the destruction of the environment? A lot of paper is used to print…
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Sprint’s unimpressive offer
The phone rang and I answered by saying, “Hello.” Then again, “Hello… hello??” Finally, the silence that greeted me was interrupted by a Sprint salesperson. “Hi, I’m calling from Sprint. Don’t worry, this call is not using up any of your minutes and is completely free. We have reviewed your account and would like to let you know about special offers that you quality for.”…
Suggested Gratuity
Several restaurants are now printing a “suggested gratuity” right at the bottom of the check. However, if you take a close look, you’ll see that restaurants are trying to bump up the tip by calculating the suggestion on the check total, not the total minus tax. For instance, if the check total is $50, the suggestion claims the following: This seems to be correct at…