Should We Buy Only Locally Grown Produce?
While preparing to lead a discussion of the merits of trade with first-year students last fall, I came across a depressing headline in the One of the "key elements" of economics is that trade creates One barrier to trade is the rent-seeking ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Nutmeg Grater
For most of us, we have gotten used to the dried herbs and spices we buy in jars at the grocery store. For the ones who have tasted the difference in foods made with fresh herbs and spices, there is no going back. You can use the nutmeg grater ... [... more]
Do It Yourself |
Containerized Trees and Shrubs
There are basically two methods used by the nursery industry to produce the plants we buy. Plants are either field grown, meaning they are grown in the ground, or they are container grown. Field-grown plants are sold either bare root or with an ... [... more]
Virginia Tech Extension |
What does your label read? - Gay Lesbian
Labels. You know what they are. They are those wonderful little sticky things that are attached to every piece of fruit and vegetable we buy. They are those hard cardboard things attached to every piece of clothing we buy. They are on ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Nylon We Buy Cars Flag (2-1/2 ft. x 3-1/2 ft.)
 White background with black letters. The message on this flag is "We Buy Cars." Perfect for antique dealers, estate sales and auctions. This acid-dyed, nylon is strong and sturdy, with a high-gloss look and resilient memory stretch. Includes [... more]
$25.24
SHOP.COM |
Test Kitchens
Most of the items we buy in grocery stores and order off restaurant menus are the result of a carefully controlled, scientific operation known as the "test kitchen." George Duran explores their history and takes you inside the secret labs of ... [... more]
Food Network |
Comparison Test: Lowest-Priced Cars In America
Some cars we lust over. Dream about. Would sell our souls for. They're more objects of desire than transportation. This test is not of those cars. This is a test of cars we buy because we have to. When we need good, cheap wheels because we don't ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Digital Cameras and Storage Redundancy
My wife and I recently traveled to Ireland with friends for a week. From a photography standpoint, this sort of trip once required that we bring along a number of rolls of film and, potentially, that we buy more film during the trip. However, in ... [... more]
Connected Home |
Why We Buy: The Science Of Shopping
Amazon.com Review: In an effort to determine why people buy, Paco Underhill and his detailed-oriented band of retail researchers have camped out in stores over the course of 20 years, dedicating their lives to the "science of shopping." Armed [... more]
$25.00
Amazon.com |
Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and ...
I decide what I buy.....or do I? Be in on the secret.: Where did Red Bull come from? December 2001, Rob Walker joined a growing group of onlookers on a Miami beach to watch as a group of kite boarders set off to cross the eighty eight miles of water [... more]
$29.95
Amazon.com |
Why We Buy: The Science Of Shopping
Amazon.com Review: In an effort to determine why people buy, Paco Underhill and his detailed-oriented band of retail researchers have camped out in stores over the course of 20 years, dedicating their lives to the "science of shopping." Armed [... more]
$15.00
Amazon.com |
Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping
Amazon.com Review: In an effort to determine why people buy, Paco Underhill and his detailed-oriented band of retail researchers have camped out in stores over the course of 20 years, dedicating their lives to the "science of shopping." Armed [... more]
$15.95
Amazon.com |
