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Last week, breathless headlines applauded PepsiCo for announcing it was coming out with new larger bags of its popular brands of chips like Tostitos as an antidote to shrinkflation. MrConsumer says not so fast. That story is in Mouse Print* this week.

You May Not Need Annual Dental X-Rays

dentist Like many of you, MrConsumer gets his teeth cleaned by his dentist's hygienist every six months, and has bite-wing x-rays once a year. It turns out that this may not be necessary according to the American Dental Association's most recent guidelines and a study by researchers.

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FTC Makes Subscription Cancellation Easier With New "Click-to-Cancel" Rule

Cancel button Last week, the Federal Trade Commission finalized its new click-to-cancel rule that is supposed to make it a lot easier to get out of self-renewing subscriptions like for streaming services or gym memberships. Here are details of the new requirements. Most of the provisions will go into effect in about six months.

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Will a 30-Year Old Coupon Still Be Accepted?

What would you do if you found a very old coupon with no expiration date on it and no barcode? Would you attempt to use it? This fellow tried to do just that at Target. See what happened.

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Colgate Toothpaste - 2 Tubes for 98 Cents (or Free)

CVS has several varieties of Colgate toothpaste for $3.99. If you buy two of the same variety and electronically clip the $7 Colgate coupon at CVS.com, you will only pay 98 cents for them total. And if you also clip the $2 Colgate coupon at CVS.com, the two tubes will be free. Your account may or may not have both coupons.

Join Rakuten, Buy $30 of Goods, Get Back $30

Rakuten, formerly eBates, has deals with hundreds of stores like Macy's, Target, Lowe's, Walmart, Dell, etc. to give you back a percentage of your purchase if you first use their link at Rakuten to begin your shopping. Periodically, they offer double or triple back, and last week, several stores including Dell were offering 15% back. On a computer, that's a great deal! Sign up through this link ONLY and if you spend $30 in your first 90 days of membership (free), you will get a $30 check. ++