Here's your takin'-it-to-the-streets Tuesday roundup of consumer news from around the Web:
--We're shopping
Sac Chanel Pas Cher, and that's good for the economy, but we're in danger of living beyond our means. Retail sales rose in October, suggesting the economy started the fourth quarter with some zip to its stride. Another report showed wholesale prices fell during October as gas prices dropped
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--Getting a great deal on a set of wheels is one thing. Keeping those wheels running is another. So which cars are cheapest to maintain? Toyota gets the top spot for reliability, followed by Hyundai. The rankings were compiled by auto diagnostic and repair website CarMD
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--Whole Foods wants to protect your little fingers while also doing some good for people abroad. The company's new initiative with Comfort the Children and Allegro Coffee allows shoppers to make a direct
vendita liquidazione, positive influence on Kenyan women and special needs children through products called LIFE Jackets. LIFE (Livelihood, Investment, Financials and Empowerment) Jackets are reusable canvas cup sleeves that protect the environment as well as your hands from hot beverages. The total 99-cent cost of each cup sleeve goes straight to Comfort the Children, a nonprofit that helps poor Kenyan mothers with special needs children. Nice. (DailyFinance)
-- David Lazarus
Photo: Shoppers are coming out in force as the holidays approach. Credit: Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times
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