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GOOD Sheet

Find Out Where Your Money Goes When You Buy Gas

Want to know where your fifties go when you fill up your car with gas? GOOD's latest chart breaks down the assorted costs, and compares them with other places around the globe. You can grab a free printed copy at any Starbucks, or go here to check it out in bright RGB goodness. More »

5:01 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Chris Walters
15,892 views, 35 comments

Latest by Avrus: Of course there's no profit in gas. How can you have profit in gas when there's a 43 - more »

insiders

Is Walmart Price-Gouging Hurricane Victims?

A Walmart insider tells us that the price of cellphone chargers nearly doubled on orders from Walmart HQ in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Before the hurricane, chargers cost from $10-$15, but afterwards, they rose to a uniform $19. More »

6:00 PM on Sat Sep 20 2008
By Carey
16,156 views, 59 comments

most stressful cities

America's 10 Most Stressful Cities

Forbes magazine has put together a list of America's most stressful cities and as a product of Chicago, the winner of the dubious distinction of being America's most stressful city, I have this to say: "Yeah, so? Shut up and let me eat my hot dog in peace for once, goddamn it. No, I'm not yelling. Why are you always saying that I'm yelling? It's not like you never yell! Pass the sport peppers before this gets ugly." More »

4:13 PM on Thu Sep 18 2008
By Meg Marco
88,774 views, 141 comments

Latest by mrearly2: @B: It's all those illegal Mess-kins they must support. more »

televisions

For The Best Prices, Buy TVs Online

Call it the welcome side of Christmas Creep; manufacturers are discounting LCD and plasma TVs ahead of the traditional year-end holiday sale cluster mess, but you won't find the best deals in retail stores. More »

12:00 PM on Sat Sep 13 2008
By Carey
8,892 views, 47 comments

guitar center

Guitar Center Adds $100 Premium To iPods

Update: Guitar Center has fixed the pricing error and offered refunds.
Quick, get out your throw-away cash and head to Guitar Center! Their website sells the iPod Classic and both sizes of the iPod Touch for $100 more than what you'll find pretty much everywhere else. (We guess there's extra rock-n-roll in them.) You know what makes us crazy? We bet people still buy them. More »

7:45 PM on Thu Sep 11 2008
By Chris Walters
5,192 views, 18 comments

Latest by trujunglist: Sorry, there are a lot of interfaces sold at Guitar Center that would be ideal with a Macbook... more »

99 Cents Only

99 Cents Only Stores Raise Prices To 99.99ยข, Narrowly Avoid Having To Buy New Signs

99 Cents Only, the L.A.-based chain of not-quite-a-dollar stores, has come up with a novel approach to the growing losses it faces as the economy worsens: they're raising their top-priced items to 99.99 cents. More »

10:00 AM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By Alex Chasick
7,505 views, 40 comments

badvertising

Get Ready For An Onslaught Of Food Advertising

Foodmakers are planning to bombard you with advertising to keep you from ditching their carefully groomed brands for some blechy cheapo generics. Pay no attention as they try to re-brand their products as cheap and affordable. Here's a small preview of what to expect... More »

8:00 PM on Sun Sep 7 2008
By Carey
15,546 views, 96 comments

Latest by boxjockey68: huh, more ads ah? I wonder if we can just do aways with any type of radio or tv programming more »

making groceries

Whole Foods Seeks To Define Its Prices As Bargains

As the economy sours, premium stores like Whole Foods are struggling to keep customers, reports the New York Times. To remain competitive, the pricey natural grocery store is offering guided tours to customers who want to cut costs but can't stand to set foot in Winn Dixie. More »

11:48 AM on Mon Aug 11 2008
By Alex Chasick
8,450 views, 50 comments

Latest by bctampa: @johnva: Interesting I've known Stossel to make mistakes and own up to them, but "quite a track record of errors and borderline more »

Monopolies In Space

FCC Approves Sirius-XM Merger

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of Sirius-XM. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new anti-consumer practices. To seek out new revenue streams and crowd out new competitors. To boldly safeguard the dangerous monopoly granted last night by the FCC. More »

12:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Carey
6,281 views, 93 comments

Latest by SinA: I wouldn't agree with the NAB because the sat.subs are still pretty low, but in terms of content AM/FM is more »

funny

Visine Would Cost $1,021 If You Bought By Gallon

You cringe over the price of a gallon of gas, but what about a gallon of Visine? An article in the September issue of ShopSmart shows that if you bought the eye drops by the gallon, the price would be $1,021. Steak sauce? $48. Secret Platinum, $189. Obviously, no one buys Visine by the gallon, except for maybe Cyclops (hey, that stick still burns). Similiarly, except for hobbyists, no one buys a dropper of gasoline. And there are cost-savings by selling and buying items in bulk. Still, makes you think...

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2:34 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Ben Popken
7,404 views, 81 comments

Latest by OgerpJr: ever think of bottle water? poland springs averages $2/liter. there's about 3.79 liters in a gallon. that's about $7.58/gallon. god more »