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Gerber Toddler Meals Get The 'Salt Lick' Treatment

In a fast-paced world where whipping up daily meals from scratch is a challenge for most parents, it can be tempting to reach for the convenience of packaged foods. But the next time you consider that processed toddler meal, you may want to ...

Where's The Dad?

Who's in charge at home? If recent ads from Walmart and Target are to be believed, it's all Mom, all the time. Jezebel has a review of four recent ads from the two big retailers. And they ask a fair question: Where's Dad? The Walmart ...

The return of the layaway purchase

Back in the day, before we all went crazy with our credit cards, there was another popular way of buying something you couldn't afford. It was called a layaway and it was a very good thing. For those of you unfamiliar with the layaway process, let ...

FDA finds BPA OK

In a draft report recently issued, the Federal Drug Administration has concluded that Bisphenol A is safe --at least when used in food containers. Commonly known as BPA to consumers, the chemical can be found in all sorts of children's products as ...

Wal-Mart thinks you have a momtourage

According to the retailing giant, Wal-Mart, moms have a dedicated following of helpers -- family members, teachers, neighbors and baby sitters -- to make sure that raising a family doesn't interfere too much with their ability to go shopping. This ...

The new milk jug makes its debut

Would you use the new milk jug? Or, are you wedded to the cardboard cartons of what is soon to be the past? I remember when I was a kid and we got milk delivered to our house every week in a glass bottle. Nothing tasted more refreshing. By the time I ...

Scorpion hides in watermelon bin, bites girl

Ah, the hidden dangers of watermelon. When I was a kid, and I'm sure you've heard this story too, I was told that if I ate watermelon seeds a watermelon would grow inside my stomach. Although that story appears to be untrue I will say I've been ...

Wal-mart sales indicate tighter spending among consumers

There's not doubt that most Americans are having to tighten their fiscal belts and with more than a 100 million customers a week, discount giant Wal-Mart is a great place to get a sampling of U.S. consumer spending. Last week Eduardo Castro ...

Product Recall: Wal-Mart charm key chains

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 12,000 "Hip Charm" Key Chains due to excessive levels of lead in the paint. As you are well aware, lead is toxic and if ingested can cause adverse health effects. A ...

Attention Wal-Mart shoppers: the holiday season has begun

If you get the feeling that the holiday season starts earlier and earlier each year, you aren't alone. Everyone one I know is crabbing about the fact that it's not even Halloween and some stores are already stocking Christmas items. While I am not a ...

Wal-mart wants your baby

Some days it seems Wal-mart doesn't even try to look good. The Consumerist is reporting on the case of Stacy Arrington. It seems that she was shopping at a Wal-mart in White Marsh, Maryland when someone reported that their baby went missing. When she ...

Wal-Mart doesn't pay teens who bag groceries

Just like they are in their US operations, Wal-Mart is incredibly profitable in Mexico. Part of the reason the company does so well is by keeping their costs as low as possible -- which apparently means not paying their "employees" when they think ...

"Wal-Mart Public School" coming to Canada?

Canadian schools need money -- bad. So bad, apparently, that they're willing to sell their naming rights to corporations in order to raise extra funds. Subsequently, it might not be long before students start graduating from "Wal-Mart High," or "Taco ...

Hannah Montana gets her own fashion line

Wal-Mart is looking to make some more money in the apparel department and Disney is stepping up. Disney Consumer Products has announced a new collection of clothing, accessories, home decor and even electric guitars inspired by Disney Channel's ...

Wal-Mart markets "back to college" condoms

I'm not sure if this was a mistake, or just a surprisingly frank marketing initiative, but regardless, this condom display, adorned with the company's "back to college savings" sales pitch, is hysterical. While it probably isn't something most ...

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