Cost of Living·Episode 3

What's the deal with the muted reaction to the Saudi oil attack? And how Wish sells a vacuum… for your face

What's behind how the world reacted to recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities and what does it mean for Canada? And — a look at how #cornmaze and social media are driving new business to family farms. Plus why would anyone buy a pillowcase that looks like Jeff Goldblum's head? Millions of dollars in Wish.com sales could be driven by some very familiar sales tactics.

Cost of Living for September 21, 2019

From top to bottom, Instagrammers look for sunflowers in Bowden, Alta., smoke is seen following a fire at an Aramco factory in Saudi Arabia, and face vacuums and pillows are just two of the items up for grabs on Wish. (Falice Chin/CBC, Video obtained by Reuters, Anis Heydari/CBC)

What's behind how the world reacted to recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities and what does it mean for Canada?

And — a look at how #cornmaze and social media are driving new business to family farms. 

Plus why would anyone buy a pillowcase that looks like Jeff Goldblum's head? Millions of dollars in Wish.com sales could be driven by some very familiar sales tactics.