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Maria Garcia

Senior Correspondent

Maria Garcia covers Fashion News, Events and Beauty.

Articles by Maria Garcia

Open-Box Items: What You Are Really Getting and When It Is Worth It

Open-Box Items: What You Are Really Getting and When It Is Worth It

Maria Garcia

Quality Over Quantity: Building a Smaller, Better Closet

Quality Over Quantity: Building a Smaller, Better Closet

Maria Garcia

How local shopping papers work: a peek behind the print

How local shopping papers work: a peek behind the print

Maria Garcia

Dupes Culture: When a Lookalike Saves Money and When It Doesn't

Dupes Culture: When a Lookalike Saves Money and When It Doesn't

Maria Garcia

Furniture Value Guide: When Budget Brands Beat Designer Names

Value City Furniture — Furniture Value Guide: When Budget Brands Beat Designer Names

Maria Garcia

Investment Pieces Myth: What's Actually Worth Spending More On

Investment Pieces Fashion — Investment Pieces Myth: What's Actually Worth Spending More On

Maria Garcia

What a gift card's fine print actually allows

Gift card fees: What a gift card's fine print actually allows

Maria Garcia

A price tag under a magnifying glass, with a faint ghosted "previous price" number showing through behind the bold discount figure.

How to tell if that “was” price is actually real

Maria Garcia

Sunlit shipping corner with padded mailers, folded garments ready for resale parcels

Check resale prices before you buy retail

Maria Garcia

Flat infographic showing stacked discount layers from sale price down to cashback with percentages

Stacking cashback, coupons, and sale prices correctly

Maria Garcia

Two friends sort a closet rail together, one holding a worn denim jacket, laundry basket nearby

Wardrobe math: average price vs total spend

Maria Garcia

Mother and daughter choosing a holiday outfit in a spring clothing aisle

Easter spending was forecast to hit a record $24.9 billion

Maria Garcia

Rental lease paperwork and stacked envelopes on a kitchen table without people

FTC is mailing $47.2 million in junk-fee refund checks

Maria Garcia

Close-up of an insulin pen and labeled prescription box on a counter

FTC settlement with Express Scripts targets insulin pricing

Maria Garcia