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This is a story about veal cutlets, so if you are morally opposed to eating veal or even reading about eating veal, avert your eyes. Avert them now! Anyway … last Sunday I was planning a big pasta dinner and I had a real hankering for cutlets. I didn’t really care what kind, be it pork, chicken, veal, or turkey. [ More ]
I do a lot of he shopping for this magazine, for the props that you see in the articles. The tested products are purchased by our secret shoppers all over the country. Some of our secret shoppers have the greatest stories to tell… [ More ]
INFLATABLE WATER SLIDES About 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides sold at Walmart and Toys “R” Us nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $250. During use, the slide can deflate, allowing the user to hit the ground underneath the slide and become injured. [ More ]
I’ve been a smart shopper for a long time, and I think I’ve trained my husband Jack well, too. Almost too well! On a recent trip to the outlets, he out-saved me! We are both members of the Izod, Bass, and Van Heusen rewards club. A few months ago, we got certificates for $5 off, due to expire at the end of May. J [ More ]
I’m not planning on moving anytime soon, but if I was, I’d steer clear of the May 29. That's the Tuesday after Memorial Day—the "Black Friday of the moving and storage business,” says Tron Jordheim, the marketing director for Storage Mart, www.storage-mart.com in Columbia, Mo. [ More ]
I’ve been trying to do more pantry cooking at home—that is, trying to work with the ingredients I have on hand, rather than constantly running out to the store to pick up random ingredients so I can make my meals “just so” (and in the meantime, running up my grocery bill). [ More ]
I thought I was a pretty smart shopper, but shopping with a fashion stylist is in a whole other league. Here are some of the lessons I learned on a recent shopping trip with my friend Kate Moodie, a fashion editor and art director. Our mission: a go-with-everything jacket at a deeply discounted price. [ More ]