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That is the question Google’s CEO has now promised to address, after someone questioned the company’s cheese placement in its cheeseburger emoji. <a href="../../2017/10/30/where-does-the-cheese-belong-in-a-cheeseburger/index.html#more-10292965" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292933 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competition-innovation category-economic-health category-food-personal-care category-original tag-best-buds tag-marijuana tag-cannabis tag-constellation-brands tag-alcohol post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/best-buds/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> best buds </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/30/the-beer-booze-company-behind-corona-svedka-mondavi-is-now-investing-in-marijuana/index.html" title="The Beer & Booze Company Behind Corona, Svedka & Mondavi Is Now Investing In Marijuana"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/marijuanabuds.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Dank Depot" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/30/the-beer-booze-company-behind-corona-svedka-mondavi-is-now-investing-in-marijuana/index.html" title="The Beer & Booze Company Behind Corona, Svedka & Mondavi Is Now Investing In Marijuana" rel="bookmark">The Beer & Booze Company Behind Corona, Svedka & Mondavi Is Now Investing In Marijuana</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.30.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Instead of shrinking in fear from the rising green tide of legal marijuana, the parent company behind booze brands like Corona, Svedka, and Robert Mondavi is jumping right in with a big investment in the legal marijuana business. <a href="../../2017/10/30/the-beer-booze-company-behind-corona-svedka-mondavi-is-now-investing-in-marijuana/index.html#more-10292933" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292915 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-entertainment category-original category-retail-services tag-game-on tag-video-games tag-gamestop-2 tag-powerpass tag-video-game-rentals post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/game-on/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> game on </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/30/gamestop-launching-video-game-rental-program-with-unlimited-access-to-pre-owned-titles/index.html" title="GameStop Launching Video Game Rental Program With Unlimited Access To Pre-Owned Titles"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/gamestop.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Mike Mozart" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/30/gamestop-launching-video-game-rental-program-with-unlimited-access-to-pre-owned-titles/index.html" title="GameStop Launching Video Game Rental Program With Unlimited Access To Pre-Owned Titles" rel="bookmark">GameStop Launching Video Game Rental Program With Unlimited Access To Pre-Owned Titles</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.30.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>In what sounds like the lovechild of a Blockbuster video store and Netflix’s DVD rental service, GameStop is launching a new video game rental program called PowerPass that gives customers unlimited access to used games. <a href="../../2017/10/30/gamestop-launching-video-game-rental-program-with-unlimited-access-to-pre-owned-titles/index.html#more-10292915" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292875 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-retail-services category-the-consumer-experience tag-while-im-here tag-bad-consumers tag-beer tag-retail-theft tag-wisconsin post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/while-im-here/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> while i'm here... </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/27/even-if-youre-locked-in-a-stores-beer-cooler-its-not-okay-to-drink-whatever-you-want/index.html" title="Even If You’re Locked In A Store’s Beer Cooler, It’s Not Okay To Drink Whatever You Want"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/beerbubbles1.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="tambako the jaguar" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/27/even-if-youre-locked-in-a-stores-beer-cooler-its-not-okay-to-drink-whatever-you-want/index.html" title="Even If You’re Locked In A Store’s Beer Cooler, It’s Not Okay To Drink Whatever You Want" rel="bookmark">Even If You’re Locked In A Store’s Beer Cooler, It’s Not Okay To Drink Whatever You Want</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>As the saying goes, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. However, if life locks you in the beer cooler, don’t crack open a few cold ones — tempting though that may be — or you may find yourself charged with retail theft. <a href="../../2017/10/27/even-if-youre-locked-in-a-stores-beer-cooler-its-not-okay-to-drink-whatever-you-want/index.html#more-10292875" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292839 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-original category-pharma-medicine category-quality-safety category-sustainability-human-rights tag-dangerous-drugs tag-fentanyl tag-opioids tag-overdose-deaths tag-health tag-cdc tag-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/dangerous-drugs/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> dangerous drugs </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/27/more-than-half-of-opioid-overdose-deaths-now-involve-synthetic-drugs-like-fentanyl/index.html" title="More Than Half Of Opioid Overdose Deaths Now Involve Synthetic Drugs Like Fentanyl"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/syringerocks2.