THE PLUG MAGAZINE

Laundry, Newspapers, And Kink: Terrible Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

http://ift.tt/1zxmFIU Earlier this week, we asked you to send along poorly-thought-out ideas that marketers have presented as great ideas fo...

9 Things We’re So Grateful Mom Taught Us About Money

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http://ift.tt/1KwPgi2 ( frankieleon ) Today is the day we pause to reflect on everything our mothers have given us, from kisses on scrape...

Stubborn Blue Bell Fan Keeps On Eating Potentially-Contaminated Ice Cream

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http://ift.tt/1DWXD1d If your favorite ice cream were taken off shelves because it could cause a potentially fatal illness, would you keep e...

Cable Company CEOs Now Say Net Neutrality Is Not A Threat To Their Business

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http://ift.tt/1cgVqHI ( djgrafite ) In the months leading up to the FCC’s vote on new net neutrality rules, the cable industry claimed th...

Man Thinks Random Lottery Ticket Words Insulting His Hometown Are No Accident

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http://ift.tt/1cgVqHG New York’s current “Wheel of Fortune” branded instant lottery game seems pretty fun: you scratch off letters and revea...

Nearly 14% Of Zappos Staff Left After Company Implemented New Management System With No Bosses

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http://ift.tt/1zLeBEt ( Kiim ) Earlier this year, online shoe retailer Zappos unveiled a new management system that banished managers and...

ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 Must Pay $11.5M To Settle Hazardous Waste Violations

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http://ift.tt/1KS38Eg ( m01229 ) Two Texas-based companies have been ordered to pay a total of $11.5 million to close the book on allegat...

Report: Uber Bidding $3M For Nokia’s Maps Service

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http://ift.tt/1H4gdcj ( woodleywonderworks ) After rumors earlier this year that Google was perhaps planning a ride-sharing service to ri...

Grocery Store Marks Down Chicken, Not Sure How ‘Clearance’ Works

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http://ift.tt/1H6RVkQ Here is how it works when something has been on the shelf for a while and you want to get rid of it. You lower the pri...

Senators Urge Dept. Of Education To Provide Support To Students Affected By Corinthian Colleges Closure

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http://ift.tt/1EVgNIL ( Tim schreier ) Ever since now-bankrupt Corinthian Colleges Inc. began its downward spiral, consumer advocates, s...

The World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Is Still For Sale

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http://ift.tt/1Eoy2P7 ( Mike Matney Photography ) Dreams of uniting the World’s Largest Catsup bottle with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile ...

California Says Alleged Recycling Scam Trucked In Bottles & Cans From Arizona For $14M In Illegal Refunds

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http://ift.tt/1KqIU3L ( Scoboco ) It might just be a bunch of bottles and cans, but when you get enough recyclables together it can mean ...

JPMorgan Chase, Bank Of America Agree To Wipe Debt Cleared By Bankruptcy From Credit Reports

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http://ift.tt/1EopRCk ( Taber Andrew Bain ) Two of the country’s largest banks are finally getting around to removing the debt consumers ...

Amazon Wants Its Delivery Drones To Track Customers Down Wherever They Are

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http://ift.tt/1KREgMW ( U.S. PTO ) Is it sometimes inconvenient and/or annoying to await the arrival of a package at home, or have it sen...

Delta Passengers Get Free Pizza After Plane Cabin Fills With Smoke During Flight

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http://ift.tt/1DWkZ74 ( CBS News ) It can’t be fun to be flying miles above the Earth and then have the plane cabin fill up with smoke. B...

Company Behind M&M’s, Snickers Endorses “Added Sugars” Label For Foods

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http://ift.tt/1DWkZ70 ( Jay Adan ) Of all the companies to advocate for alerting consumers to added sugars, the country’s most famous can...

FDA Investigators: Blue Bell Found Bacteria Issues At Production Facilities Two Years Ago, Failed To Act

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http://ift.tt/1DcgF4l (Kusine) A few weeks ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that the current Blue Bell liste...

Why Is This Store Charging Bottle Deposit On Dryer Sheets?

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http://ift.tt/1P64voD (Communicore 82) Some consumer mysteries are very tiny, which is what makes them somehow even more frustrating. For...

Even $100,000 Diamond Encrusted Watches Can End Up At The TSA Lost & Found

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http://ift.tt/1JvVi2d ( TSA Instagram ) We can’t help but be curious about the person who managed to forget he or she was wearing a $100...

You Can Now Order Food Delivery Through Google Search Results On Your Phone

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http://ift.tt/1IVnddG ( Sigma.DP2.Kiss.X3 ) An empty belly and no desire to cook is no problem in an age of instant, Internet-fueled grat...

Walmart Taking Over Target’s Canadian Properties

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http://ift.tt/1EnQ2t7 ( Mike Mozart ) The big box locations that once served as Target stores in Canada now have a new tenant: Walmart. ...

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds

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http://ift.tt/1EUHPQs Here are twelve of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last two weeks, picked fo...