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    Selling It

    Goofs, glitches, and gotchas spotted by our readers

    Published: January 2014

    ‘Oinkobble,' says the pigurkey

    "Am I missing something here?" a New York reader wonders. Look past "Dried Pork Meat" to the word "pavo." It's Spanish for "turkey."
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    Oh, deer

    There's some debate as to whether this member of St. Nick's posse is called Donner or Donder, but it's sure not Donna.
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    Endless offers

    A reader who recalled seeing a collection of credit-card pitches in this column some time ago has submitted his own, gathered during the last three years. Sir, we now give you permission to recycle all this paper and move back into your house.
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    Twinkle twinkle, little . . . hey!

    When are 60 twinkling lights not 60 twinkling lights? When the back of the package says there are only 10.
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    An honest mistake?

    "So far," says the Texas reader who bought the digital converter box bearing this sticker, "it works pretty well, whether or not there was any quality control."
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    Let 'em see you sweat

    This Right Guard weighed a bit less than another version a reader found, but he was counting on that "48 hour protection." When he saw the asterisk he concluded, "I only need to put up with wet armpits every other day."
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    Aim low

    Who knew that Barnes &Noble had an inferiority complex?
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    Send us your submissions

    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


    Editor's Note:

    This article appeared in the March 2014 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.



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