I've perfected my Costco runs to be under 10 minutes. Here are 11 staples I buy for my family of 4.

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Boxes of Amylu chicken meatballs lined up in rows at Costco.
Because I know exactly what I want to buy, I can be in and out of Costco in under 10 minutes.

Jessica Tzikas

17 little-known facts about 'Friends' even fans might not know

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The director gifted them the trip.

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7 shoes that are in right now and 5 that are out, according to stylists and designers

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It's time to break out the leather loafers.

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I tried 43 of Trader Joe's fall foods, and would buy at least 31 of them again

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Trader Joe's sells an array of festive fall staples.

Savanna Swain-Wilson

6 things you should never do to your nails after a manicure, according to nail artists

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There are quite a few things that can ruin a good manicure.

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I tried 6 different brands of syrup from the grocery store. It's worth paying a little extra for the big names.

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I tried six different brands of pancake syrup.

Paige Bennett

I put Trader Joe's $9 gel-moisturizer dupe to the test. I'm never spending $60 on Clinique again.

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Trader Joe's has a moisturizer that's similar to a popular Clinique product.

Jen Glantz

8 scents everyone needs in their perfume collection, according to a former fragrance consultant

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I sold perfume at Ulta for two years.

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I'm a Canadian who's lived in the US for 24 years. Here are the 10 foods I still miss every day.

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When I moved to the US, I missed Canadian foods like Smarties and mac-and-cheese meat.

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I spent $62 on a multicourse Michelin-star meal. I had to wait 40 minutes to be seated, but it was more than worth it.

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A brown table filled with a platter of roast goose with golden-brown skin, a white bowl of soup with chives on top, and a white plate of noodles with pieces of bok choy on the sides of the plate
I tried Kam's Roast Goose for the first time.

Tiffany Leigh

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