Company Embodies 'Right to Repair' By Redesigning Auto Parts That Constantly Fail-And Selling Them Cheaper
After-market producers Dorman Products manufacture improved versions of faulty original parts on cars, selling them cheap for DIY and garages
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Sci-fi Selfie: Social Media Giant Creates Selfie Camera That Flies Around Your Head
Snapchat has created a selfie camera named Pixy that can fly around your head taking videos and land back in your hand.
The Angie's List Website Is Now Free, Consumers Rejoice
Angie's List announced that access to their ten million reviews about service professionals, once behind a paywall, would now be free-of-charge.
People Willing to Pay 11% More For New Biofuels That Help the Earth
This university took a survey in several U.S. cities about the cost of bio fuel – and people were willing to pay 11% more to help save the environment.
Roadside Raw Milk Vending Machine Offers Cow-venience
Village Milk, a New Zealand dairy farmer has installed a roadside milk dispenser that serve it raw. The Golden Bay family farm, with its twenty-two cows, invested in a state of the art milk machine to sell fresh, hygienic, raw milk 24 hours a day. Customers can buy up to five liters of unpasteurized milk, and even get change.
The Joy of Holding a Book Will Never Go Out of Style: Sales Improve for Fifth Year in a Row
If you're looking for a positive trend from 2018, printed book sales have continued to improve despite the concerns of e-reader competition.
Recycle Your Cell Phone and Ink Cartridges
The Recycle My Cell Phone campaign offers a quick and easy way to help reduce the more than 65,000 tons of dangerous waste created by the discarding every year of 2 million phones.
Despite More Gadgets, Power Demand From U.S. Homes is Falling
American homes are more cluttered than ever with devices, and they all need power. But something shocking is happening to demand for electricity in the age of the gadget: It's not rising.
Home Solar Leasing Pumped Nearly $1 Billion into California in 2012
The number of homeowners installing solar panels leased from third parties is skyrocketing in the US, particularly in states like California with an incentive program like "One Million Solar Roofs. This week comes news that third-party-owned solar transactions have pumped more than $938 million into California's economy in 2012, a record-high annual amount equal to that of all the previous five years combined.
18 Everyday Products You've Been Using Wrong
Many of the grocery items we buy, it turns out, come equipped with clever packaging designs that most consumers don't even know about.
Coupon Crazy UK Teen Buys Groceries for £1
A teenager is saving his mother tons of money in grocery bills thanks to his savvy shopping techniques.
Deodorant Made in Canadian Kitchen Gets Worldwide Sales
Margaux and Josh Traboulsee were simply trying to find a chemical-free deodorant. When they couldn't find an effective product, they made one themselves. The original recipe was simple: some coconut oil, baking soda and essential oils. The ingredients have since evolved into a mixture that the Traboulsee's friends and relatives couldn't get enough of. The Best Deodorant in the World company was born.
Still Eating Yoplait? General Mills Has Cut the Sugar by 25%
The American yogurt culture, so to speak, has greatly benefited from the overwhelming trend toward healthier Greek brands in the past decade. But, if you are still eating the more commercial sweetened types of yogurt, there is a bit of good news for you as General Mills announced they are cutting the sugar in their Yoplait Original by 25 percent.
Millions Paying Less Than $100 Per Month for Obamacare
The numbers are coming in, and it appears that for many Americans the health-insurance plans bought under the new government program (known as Obamacare) are fairly affordable.
The Right Way to Try to Buy Happiness
I always felt like I was being lied to whenever I heard people say, money can't buy you happiness. Recent research proves my instinct was correct. It's not saying that more money in people's pockets will instantly lift them into a blissful nirvana, but rather, it shows that people might not be spending money in the right way.
How I Save My Community Millions on Groceries
A 29 year-old mom of two is saving her rural Kansas community millions of dollars a year by sharing her weekly grocery list in an online spreadsheet. By day Emily Graves is a typical working mom. But it's her hobby, creating a shopping list that compares sale ads, that's turned her into a retail rock star.
Companies That Were 'Naughty And Nice' In 2012
Consumer Reports unveiled its third annual Naughty & Nice List featuring companies whose policies attracted either nasty stares or gleeful praise. The companies were picked based on specific practices that the magazine's editors and subscribers found particularly worthy of either a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Cellphone Companies Agree to Alert Users Before Minutes Exceeded
In a win for consumers long overdue, cellphone companies are pledging to warn subscribers before they go over their monthly limits for calling minutes, text messages and data use. The Wireless Association said they're also promising to warn subscribers if they're paying roaming fees when they travel abroad.
Surprise Increase in US Durable Goods Orders Sends Dow Up 1.3%
A rise in orders for long-lasting goods like cars and aircraft in July eased fears that the U.S. was headed for another recession and sent US stocks up for a third straight day.
Oil-le-lujah! Gas Prices Will Continue Falling in US
Great news for your wallet: Gas prices dropped this past month and are expected to continue their slide. The drop in crude oil prices today to below $85 a barrel further lubricated the trend downward, echoing last week's plunge below $76 a barrel. Prices at the gas pump, meanwhile, slipped to a national average of $3.58 per gallon
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