Buying for baby: Cross-border selling and remember alerts: CBC’s Marketplace consumer lie sheet

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Achievement: unbarred

New cellphone manners came into outcome this week. The biggest change is that wireless carriers can’t assign business to have a phone unlocked. Also: Your kids won’t be means to OK additional information charges on a family plan, and your agreement needs to be easy to understand.

New regulations for Canadian wireless carriers came into outcome this week. (Carlos Barria /Reuters)

Online territory war

Two of a internet’s biggest names are fighting over any other’s toys. Unless Amazon starts offered Google products that contest with Amazon’s (Amazon Echo vs. Google Home), Google won’t concede Amazon inclination to entrance YouTube. There’s a Jan. 1 deadline. 

Google will stop giving entrance to YouTube on Amazon inclination unless Amazon starts offered Google products on a website. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

Check your luggage

Technology-loving travellers should take a demeanour during their snazzy container versed with a GPS or engine before make-up for their subsequent trip. Some airlines are enormous down on a bags since of their lithium-ion batteries, that are deliberate a glow risk.

Some airlines aren’t permitting new intelligent luggage on house since lithium-ion batteries are deliberate a glow risk. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)

Holiday spending soars

Many Canadians contend their holiday spending is out of control, with 52 per cent of respondants to an online consult observant they’ll spend some-more than they’d like. Most Canadians suffer selling gifts, though 9 per cent pronounced they hatred it since it’s so stressful and expensive. Bah, humbug.

More than half of Canadians who responded to an online consult pronounced they’ll finish adult spending some-more than they’d like during a holidays. (Associated Press)

What else is going on?

This year’s influenza might be nasty. And one of a strains isn’t lonesome by this year’s collection of influenza shots.

They’re infrequently marketed as a healthy snack, though bitter apricot kernels can lead to cyanide poisoning if we eat too many.

It sole for how much? Real estate agents used to reason a keys to a information about how most a Toronto skill sole for, but a new justice statute done those total publicly available — for now. The Toronto Real Estate Board is holding a preference to a Supreme Court.

This week in recalls

This stroller might contain too much barium; these dollar-store bath toys may enclose too many phthalates; these children’s hoodies could be a choking hazard; this power cord might be a glow hazard; dirt can forestall this millstone from branch off, creating a risk for lacerations; and these crossbow nocks can jam.

Buying for baby: Cross limit selling and remember alerts

Baby costs can fast supplement up. Our contributor (and mom-to-be) Asha Tomlinson compares prices between Canada and a U.S. on baby equipment to see if you’re removing gouged. Plus, we scour a shelves for removed products that shouldn’t be there, and expose dangerous products for sale during renouned retailers. Watch on TV or online. 

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