August was about celebrating the final days of summer and preparing for the back-to-school flow. Shopping and lifestyle editors were busy covering the best backpacks , lunchboxes and grades K to 12 essentials for toddlers through to teens, and highlighting top small appliances for those heading to a dorm. We did our best to help eradicate your housefly problem and spoke to an expert on how to avoid mosquito and tick bites (these pests stick around well into fall). We hand-tested exciting new products to make the shift to fall seamless, like the smart all-in-one Loftie clock and Casper’s new Hybrid Snow Mattress — because good sleep matters, especially heading into the colder months.

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