As a business, Costco has been front and center of the COVID-19 pandemic even before it hit U.S. shores. And even though Costco is a perennial favorite with its members, can its employees say the same about the company they work for, especially in times like these?
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The internet is full of quizzes that establish, based on your answers, whether you're an introvert or an extrovert. While many of us view this as a binary choice, that couldn't be further from the truth. It's also not based on how social you are. Here's how to know where you fall on the spectrum.
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It is as common a question for the expectant set as how much coffee one can safely drink: Is it okay to dye your hair when you are coloring tresses for two? But burgeoning bellies everywhere can take a collective sigh of relief.
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Wedding rings are important to those of us who wear them, and we likely don't want to take them off. But there are times that the ring should be resting safely on your bedside table and not on your ring finger. These are the mistakes you definitely don't want to make with your precious wedding ring.
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A woman who works at an Aldi in Sydney, Australia posted a video to her now-private TikTok account (shared by The Sun) which reveals another way Aldi keeps its costs down. Here's what the employee had to say about the cheap chain.
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Utilizing color throughout a space is one of the trickiest aspects of interior design. However, when using color in feng shui it can be used as an effective tool to direct attention and cultivate the energy of an area. It may be tempting to avoid color entirely, but it's actually ultra-important.
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Even if you love Aldi, you may not have heard of some of the chain's secrets. Before stepping foot in Aldi to grocery shop again, this is what you should know.
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The coronavirus pandemic has had people stocking up on all sorts of essentials, like water and toilet paper. Recently, however, people have moved away from panic-buying food and other needed household items and are instead turning to a far more surprising product instead.
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While the bakery section smells amazing, there are more than a few reasons to give that part of the supermarket a hard pass. What you think is fresh bread and pastry could have been made with dough that is, in fact, far from it.
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Ugh, the dreaded test dream. It's always the same — you realize that you have to take a test, and it's always some kind of huge make-it-or-break-it final exam. Your grade, your diploma, your entire future hinges on this test. But why do you have this recurring test dream, and what does it mean?
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If you're thinking of heading to Costco with family and friends to get your bulk shopping done, now is not the time to do it. While Costco used to allow a cardholder to bring three adults and children into the store, the warehouse store has had to change its policy.
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It looks like folks who haven't tried out Amazon's grocery delivery service yet are out of luck for the time being. The company recently announced in a blog post that only existing Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods delivery customers will be able to continue placing orders.
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Thanks to the shutdown of non-essential services, we're having to deal with the reality of not having our hairdressers ready to help us hide our most obvious flaws — and we're now having to deal with realities we never had to think about before, like obvious roots.
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There's no denying times are weird right now. Celebrations are being postponed or canceled all together. But a baby shower is something that really can't wait, and drive-by baby showers are a heartwarming new trend that's come about in response to new social distancing measures due to the pandemic.
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If you're considering starting a family, you're probably curious as to what you should do and what you should avoid when you're trying to get pregnant.
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Maybe you think you really ought to start weight training, or perhaps you've already been doing a little lifting but you've outgrown your starter set of super-light dumbbells. Either way, did you know you've probably already got access to a wide range of weights of all sizes?
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If you're expecting a baby girl in 2020, you've likely started thinking about all the many name options out there. Naming a baby ain't easy, after all. But don't worry, we've got you covered. To help you along in your search, here are the best baby girl names completely taking over 2020
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In January 2017, President Barack Obama, along with Michelle, Malia and Sasha transitioned out of the White House, but they didn't return to their former Chicago home. Instead, they remained in Washington D.C. Let's take a peak inside the $8.1 million mansion that the Obamas call home.
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If you think a toilet seat is the most disgusting thing out there, think again. State Food Safety warns that if you were to compare a toilet set, doorknob, and mobile phone in terms of bacteria per square inch, it would be no contest, with phones carrying a whopping 25,127 bacteria per square inch.
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Once 2020 comes to an end, there are words we'll never want to hear again. Like COVID-19. Or coronavirus. But one Indian mother who gave birth to twins during the country's lockdown apparently felt a bit differently.
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Because COVID-19 is a new illness, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the CDC and the WHO need to make policy changes over how we can protect ourselves against the illness. Along with social distancing and hand washing, the government now recommends that people use cloth masks in public.
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Why is there no toilet paper to be had, when we were promised no disruption in the supply chain? Is it all down to panic-buying? While panic-buying is not to be discounted as a factor in shortages of this kind it turns out that toilet paper hoarding isn't the only issue at stake here.
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We know them by commercial names like Windex and Clorox. But if we check the labels of our cleaning supplies more closely, we might find that most are made with one of two ingredients — ammonia or bleach. Both household cleaners share a few qualities, but are they both good at killing germs?
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The word "ikigai" could mean "life's purpose," but that definition may be too broad, according to some. And apparently there's some disagreement about what ikigai even is. So what does this Japanese life philosophy really mean and why is it so important?
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According to Forbes, a survey done by Mental Health America found that "70 percent of the current workforce is searching for other jobs, and roughly 50 percent are checked out." To see if you're feeling this way, here are some symptoms to look out for.
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It's always a good time to give some attention to the grounding power that is your root chakra (or Muladhara). When broken down, the word means root (mula) and support or base (adhara) in Sanskrit, and the root chakra is the foundation for stability and security.
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It's allergy season, and everyone around you is suspicious your sniffles are contagious. But the aggravation doesn't end there — you get home and find that once the sun goes to sleep you can't seem to do the same because your symptoms worsen. Why do allergies get worse at night?
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