Southwest Airlines $25-$50-$75-$100 72-hour sale

Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 27-10-2009

Wanna go for $25 each way? Southwest has the deal for you - but only for the next 72 hours. The 4th Quarter Sale lets travelers book a flight of less than 375 miles one-way and pay just $25. For flights between 375 and 549 miles, the airfare is $50 each way; between 550 and 999 miles, it’s $75 each way. Any trip of more than 1,000 miles is $100 each way.

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EPA proposes tougher lead-paint rules

Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 27-10-2009

In conjunction with last week's National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program.

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AirTran’s Ravens One arriving at BWI Tuesday

Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 27-10-2009

Falcons AirTran jet

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A tale of two Super Bowl ads: GE’s smart grid and Cash4Gold

Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 26-10-2009

GE Smart Grid Super Bowl XLIII AdThe broadcast for last February's Super Bowl XLIII, in which the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Arizona Cardinals, featured the usual roster of ads vying for your attention and Twitter posts if not your money.

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Cash for candy: Halloween candy buyback programs

Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 26-10-2009

Halloween candy buybackIt’s a stimulus program that even the kids can enjoy!

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Hotel Monaco offers lower rates for Halloween

Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 24-10-2009

Hotel Monaco is offering special rates on Halloween for those revelers who don’t feel like going home after a night of costume parties.

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Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Latest tests of string trimmers

Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 23-10-2009

Lehr ST025DC Craftsman 79212 propane string trimmersAs we've found during our current ongoing tests of 26 new string trimmers, including two- and four-cycle gas models, corded and cordless electric trimmers, and even propane versions, the models that offer the highest value are neither the most nor the least expensive.

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Northwest pilots miss the mark in Minneapolis

Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 23-10-2009

Northwest flight plan

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Cash for clunkers could help appliance industry . . . but companies might have to wait to see benefits

Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 23-10-2009

Best Places to Buy Appliances Cash for ClunkersYear-over-year shipments of major appliances dipped 6.7 percent in September, according to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. This decline keeps the recession-ravaged industry in the red for the year compared with 2008, but following steeper drops in shipments the two previous months9.4 percent in August; 19.1 percent in Julythe outlook for appliance makers might be improving.

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more free KFC Grilled Chicken: Cheap Trick Thursday

Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 23-10-2009

free KFC grilled chickenKFC is handing out more free grilled chicken on Monday, Oct. 26, a promotion I’m sure that many people are eager to avoid after a free KFC grilled chicken coupon offer first mentioned on the Oprah Winfrey Show in May.

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