Yes, provided you're the type who is willing to cut out a UPC code and mail it, along with a receipt to claim a product rebate, answers Scharin.

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When he heard that a chunk of UPC parent UnitedGlobalcom was on the block last month, he jumped on it.

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The voluntary national recall includes 2.5-ounce packages of raisin cookies with a "best if used before" date before June 30, 2009, with UPC codes 3010032708 and 3010037899, the company said in a written statement posted on its Web site.

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In exchange Malone received UPC's Irish cable assets, a closer geographical match to his U.K. cable company, Telewest.

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And while being able to look up the contents of your fridge as you enter the supermarket sounds compelling, knowing that the owner has to manage the list manually (there's no UPC code scanner and RFID is still just a dream) tarnishes our enthusiasm quite a bit.

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Also affected are Special K Protein Meal Bars, honey almond variety only, in packages of six and eight with a "best if used before" date before February 1, 2010, with UPC codes 3800039778, 3800039935, and 3800039931.

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