Who says no one reads the fine print? Consumer Reports readers won't let companies get away with sloppy copy, unintentionally hilarious misspellings, or claims that are wrong, wrong, wrong.
In this month's installment of Selling It:
When 'one' really means 'two'| The meat of the matter: It ain't muscle | Doggone it! | The difference between 'G' and 'Q' | See more Selling It items
One skeptical reader wonders: Does meat grow on trees?
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The caption says "Golden Retriever," but this pup looks tougher, thinks Peter Frederiksen of Monterey, Calif.
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"If only they had these in the Middle Ages," Gregory Milligan of Olympia, Wash., says of the supposedly multitasking flossers.
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If you spot something that makes you chuckle, causes your jaw to drop, or leaves you confounded, send it our way:
E-mail: sellingit@cro.consumer.org
Fax: 914-378-2911 (attention: Selling It)
Mail: Consumer Reports, Attn: Selling It, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703
This article also appeared in the December 2014 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
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