ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW | | | | | | Daniel de Visé | Personal Finance Reporter
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Today, we'll feature two stories about consumerism run rampant. |
First: A humble iteration of the reusable supermarket bag, the Trader Joe's canvas mini tote, is fetching up to $500 online, Jonathan Limehouse reports, evidently as a result of spiraling social media hype. |
The viral totes are being sold on eBay, Facebook and other e-commerce marketplaces for the same prices as designer handbags. Fans are waiting in long lines before doors open at Trader Joe's stores. |
Rewards card brings penalties in the end |
In unrelated but similarly baffling news, a 45-year-old Nebraska woman is facing a criminal charge for allegedly using a loophole to steal over 7,000 gallons of gas. |
The woman is accused of improperly using her rewards card from Pump and Pantry in Lincoln, Nebraska, at least 510 times over six months, KOLN-TV reports. |
There's normally nothing wrong with using a rewards card, but police say the Lincoln woman figured out a way to beat the system. |
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