40 Smart Ways to Save at the Supermarket

    Your caution not to fall for fake sales reminded me of when I was a stock boy at my neighborhood grocery in the 1950s. One time, we got a delivery of off-band vegetables. I priced them at ten cents a can. I don't think we sold more than six cans -- until I put up sign that said "Special: Nine for $1." I set them out Thursday evening, and by noon on Saturday they were gone.

    Edward Deckerd,

    Perrywille, Missouri

    Trapped Inside a Glacier

    Reading about John All's experience on Mount Himlung was very inspiring to me. A man with 15 broken bones and bleeding internally being able to climb up a 70-foot wall of ice and survive for 18 hours at 20,000 feet is something that I would have though to be impossible. I am 16 years old and a lifelong reader. Out of all the great content in Reader's Digest, stories like his are the ones I enjoy the most.

    Sam Kieffer,

    Richardson, Texas

    Bill's Last, Best Gift

    Track Grant's article resonated（与……产生共鸣）deeply with me. Twelve years ago, my husband, Don, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. As his caregiver, I, too, learned to appreciate the people and things around me and not to sweat the small stuff, and in the long run, I became a much better person. Don also gave me his last, best gift of love and peace.

    Antia Lawrence,

    San Diego, California

    Dishes Professional Chefs Cook in the Microwave

    Microwaving live lobsters in inhumane and cruel. Because lobsters feel pain, Switzerland has recently outlawed the practice of boiling them live. A similar law was passed in Italy, where it is now illegal to put lobsters on ice before cooking them. I hope you provide an update to your story promoting humane practices instead of cruel and violent ones.

    Janet Toole,

    Phoenixville, Pennsylavnia