Consumers vs. Corporations

 It's just a drink, it doesn't even hydrate you, it has no nutritional benefit whatsoever, if you want caffeine you could drink coffee, so why the hell is Coca-cola such a huge cash machine? Is it just down to clever marketing on their behalf that has somehow kept millions of people drinking this substandard chemical cocktail of questionable origin? Surely the novelty of carbonation has worn off, I mean we got over agent orange and thalidamyde so why does this crap continue to make a bunch of people that wouldn't care if you live or die inordinate amounts of cash?  read more »

One more thing found to be not working as claimed: electronic mosquito repellents that emit a high-pitched sound. A review of their use failed to find any evidence that they work. There was no difference in the number of mosquitoes on people with or without this device. Don't waste your money!

How come most of the fruits that are supposed to be sweet are actually not sweet? Strawberry, kiwi, raspberry, blackberry, even watermelon are not sweet anymore. I want strawberry to be fleshy, juicy and sugary. Not firm and crispy. Same with watermelon. I have to coat strawberries in sugar because they are tasteless or sour without it. It seems that something is injected into the fruit to make it look ripe. You buy strawberry, which looks red but it tastes green. Do people get used to these tasteless fruits and stop noticing the difference?

I'm a frequent shopper at the Dollar Tree. Good deals can be found in a pinch: toilet paper, toothpaste, generic Advil, but, has anyone else noticed- the products stocked in these stores are almost ALL made in Canada? I have nothing against the country. However, in an age in which people struggle to pay for prescription medications, it's illegal for US residents to purchase said medications from Canada, where they are cheaper, yet, it's ok for us to buy Canadian Colgate and Toilet paper? I have a bottle of the generic advil beside me.  read more »