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Re-activateClever marketing and creative turns of phrase might draw attention, but our readers don't take anything at face value.
In this month's installment of Selling It:
Don't it make my nails buffed blue | For the Yankee or Yangtze worker? | Tricky Tex-Mex markdown | Ingenious ingredients | See more Selling It items
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Four surfaces, four colors: This buffing block would be a great idea if its color code wasn't confused. (Not one of the four hues is actually blue.)
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This label, sent in by Steven Campiglia of Bellmore, N.Y., suggests that the American worker who inspired this belt has moved overseas.
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The fine print on this coupon, sent in by Ron Weiss of Margate, Fla., turns it into a riddle: How can one get money off a purchase when no purchase is necessary?
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This deodorant label impressed Joshua Conklin of Turner, Maine, with its action-packed list of ingredients.
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Send us the goofs and glitches you find. Submit them by:
E-mail: SellingIt [at] cro [dot] consumer [dot] org
Postal mail: Selling It, Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703
This article also appeared in the March 2015 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
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