Amazon's Prime Big Deals might surprise you this October

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An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City. Amazon holds the annual two-day event, where it offers shopping deals to Prime customers, in the middle of the summer. Amazon Prime Day has brought an estimated 10 billion dollars to the company in each of the last 3 years, as customers look to take advantage of discounts and quick shipping.

Loyal Costco shoppers shared their grocery lists with us. Here are their favorite things to buy.

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Different people have various Costco shopping lists.

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I shopped at Hobby Lobby and Michaels for fall decorations. I found deals at both, but one had way more Halloween spirit.

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Hobby Lobby and Michaels have differing offerings during the fall.

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Retailers are highlighting two very different realities emerging among squeezed US shoppers

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A shopper at a dollar store in Brooklyn.

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Dollar General just showed how bad things are for budget-conscious shoppers

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A customer shops at a Dollar General store on March 17, 2022 in Vallejo, California.

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I've been on more than 20 cruises. Here are the 9 things I never buy on board.

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I rarely ever buy a drink package, regardless of which cruise line I'm sailing with.

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The rise and fall of Allbirds: How the buzzy sneaker company went from IPO darling to trading below $1

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Allbirds announced weak earnings in August.

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I took my kids shopping for school supplies at Walmart and Target. I found way better clearance deals at the latter.

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I went back-to-school shopping at Target and Walmart.

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Working for Doordash and Grubhub increasingly feels like a 9-5. And that may be bad news for the companies.

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Gig delivery workers are independent contractors, but some say their work looks more like that of employees at times.

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The baseline price tag for looking cool for school is $1,000 for 9 hot items

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Gen Z TikTok-approved back-to-school items include the Airpods Max, the Adidas Gazelle sneakers, and the Owala FreeSip water bottle.
Gen Z TikTok-approved back-to-school items include the Airpods Max, the Adidas Gazelle sneakers, and the Owala FreeSip water bottle.

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