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How Much Black Licorice Does It Take To Overdose?
The trinity of divisive Halloween candies is made up of candy corn, marshmallow peanuts, and of course black licorice — perhaps the treat m...
United Plane Makes Emergency Landing Due To Smoke In The Galley
Smoke in the cabin of a passenger airplane is a scary prospect. That’s why a plane heading from Munich, Germany to Washington Dulles Interna...
Operators Of Phony Rental Credit Check Scheme Must Pay $762K To Feds
In January, federal regulators announced they had put a stop to an apartment rental scam in which homes (that may not exist) are listed onl...
Where Does The Cheese Belong In A Cheeseburger?
When you think of the ideal cheeseburger, where is the cheese in the sandwich equation — is it beneath the patty, or on top of it? That is t...
Tesla Ends $1,000 Referral Credit Program
Sure, saving $1,000 on a car that may cost you far in excess of $70,000 might seem like a minor victory, but it’s still better than nothing...
The Beer & Booze Company Behind Corona, Svedka & Mondavi Is Now Investing In Marijuana
Instead of shrinking in fear from the rising green tide of legal marijuana, the parent company behind booze brands like Corona, Svedka, and ...
Maryland To Try Sending Recall Notices With Car Registration Renewals
Your state’s department of motor vehicles already knows what make and model of car you own, and sends you registration documents every few y...
Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With Obamacare Open Enrollment
Despite repeated Congressional and Executive branch efforts, the full Affordable Care Act is still in place . That means insurance-shopping ...
5 Things Experts Say You Should Know About Obamacare Open Enrollment
If anything is true of 2017, it is this: Confusion reigns. And nowhere do we see that more than in healthcare, where failed repeal attempts ...
GameStop Launching Video Game Rental Program With Unlimited Access To Pre-Owned Titles
In what sounds like the lovechild of a Blockbuster video store and Netflix’s DVD rental service, GameStop is launching a new video game rent...
Betsy DeVos May Only Offer Partial Loan Refunds To Defrauded College Students
Education Secretary and champion of for-profit colleges Betsy DeVos is once again siding with this controversial industry and against studen...
Raiders Of The Lost Walmart Uncover Ancient And Mysterious 12-Year-Old GPS
Back in 2005, you needed a standalone GPS device if you wanted a disembodied voice to yell at you when you made a wrong turn. Before smartph...
Dunkin’ Donuts Ramping Up Discounts To Bring In Customers
Dunkin’ Donuts, faced with slipping sales, has undergone a bit of a revamp in recent months, such as dropping the “Donuts” portion of its na...
Borrowers In Student Loan Forgiveness Program Shocked To Learn Loans Won’t Be Forgiven
This month is the first in which student loan borrowers enrolled in the Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program w...
Starbucks Baristas Probably Aren’t Sad That The Zombie Frappuccino Is Already Running Out
After giving employees more than six months to recover from this spring’s Unicorn Frappuccino , Starbucks has another limited-time novelty b...
Even If You’re Locked In A Store’s Beer Cooler, It’s Not Okay To Drink Whatever You Want
As the saying goes, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. However, if life locks you in the beer cooler, don’t crack open a few cold on...
More Than Half Of Opioid Overdose Deaths Now Involve Synthetic Drugs Like Fentanyl
Amazon’s Bookstores Apparently Aren’t Bringing In Many Sales
Are Amazon’s bookstores headed for the same future as struggling chains like Barnes & Noble? It’s possible, according to the company’s l...
Southwest Airlines Thinks In-Air Concerts Are A Good Idea
Would you consider an in-air concert on your next flight an amenity, or something that would make you switch airlines? Southwest Airlines is...
FAO Schwarz Is Back — With Piano Mat — At Bon-Ton Department Stores
It’s been nearly two years since customers have been able to shop at an FAO Schwarz store . That’s about to change… kind of: Department stor...
Your Pumpkin Pie Probably Has No Actual Pumpkin In It
We hate to break it to the pumpkin purists out there, but that canned orange stuff you so lovingly scoop into pie shells every Thanksgiving ...
New LuLaRoe Lawsuits Accuse Company Of Running A Pyramid Scheme
LuLaRoe is a multilevel-marketing company that has brought brightly colored leggings and dresses to communities across the country since its...
841,000 Ford Fusion Vehicles Under Investigation Because Steering Wheels Shouldn’t Fall Off
There are a lot of things you’d rather not have happen when driving your car. “Steering wheel falling off and into your lap” likely ranks pr...
Report: Haribo Gummy Candies Made With Slave Labor, Ingredients From Mistreated Animals
If you’re a fan of Haribo gummy candies, you may want to put that bag down for just a second: New reports about the candy company claim it’s...
Researcher Claims Equifax Systems Contained Second Breach-Vulnerable Flaw
Could Equifax have suffered a second data breach following the massive hack exposing the personal information of more than 145.5 million con...
You Can Finally Add Multiple Stops To Your Uber Ride
About a year after Lyft started allowing riders to request multiple stops on their trips , Uber is joining its rival in offering the option ...
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
Here are five of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last week, picked for usability in a Consumerist ...
Amazon Has Obtained Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Licenses In 12 States
There are a few things left that Amazon.com doesn’t sell, and one of them is prescription drugs. Yet for most of the last year, analysts and...