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Jason Burrows" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/27/more-than-half-of-opioid-overdose-deaths-now-involve-synthetic-drugs-like-fentanyl/index.html" title="More Than Half Of Opioid Overdose Deaths Now Involve Synthetic Drugs Like Fentanyl" rel="bookmark">More Than Half Of Opioid Overdose Deaths Now Involve Synthetic Drugs Like Fentanyl</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’ve had any doubt that <a href="../../2017/10/26/what-will-happen-when-white-house-declares-opioid-crisis-is-public-health-emergency/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">America is in the throes of an opioid epidemic</a>, perhaps a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hit the point home. <a href="../../2017/10/27/more-than-half-of-opioid-overdose-deaths-now-involve-synthetic-drugs-like-fentanyl/index.html#more-10292839" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292829 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advertising-marketing category-food-personal-care category-government-policy tag-living-a-pie-lie tag-pie-semantics tag-pumpkin tag-squash tag-canned-pumpkin tag-pumpkin-pie tag-fda tag-food-and-drug-administration post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/living-a-pie-lie/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> living a pie lie </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/27/your-pumpkin-pie-probably-has-no-actual-pumpkin-in-it/index.html" title="Your Pumpkin Pie Probably Has No Actual Pumpkin In It"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/pumpkinpiebigtravel.png%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Great Beyond" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/27/your-pumpkin-pie-probably-has-no-actual-pumpkin-in-it/index.html" title="Your Pumpkin Pie Probably Has No Actual Pumpkin In It" rel="bookmark">Your Pumpkin Pie Probably Has No Actual Pumpkin In It</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>We hate to break it to the pumpkin purists out there, but that canned orange stuff you so lovingly scoop into pie shells every Thanksgiving is probably some other kind of squash dressed up as its gourd cousin. <a href="../../2017/10/27/your-pumpkin-pie-probably-has-no-actual-pumpkin-in-it/index.html#more-10292829" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292803 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-personal-care category-sustainability-human-rights tag-not-okay tag-say-it-aint-so tag-haribo tag-candy tag-labor-conditions tag-labor-rights tag-slave-labor post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/not-okay/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/27/report-haribo-gummy-candies-made-with-slave-labor-ingredients-from-mistreated-animals/index.html" title="Report: Haribo Gummy Candies Made With Slave Labor, Ingredients From Mistreated Animals"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/haribogummy.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="chelsea(:e" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/27/report-haribo-gummy-candies-made-with-slave-labor-ingredients-from-mistreated-animals/index.html" title="Report: Haribo Gummy Candies Made With Slave Labor, Ingredients From Mistreated Animals" rel="bookmark">Report: Haribo Gummy Candies Made With Slave Labor, Ingredients From Mistreated Animals</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’re a fan of Haribo gummy candies, you may want to put that bag down for just a second: New reports about the candy company claim it’s sourcing ingredients that are made by workers living in deplorable conditions, as well as others that come from animals that are mistreated. <a href="../../2017/10/27/report-haribo-gummy-candies-made-with-slave-labor-ingredients-from-mistreated-animals/index.html#more-10292803" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292788 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competition-innovation category-original category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure tag-pick-me-up-before-you-go-go tag-uber tag-ride-hailing-services tag-transportation post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/pick-me-up-before-you-go-go/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> pick me up before you go-go </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/27/you-can-finally-add-multiple-stops-to-your-uber-ride/index.html" title="You Can Finally Add Multiple Stops To Your Uber Ride"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/ubermultiple.png%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="You Can Finally Add Multiple Stops To Your Uber Ride" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/27/you-can-finally-add-multiple-stops-to-your-uber-ride/index.html" title="You Can Finally Add Multiple Stops To Your Uber Ride" rel="bookmark">You Can Finally Add Multiple Stops To Your Uber Ride</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>About a year after <a href="../../2016/08/08/lyft-will-now-let-passengers-add-an-extra-stopto-their-ride/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lyft started allowing riders to request multiple stops on their trips</a>, Uber is joining its rival in offering the option for extra destinations. <a href="../../2017/10/27/you-can-finally-add-multiple-stops-to-your-uber-ride/index.html#more-10292788" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292746 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-quality-safety category-the-consumer-experience tag-sunshine-on-my-shoulders-makes-me-happy tag-time-zones tag-massachusetts tag-daylight-savings-time post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/sunshine-on-my-shoulders-makes-me-happy/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/26/some-massachusetts-residents-want-state-to-leave-the-eastern-time-zone/index.html" title="Some Massachusetts Residents Want State To Leave The Eastern Time Zone"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/massachusetts2.