My husband and I don't eat much fast food, but we went to Culver's for the first time and loved our $42 meal

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I tried Culver's for the first time.

Timothy Moore

I tried every doughnut I could find at Krispy Kreme and ranked them from worst to best

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I tried 14 different doughnuts from Krispy Kreme.

Ted Berg

I paid $530 for one night in Hawaii's famous pink hotel. I was so excited, but I wouldn't stay there again.

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Royal Hawaiian Pink Hotel exterior
The Royal Hawaiian is a famous hotel in Hawaii.

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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

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

I compared the same 4 sandwiches at Subway and Wawa. As an East Coaster, I'm shocked my go-to chain let me down in every category.

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Subway and Wawa are both known for their sandwiches.

Amena Ahmed

We skipped the Blue Lagoon in Iceland and went to its competitor instead — it was less crowded and way easier to get to

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Sky Lagoon is located just outside Reykjavik.

Megan duBois

I tried all the flavors of Olipop prebiotic soda I could find and ranked them from worst to best

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I tried 16 different flavors of Olipop prebiotic soda.

Ted Berg

I sailed on Margaritaville at Sea's newest ship. The 5-night cruise is a pretty great value, but I wouldn't go again.

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Margaritaville Islander at Cozumel
I cruised with Margaritaville at Sea's Islander this year.

Lauren Mack

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