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Category: Consumer Confidence

Notes on what we buy, why we buy it, and how companies get us to keep buying more.

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10/19/2009

Work It!

The aesthetic appeal of hard, manual work.

by lelasanchez837

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09/25/2009

Final Wishes

On burying the coffin.

by lelasanchez837

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09/17/2009

Saving Dough

The costly mistake of ending complimentary bread.

by lelasanchez837

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09/12/2009

Driving Miss Lazy

From strippers to politicians, the drive-through may be finally coming into its own.

by lelasanchez837

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08/13/2009

Ticket Masters

by lelasanchez837

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08/04/2009

Safe or Sorry?

by lelasanchez837

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07/30/2009

Caked On

by lelasanchez837

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07/15/2009

Drug Deals

by lelasanchez837

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06/30/2009

Operators Are Standing By

by lelasanchez837

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06/03/2009

*This Blog Is an Advertisement

by lelasanchez837

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