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="pikespice" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/26/some-massachusetts-residents-want-state-to-leave-the-eastern-time-zone/index.html" title="Some Massachusetts Residents Want State To Leave The Eastern Time Zone" rel="bookmark">Some Massachusetts Residents Want State To Leave The Eastern Time Zone</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.26.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’re like many other humans on this planet, winter’s shorter days may get you feeling a bit down from lack of sunlight. But some folks in the state are on a mission to reclaim one hour of daylight, with a campaign to get Massachusetts to leave the Eastern Time Zone. <a href="../../2017/10/26/some-massachusetts-residents-want-state-to-leave-the-eastern-time-zone/index.html#more-10292746" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292716 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure category-travel tag-coming-to-the-table tag-american-airlines tag-naacp tag-travel tag-airlines tag-racial-discrimination tag-discrimination tag-age-discrimination post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/coming-to-the-table/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> coming to the table </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/26/american-airlines-to-meet-with-naacp-to-discuss-claims-of-racial-bias/index.html" title="American Airlines To Meet With NAACP To Discuss Claims Of Racial Bias"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/americanairlines.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Oliver Holzbauer" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/26/american-airlines-to-meet-with-naacp-to-discuss-claims-of-racial-bias/index.html" title="American Airlines To Meet With NAACP To Discuss Claims Of Racial Bias" rel="bookmark">American Airlines To Meet With NAACP To Discuss Claims Of Racial Bias</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.26.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>After the NAACP issued a travel advisory warning non-white travelers that their safety and well-being may be at risk when flying American Airlines, the social justice advocacy group and the airline will be meeting to discuss numerous claims of racial mistreatment. <a href="../../2017/10/26/american-airlines-to-meet-with-naacp-to-discuss-claims-of-racial-bias/index.html#more-10292716" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292697 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pharma-medicine category-quality-safety category-retail-services tag-its-an-emergency tag-opioids tag-narcan tag-nalaxone tag-drugs tag-walgreens-3 tag-pharmacies post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/its-an-emergency/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> it's an emergency </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/26/most-walgreens-pharmacies-now-offering-overdose-antidote-narcan-over-the-counter/index.html" title="Most Walgreens Pharmacies Now Offering Overdose Antidote Narcan Over-The-Counter"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/walgreensbeauty.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="oracorac" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/26/most-walgreens-pharmacies-now-offering-overdose-antidote-narcan-over-the-counter/index.html" title="Most Walgreens Pharmacies Now Offering Overdose Antidote Narcan Over-The-Counter" rel="bookmark">Most Walgreens Pharmacies Now Offering Overdose Antidote Narcan Over-The-Counter</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.26.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Opioid overdoses can, and do, happen just about anywhere, from schools to public parks, from homes to workplaces, restaurants, and night clubs. Narcan (naloxone) is a drug that can be used to halt an overdose, and it’s increasingly being used to save lives by people other than police, first responders, or emergency room staff. In fact, the demand for Narcan is such that Walgreens will now be stocking the treatment and selling it over-the-counter at its pharmacies. <a href="../../2017/10/26/most-walgreens-pharmacies-now-offering-overdose-antidote-narcan-over-the-counter/index.html#more-10292697" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292665 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-original category-retail-services tag-shut-it-down tag-walgreens-boots-alliance tag-walgreens-3 tag-rite-aid tag-drugstores tag-mergers-and-acquisitions post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/shut-it-down/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> shut it down </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/25/walgreens-rite-aid-will-close-600-stores-mostly-rite-aids-as-part-of-4-4b-deal/index.html" title="Walgreens & Rite Aid Will Close 600 Stores (Mostly Rite Aids) As Part Of $4.4B Deal"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/riteaidwhistle.