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submitted 1 month ago by ramble81@lemmy.zip to c/nostalgia@lemmy.ca

We need this magazine to make a come back. I remember it was basically “Consumer Reports” for kids, but it had articles in it that taught kids to be critical of businesses practices such as calling out “new and improved” language on products and to think through how you’re being sold to.

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[-] ramble81@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Another one I remember is the science of sales racks and locations in the store. Where they place things to entice people to come in and then stay.

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