Tinkering with recipes for basic items like the Big Mac special sauce had saved pennies but turned off loyal Mac fans.

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His father was a door-to-door salesman of household items like dishes and blankets and, eventually, saved enough to buy a ranch house in the working-class community of Warwick, Rhode Island.

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In the past 10 years, McDonald's has saved 150, 000 tons in packaging by reducing the thickness and size of items such as sundae cups and napkins, and by converting to thinner, lighter and more efficient bags, trays and sandwich wraps.

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Better yet, Quick Note can handle more than just typed words, with items such as images and audio attachments also being able to be added and saved.

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