Shopping Guides and Buying Advice

Magazines: Where to Buy Print and Digital Titles, Plus What to Look For
Magazines are cheapest bought by the year straight from the publisher or a discount catalog, easiest to sample on a store rack,…

Fresh Turkey: Where to Buy Online, In Store, and Direct From Farms
Buy a fresh turkey only if you can pick it up one to two days before you cook it; that is the…

Comics: Where to Buy Online and In Store for Every Collector
Comics are sold through more channels than ever, so the first decision is format, not store. If you want new issues the…

Chocolate Covered Pretzels: Where to Buy, What to Look For, and Top Picks
Two things ruin chocolate covered pretzels before anyone opens the bag: heat, which melts the coating into one fused brick, and humidity,…

Where to Buy Pumpkins: Fresh, Sugar, Heirloom, and Canned
Decide what the fruit is for, then pick the store. Pumpkins for a porch, a pie, and a Thanksgiving can are three…

Ethanol Free Gas: Where to Buy It and When It Is Actually Worth It
Ethanol free gas is sold one station at a time, not by brand, so the fastest way to find it is a…

Chocolate Fountain: Where to Buy, Rent, and What to Check First
You can buy a chocolate fountain at Walmart, Target, and Kohl’s, online through Amazon, eBay, and the makers themselves, or hire one…

Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans: Where to Buy, What to Look For, and What to Avoid
Chocolate covered coffee beans are whole roasted coffee beans coated in chocolate and eaten as candy, and the most dependable places to…

Merci Chocolate: Where to Buy the Gift Box Online and In Store
Merci chocolate is the gold-wrapped gift assortment made in Germany by August Storck, and in the US the easiest place to buy…

Lindt Chocolate: Where to Buy Lindor Truffles, Bars and Gift Boxes
Lindt chocolate is sold almost everywhere in the United States, so the real decision is not which store has it but which…

Chocolate Covered Strawberries: Where to Buy Online and In Store
If you need chocolate covered strawberries today, go to a supermarket bakery: Kroger, Publix, and H-E-B all list dipped berries in their…

Dark Chocolate: Where to Buy Online and In Store
Put two 70 percent bars side by side: one from a pharmacy checkout lane, one from a bean-to-bar maker. Same number on…

Godiva Chocolate: Where to Buy Online and In Store
Godiva chocolate is sold online through the brand’s own site and Amazon, on the shelf at Walmart, Target, Walgreens, and Costco, and…

Where to Buy White Chocolate: Best Bars, Chips, and Couverture
You can buy white chocolate at almost any US supermarket, Target, Walmart, or Amazon, but the bag you grab first is often…

Chocolate Coins: Where to Buy Online and In Store
Chocolate coins are easiest to buy online, from Amazon, the maker’s own site, or a bulk candy seller, and they reach store…














