The allure of far-off destinations lies in doing the things and visiting the places that one cannot do or visit at home, so hanging out at grocery stores, 7-Elevens, and chemists may seem like a waste of your valuable, limited time. Let me assure you, fellow travellers, it is not.
Toys R Us has gone into liquidation in the US. If you're holding onto some Toys R Us or Babies R Us gift cards, now would be a good time to cash in.
When you're in a grocery line that seems to be going nowhere, you shouldn't make the switch to another queue. Unless that cashier just opened up next to you with no waiting, researchers say skipping from one line to another is actually counterproductive.
Website VinylHub catalogues record stores around the world, an increasingly useful tool for crate diggers as vinyl sales keep rising. Launched in 2014 by music database Discogs, Vinyl has identified over 6500 record shops, along with details like hours, storefront photos, and featured genres. Users can "follow" stores and mark which ones they have visited or hope to visit.
IKEA products have a wide variety of interesting names. Some are Swedish words, others are named after places, and some are just made-up names made from mixing other words. This dictionary lists them all.
Most of us breeze past the terms and conditions that come with free Wi-Fi networks and just hit "yes" so we can get online. When you sign into a shopping centre's Wi-Fi, though, you might be agreeing to allow them to track you.
It might seem counterintuitive, but standing behind the shopper with the full cart at the shorter line will probably get you out of the grocery store faster than lining up behind a line with more people but fewer items. Here's why.
There are plenty of stores out there with great return policies. Some are so good you can basically rent stuff from their stores. If you're not careful, however, those lenient return polices can actually trick your brain into holding onto items you don't actually want.
