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...example, you're more likely to buy if a price ends in a 9. And beware of sale signs without stated discounts: they can increase demand more than 50%, though the price may not actually have changed. A less obvious tactic: signpost items that are price sensitive, such as soda. A good price on Coke can lead a consumer to believe all items at the market are bargain priced, even if it's just the pop that's cheap. --By Barbara Kiviat
...these creamy treats really good for you? According to a June 2002 report in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, flavored milks can be more nutritious than traditional soft drinks like soda because they contain calcium, protein and other nutrients instead of just sugar and calories. But health-savvy drinkers should choose the low-fat versions of these milks. And be sure to check the serving size on the label--many of those 14-or 16-oz. bottles are actually considered two servings, so drinking the whole bottle means consuming twice the fat, calories and sugar. --By Lisa McLaughlin
...like Katherine Albrecht, founder of New Hampshire--based CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering). In Albrecht's nightmare, her grocer scans her credit card--at the bottom of her purse--and tracks her around the store recording her selections. Police come knocking after tracing an RFID-tagged soda can found at a crime scene to her credit card. While RFID certainly has the potential to be the most invasive consumer technology ever, supporters--consumers themselves, after all--are working on safeguards, such as "kill codes" for tags after checkout. "Privacy mavens are going to wring their hands over...
Some critics also claim that artificial sweeteners can actually make you fatter by turbocharging your sweet tooth, but that's folk wisdom with no hard evidence. The real question is whether they do any good. For losing weight, diet soda is better than regular, but water is even better. And pastries made with artificial sweeteners can still be high in calories if they're high in fat. If you get a Big Mac and fries with that Diet Coke, you're simply going to get fat at a slightly slower rate. Fake sugar is probably not a terrible thing...
...site. Deutsche has also filed suit against New York City authorities for putting fuel tanks near its building, which it alleges contributed to the damage. Whatever the outcome of the suits, Deutsche is leaving town anyway, moving across the river to New Jersey. Turkish Pop Culture A new Turkish soda is giving Coca-Cola and Pepsi a fizzy fit - with a little help from U.S. foreign policy. Since Cola Turka hit local shelves two months ago, a high-profile ad campaign has been stoking nationalist sentiment. Starring Chevy Chase as a confused New Yorker struggling to understand why anyone...