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At stake there's the water

Today, italian parliament voted on a decree which included also the water... more

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Prescription Drug Prices Up 9% in 2009

Reform on the way? Seems to be a lot of talk with the corporations in control.

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Copper prices surge indicating signs of economic recovery

Copper prices hit a high on Friday of just over $3 a pound and is a strong indicator... more

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Garmin Comparison Chart

Garmin Comparison Chart and prices from Amazon.com

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Recovery? What Recovery?

According to a recent poll, 82% say the recession isn't over.

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Goodbye Vista, Windows 7 is coming

Only three days and there will be the debut of the new operating system Windows 7.... more

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Gold price rises to all-time high

The price of gold has hit a new all-time high of $1,036.60 an ounce after a decline in... more

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Higher Gas Prices Drove Up Consumer Prices in August

Consumer prices rose slightly in August due to higher gas prices, another sign the... more

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PSPGo News - PSPGo prices may drop to 199.99

they have release they Price for the PSPGo a few months ago price at 249.99 in amazon.... more

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NFL Sticker Shock

NFL average ticket prices rise; thank the Dallas Cowboys Going to an NFL game this... more

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Consumer Prices Flat in July

Consumer prices were flat in July as energy costs retreated following a big surge in... more

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YouTube's Biggest Showoffs

Brett explores the ridiculous trend of shopping "Haul" videos on YouTube. Viral... more

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infoMania: best media clips from the week of Aug. 6

This week on infoMania Spike TV tells you how stupid people die, reality tv stars have... more

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The great McNugget caper: McDonald's is ripping you off

he Golden Arches is pulling off a little sleight of hand in the way it prices its McNuggets. Like the best optical illusions, the truth has been right before your eyes, but most of us have never noticed it.

Depending on where you live, your nuggets cost a buck if you get them on the Dollar Menu. That's a quarter each. Get 10, and you pay around $4, or 40¢ each. Spring for the whole 20-piece banquet, and the price is more than $7, or 35¢ per bird chunk.

If you really want 20 nuggets, just buy five orders off the Dollar Menu and you can save two bucks. Two bucks! Most of us assume that the larger portion options and set meals are available because they offer economy of scale.

As soon as I heard about this, I ran to a local Mickey D's to see if the scam was true everywhere. It's not usually easy to piece together, because McDonald's obscures any comparison by scattering the available sizes in various locations all over the menu boards. Sometimes, the lower-priced options aren't posted on the menu at all, preventing customers from knowing the price unless they ask the clerk before ordering.

Sure enough, the McDonald's near me offered a better value for the four-piece (45¢) than it did for the six-piece (47¢). At this restaurant, though, the bigger batches did offer a better deal: 36¢ each for the 10-piece or 29¢ each for the gargantuan 20-piece. However, given that the meal-sized six-piecer is probably ordered more often than the four-piecer, I can't help but suspect that my McDonald's is pulling a fast one to wring more money out of the most popular version of the fried dish.

I also checked a local Burger King and a Wendy's. Burger King passed, with nuggets worth about the same however they came. Wendy's, though, was inconclusive. Although it offered a five-piecer for the equivalent of 28¢ each, it wouldn't sell me a 10-piece box unless I bought it as a meal, with fries and a drink.

I haven't been to a McDonald's for a while, but I might go just to check it out.
(Then leave in outrage if it's true)he Golden Arches is pulling off a little sleight of hand in the way it prices its... more