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Funny Business
Our Darren Rovell has been all over the decision by Kellogg's [K
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That deal went flaky after Phelps was caught apparently using a bong. As Darren has reported, at least some of the current cereal boxes have been removed from store shelves and sent to a food bank.
But that doesn't mean you can't find your own box of Phelps Flakes. Once again, they're being sold on eBay [EBAY
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Here's one box of Corn Flakes which can be yours for $29.99, about ten times more than it'll cost in the store. An added bonus, the box is "unopened". Nice.
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