Week of January 27, 2025
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America's Least Expensive Grocery Stores
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Last month, we applauded the Stop & Shop supermarket chain for installing kiosks in each of its stores to automatically load all that week's advertised digital coupons into your account merely by scanning your loyalty card at the machine. Now they are smartly taking the additional step of educating shoppers about this money saver by way of a new TV commercial with a subtle hidden message.
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
CBS News has put together an interactive chart of common grocery products, gasoline, and home and rental costs that lets you see how their prices have changed each year since 2019. In the grocery chart, for example, you can sort the list to see the items with the biggest price hikes.
Consumer Reports looks at why experts are raising concerns about sugar substitutes showing up in surprising places. You expect to find artificial sweeteners in diet soda... but an English muffin? Or chicken nuggets? (Print version of story.)
After a three-year legal battle, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is now requiring Amazon.com to issue recalls and notify customers of them even if the goods were sold by third parties on their website. Some 400,000 products are currently affected. They will be required to make refunds. Here is where you can see newly recalled products and check if any of your Amazon purchases have been recalled.
Consumer AlertSugar Substitutes Found in Unexpected Foods
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