born in 1649, Fiskars Ruukki, Finland. On my frequent business trips to Helsinki, visits to the Stockmann department store would spruce...

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I like Weetabix. It was introduced to me in my youth, when my British-raised Cypriot-Dutch cousins would have it on the breakfast table...

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Check out the 17 second mark of this commercial, where they flip the Dairy Queen Blizzard upside down. That’s a real brand ritual that...

For the un-georgepneumaticos.comified, here’s the recap. I bought a “new” Apple MacBook on October 3 in Fort Lauderdale. I was...

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Jamie Oliver doesn’t drink Coca Cola.  How do I know? When visiting Jamie’s Italian in Kingston last spring, I ordered a Coca Cola with...

Who-wies?  Howies . What do I like? Why do I like them? I like Howies Jeans because I like the  quality of the materials, the design,...

You remember Circuit City ?  The big box store that looked like Best Buy but the sales guys seemed more desperate?  The online Circuit...