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="(Pedestrian Photographer)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/25/walgreens-rite-aid-will-close-600-stores-mostly-rite-aids-as-part-of-4-4b-deal/index.html" title="Walgreens & Rite Aid Will Close 600 Stores (Mostly Rite Aids) As Part Of $4.4B Deal" rel="bookmark">Walgreens & Rite Aid Will Close 600 Stores (Mostly Rite Aids) As Part Of $4.4B Deal</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.25.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>A month after the <a href="../../2017/09/19/ftc-approves-walgreens-acquisition-of-half-of-rite-aids-stores/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Federal Trade Commission gave Walgreens the go-ahead</a> to acquire half of Rite Aid’s 2,000 stores for $4.38 billion, the chain says it will be closing 600 stores — and most of those will be Rite Aid locations. <a href="../../2017/10/25/walgreens-rite-aid-will-close-600-stores-mostly-rite-aids-as-part-of-4-4b-deal/index.html#more-10292665" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292637 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure category-travel tag-feeling-blocked tag-toilets tag-airplane-lavatories tag-jetblue tag-travel tag-airlines post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/feeling-blocked/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> feeling blocked </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/25/jetblue-cant-add-more-seats-to-its-planes-until-it-deals-with-a-broken-toilet-problem/index.html" title="JetBlue Can’t Add More Seats To Its Planes Until It Deals With A Broken Toilet Problem"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/jetbluetail2.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="skillishots" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/25/jetblue-cant-add-more-seats-to-its-planes-until-it-deals-with-a-broken-toilet-problem/index.html" title="JetBlue Can’t Add More Seats To Its Planes Until It Deals With A Broken Toilet Problem" rel="bookmark">JetBlue Can’t Add More Seats To Its Planes Until It Deals With A Broken Toilet Problem</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.25.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Like many airlines, JetBlue is currently trying to add more seats to some of its planes so it can accommodate more passengers per flight, and make more money for its bottom line. But there’s something standing in the way of JetBlue’s “cabin restyling program”: Broken toilets. <a href="../../2017/10/25/jetblue-cant-add-more-seats-to-its-planes-until-it-deals-with-a-broken-toilet-problem/index.html#more-10292637" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292625 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economic-health category-food-personal-care category-the-consumer-experience tag-mon-dieu tag-croissants tag-france tag-butter tag-food tag-tourism post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/mon-dieu/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> mon dieu! </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/25/butter-is-so-popular-right-now-its-causing-a-croissant-shortage-in-france/index.html" title="Butter Is So Popular Right Now, It’s Causing A Croissant Shortage In France"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/croissants.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="alexbrn" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/25/butter-is-so-popular-right-now-its-causing-a-croissant-shortage-in-france/index.html" title="Butter Is So Popular Right Now, It’s Causing A Croissant Shortage In France" rel="bookmark">Butter Is So Popular Right Now, It’s Causing A Croissant Shortage In France</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.25.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’re traveling to France in the near future and have dreams of picking apart the delicate, flaky layers of authentic croissant, be warned that these beloved pastries may be in short supply when you get there. Why? Apparently because people are eating more butter. <a href="../../2017/10/25/butter-is-so-popular-right-now-its-causing-a-croissant-shortage-in-france/index.html#more-10292625" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292606 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-original category-transportation-infrastructure category-travel tag-all-together-now tag-united-airlines tag-boarding-passes tag-travel post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/all-together-now/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> all together now </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/25/united-app-will-now-let-travelers-save-boarding-passes-for-flights-on-partner-airlines/index.html" title="United App Will Now Let Travelers Save Boarding Passes For Flights On Partner Airlines"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/unitedboardingpass.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="United Airlines" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/25/united-app-will-now-let-travelers-save-boarding-passes-for-flights-on-partner-airlines/index.html" title="United App Will Now Let Travelers Save Boarding Passes For Flights On Partner Airlines" rel="bookmark">United App Will Now Let Travelers Save Boarding Passes For Flights On Partner Airlines</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.25.