Consumer Reports: The Essentials for Teen Life

Emilee Chaffin, Nicole Pullen, Molly Risley, Charger Staff

Who doesn’t like to save money? Whether it’s getting something for free or finding a bargain, we all love to save our “hard earned” cash. Frugality lets us have more money to spend on other things. That dollar we saved lets us buy a lot at Dollar General.

As a service to our fellow classmates, we, the roving reporters, went out into Cookeville in search of the lowest prices in Cookeville. We researched some of the products that we feel are an integral part of teen living. So, here are the results:

Haircuts
$21.00 First Street Hair Salon
$26.00 Salon Visage
$11.00 If It’s Hair

Tanning (20 min/excluding signup)
$6.00 Sun Tan Village
$2.50 Sunset Strip
$ 9.00 Sunnyside

Manicure
$7.00 Foxy Nails
$12.00 Nails By Lisa
$12.00 Hot Heads

Quesadillas - Regular Price
$1.99 Taco Bell
$7.99 Chili’s
$3.25 El Tapatio

Pizza - Large, one topping
$6.99 Papa John’s
$6.99 Pizza Hut
$10.90 Domino’s

Books - A Farewell to Arms
$12 Bookworks
$6 New Century Books

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So, what does this all come down to in the end? Before you buy, shop around and you’ll probably be able to save some money for other expenditures!

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