Bookstore owner goes viral after revealing customer returned $800 in books allegedly meant to stage a home

Plus more of the top Fox News Lifestyle stories and videos from the past week

Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago is an independent bookstore owned by Rebecca and Kimberly George. (FOX 32 Chicago)

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'DON’T DO THIS' - Rebecca George, co-owner of Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago, took to Twitter after a customer allegedly returned an expensive book purchase used to stage a home for the holidays. Continue reading...

GEN Z OPTING OUT - Ken Rusk, a former construction worker and the author of the book "Blue Collar Cash," discussed the declining the interest in trade jobs — and what it means. Continue reading…

'SPURRED BY TRANSPHOBIA' - A 23-year-old has been hard at work "removing" J.K. Rowling's name and book covers from used "Harry Potter" books and replacing them with his own custom covers. Continue reading...

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling. "Growing up when I did," said a 23-year-old "book artist" based in Toronto, "it was a given that you would read ‘Harry Potter.’" The "artist" removes Rowling's name from her books — then resells them in newly bound form. (Dia Dipasupil/REUTERS/Neil Hall)

'BUT I DO UNDERSTAND' - A Washington parent of two, Vincent Albo, joined "Fox & Friends" to reveal his concerns about an opioid treatment facility moving next door to a children's day care. Continue reading...

LIVING ON THE EDGE - A woman was captured on video standing on the ledge of a 12th-floor apartment, cleaning the outside windows and using no safety equipment. See the shocking footage…

OH MY COD! - An angler reeled in two fish before the New Year — and both catches broke a state record twice in one day. Continue reading...

Scott Skafar of Valparaiso, Indiana, broke the state's 32-year-old burbot fishing record twice on Dec. 30, 2022. (Scott Skafar via Indiana Department of Natural Resources)

'QUITE THE SURVIVOR' - A micro-preemie spent 155 days in a NICU in Austin, Texas, after his twin brother died in utero. Now, he's celebrating his first birthday at home. Continue reading...

BRILLIANTLY SIMPLE INVENTION - Meet Earle Dickson, the American who invented Band-Aids — forever changing the way we treat nicks and cuts. Here's his story. Continue reading...

Johnson & Johnson helped popularize Band-Aids by packing them in first-aid kits for Boy Scouts. After an initial kit came in a simple cardboard box, Johnson & Johnson debuted an upgraded BSA first-aid kit in a tin box. Inside, scouts found burn and antibiotic creams, first-aid instructions and several kinds of bandages, including Band-Aids. (Boy Scouts of America)

TOP TECH TIP - Should you shut your computer down or leave it in sleep mode? Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals the pros to each. Continue reading...

WHAT'S COOKING? - This weekend, whip up million-dollar bars – a sweet combination of chocolate, caramel and cookies. Try the recipe...

Make these million-dollar chocolate bars for your next dessert.  (midwesternhomelife.com)

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