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>When you’re flying from say, Siberia to the U.S., you will definitely have to take more than one flight, and probably on different airlines. But because juggling different boarding passes for different legs of your trip isn’t always easy, United Airlines will now let travelers save their boarding passes for flights on partner airlines directly in the United app. <a href="../../2017/10/25/united-app-will-now-let-travelers-save-boarding-passes-for-flights-on-partner-airlines/index.html#more-10292606" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292554 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competition-innovation category-original category-telecom-technology tag-somebodys-watching-you tag-amazon-key tag-amazon tag-delivery tag-packages tag-delivery-services tag-keyless-entry tag-porch-pirates post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/somebodys-watching-you/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> somebody's watching you </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/25/amazon-launching-service-that-lets-delivery-drivers-drop-off-packages-inside-your-home/index.html" title="Amazon Launching Service That Lets Delivery Drivers Drop Off Packages Inside Your Home"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/screen-shot-2017-10-25-at-9-19-59-am.png%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Amazon Launching Service That Lets Delivery Drivers Drop Off Packages Inside Your Home" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/25/amazon-launching-service-that-lets-delivery-drivers-drop-off-packages-inside-your-home/index.html" title="Amazon Launching Service That Lets Delivery Drivers Drop Off Packages Inside Your Home" rel="bookmark">Amazon Launching Service That Lets Delivery Drivers Drop Off Packages Inside Your Home</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.25.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="../../2017/10/10/amazon-may-go-after-porch-pirates-by-delivering-to-car-trunks-inside-homes/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">As it was predicted</a>, so it has come to pass: In an effort to combat “<a href="../../tag/porch-pirates/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">porch pirates</a>” who love swiping any boxes left outside, Amazon is launching a new service that allows delivery people to walk into customers’ homes to drop off packages. <a href="../../2017/10/25/amazon-launching-service-that-lets-delivery-drivers-drop-off-packages-inside-your-home/index.html#more-10292554" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292527 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-original category-telecom-technology tag-impostors tag-impostor-scams tag-caller-id-spoofing tag-spoofing tag-scams tag-scammers tag-ftc tag-federal-trade-commission post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/impostors/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> impostors </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/24/beware-scammers-spoofing-number-for-ftcs-consumer-response-center/index.html" title="Beware Scammers Spoofing Number For FTC’s Consumer Response Center"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/phonetied.jpg%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Matt Reinbold" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/24/beware-scammers-spoofing-number-for-ftcs-consumer-response-center/index.html" title="Beware Scammers Spoofing Number For FTC’s Consumer Response Center" rel="bookmark">Beware Scammers Spoofing Number For FTC’s Consumer Response Center</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.24.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>The Federal Trade Commission is one of the agencies consumers are supposed to turn to when they’ve been defrauded by scam phone calls, so it — sadly — makes sense that some fraudsters have decided that the best way to con victims is to pretend they are calling from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center. <a href="../../2017/10/24/beware-scammers-spoofing-number-for-ftcs-consumer-response-center/index.html#more-10292527" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10292507 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competition-innovation category-telecom-technology category-the-consumer-experience tag-start-your-engines tag-iphone-x tag-iphone tag-apple post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../tag/start-your-engines/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> start your engines </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/10/24/production-delays-mean-people-may-need-to-line-up-to-get-an-iphone-x/index.html" title="Production Delays Mean People May Need To Line Up To Get An iPhone X"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/iphonex2.png%3Fw=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Production Delays Mean People May Need To Line Up To Get An iPhone X" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/10/24/production-delays-mean-people-may-need-to-line-up-to-get-an-iphone-x/index.html" title="Production Delays Mean People May Need To Line Up To Get An iPhone X" rel="bookmark">Production Delays Mean People May Need To Line Up To Get An iPhone X</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.24.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Apple’s most expensive phone, the iPhone X is coming out soon, but it may be more difficult than usual for iPhone aficionados to get their hands on one when the device launches. 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