[Link] The Real Reason Costco Employees Check Receipts at Exits

Read: 22/11/2021 www.mentalfloss.com

If shoppers have one complaint about Costco—the vast discount warehouse chain with a notoriously permissive return policy and speedy checkout lanes—it’s that the employees posted at the exits to take a marker to customers' receipts seem vaguely insulting.

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[Link] Nintendo's YouTube Video For Its Switch Online Upgrade Is Its Most Hated Video Ever

Read: 8/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

Well, this is moving fast. We had just been discussing Nintendo's announcement for a new tier of Nintendo Switch Online services.

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[Link] The vegan tax: Australians pay up to double for plant-based processed products

Read: 14/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Despite their growing ubiquity in Australian supermarkets, vegan products are still notably more expensive than their meat-based counterparts, according to new research by consumer advocacy group Choice.

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[Link] Private provider lodges application to hike Mount Compass water supply charge by 682 per cent

Read: 4/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

An application to increase the supply charge of water from $92 a quarter to $722 for residents of a South Australian town has been lodged just months after an application by the private provider to increase annual bills by about 260 per cent was rejected.

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[Link] Consumer losses top $500 million due to Covid-related fraud

Read: 28/7/2021 www.cnbc.com

Consumer losses due to Covid-related fraud top $500 million, as criminals rip off the unwary in a variety of schemes ranging from online shopping to travel, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission.

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