The Sharper Image, the original yuppie toy store, has filed for bankruptcy. This is not particularly remarkable. The Gordon Gekkos of the world made The Sharper Image a nifty merchant during its rise to prominence a quarter century ago, but it’s been subpar for quite some time. For the past several years, its exclusive offerings … Read more
Yeah, so I’m tired of setting your slacker asses straight one person at a time, so here it is to be forever Googleable: Cheez Whiz is a Kraft product, and it comes in a jar. You take the (metal) lid off and heat it up in the microwave. (I suppose you could also set it … Read more
You’ve seen this before. This is the more obnoxious older sibling of the “free” toy inside—the mail-in prize. In this case, you send in proofs of purchase from $24 worth of cereal (or proofs of purchase from $8 worth of cereal, as well as $5), and they send you a $3 radio. The children get … Read more