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The confusing label on this GE PartsMaster drip bowl left Eileen Tilque of Salem, Ore., wondering. (It wound up suiting her rangetop just fine.)
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The awkward phrasing on this spa ad, seen by Arlynn Manasse of Downers Grove, Ill., hints that women who go in to relax will walk out with a lifelong commitment.
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Several readers sent in this error from a Starcrest of California catalog. "Can't quite figure out how this would work," wrote Shirley Carr of Orange City, Fla. "I bet it would give me a headache."
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When Aaron Sirb of Rogersville, Mo., saw this bottle, he was surprised to find out not only that Paul Newman had a Russian alter ego, but also that the late actor's name was spelled two ways. (The company said that one was a typo.)
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This article also appeared in the August 2015 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
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