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Are you legally required to show your receipt as you’re exiting a store?

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Disclaimer: I’m not an attorney so the info provided below should not be taken as legal advice. Either do your own research or consult an actual attorney if you’re looking for legal advice.

Now, on to the topic at hand…

If you shop at Sam’s Club or Costco you’re probably used to being asked to show store personnel your receipt before being allowed to leave the store.

But you might have noticed that various other stores have also started asking departing customers to show their receipts as well.

The question is, if you refuse to show your receipt can store personnel legally detain you?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do some bricks have holes in them but others don’t?

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Question from Glenn:  I was walking through my local home improvement store and passed several pallets of bricks.

I noticed that most of the bricks had holes in them but the bricks on one pallet didn’t.

I’m just curious as to why some bricks have holes in them but others don’t?  [Read more…]

Can you name the highest point in each of the U.S. states?

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As you might imagine, every state in the USA has a highest point. And yes, that even includes the “flat” states.

Can you name the highest point in every state?

How about the highest point in your own state?

Most of the states with the highest points lie relatively close to either the east or west coast thanks to the Appalachian and Rocky Mountain ranges, but there are a few states in the “flat” center that might surprise you.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why are Mac computers never referred to as PCs?

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Question from Oliveen:  I’d like to ask a really dumb question (because I’m a dummy when it comes to technology).

I’m always seeing computers from HP, Dell, Acer and most every other computer manufacturer being referred to as a PC but no one ever refers to Macs as PCs.

Why is that?  [Read more…]