Week of March 9, 2026
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Test: 50-75% of Beauty Products From 3rd Party Sellers Were Fake (Alternate link)
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Most people are familiar with GoodRx, the website that offers discount coupons for prescription drugs. MrConsumer discovered that using an old GoodRx physical card rather than the GoodRx website cut the price of a recent prescription almost in half!
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index is out with ratings for supermarkets. Trader Joe's took first place, closely followed by Publix. Albertsons Companies and Giant Eagle came in at the bottom. Results varies by region of the country with Aldi taking first place in the Northeast and Midwest.
Consumer Reports tested caffeine levels in grocery store brands of coffee as well as from takeout locations like Dunkin' and Starbucks. The amounts varied greatly. Here is the print version of this story with the full test results.
According to some Costco employees, there are a number of name brand major and minor kitchen and home appliances that tend to be returned more often than others. Keurig coffeemakers is one such item. Those ultra-expensive Dyson vacuums and Samsung major appliances tend to be problematic too. See the rest of the list. Keep in mind, this is not a story based on actual return rates, but rather on the anecdotal perceptions of Costco employees.
Consumer AlertHow Much Caffeine Is In Your Coffee?
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