Good advertising is often seen as original and catchy. The goal is for the product to stick with you long after the commercial ends. However, some ads have gone a little too far and brought the wrong kind of publicity to a product. From a poor wardrobe choice by Rachael Ray to a shocking Snickers smooch, AOL Money highlights 18 ads that went bad.

Companies have forked over millions to celebrities to endorse their products. In most cases, the relationships have been successful. However, occasionally things go awry, leading to embarrassment. Remember Rachael Ray's reported coffee snafu? Or Paris Hilton shunning her own shoe line? Walletpop has some famous goofs.

If you refuse to shop at a dollar store because you think that there's nothing but junk or that they're tacky, you're missing out on some real bargains. WalletPop has a list from an expert who scoured dollar stores and found great deals on band-aids, soup and school supplies.

Instead of just rushing through the supermarket and just grabbing your old favorites, you should take a minute to check out some of the new products on the shelves. From the first nationally distributed three-ply bath tissue to portion-controlled, smaller-size potatoes for kids, Walletpop takes a look at items that may catch your eye.

Between 40,000 and 100,000 people die every year because of hospital mistakes -- more than breast cancer or car accidents. Surgery errors have included everything from scalpels left inside patients and wrong limbs being amputated to sudden heart failure. Walletpop takes a look at the scariest hospital risks.

Phil McGraw's controversial brand of televised counseling has proven to be immensely profitable for the Oklahoma native but he's only fifth on WalletPop's gallery of the highest paid talking heads. See which brash TV judge out-earns him and find out which stars disprove the notion that talk is cheap.

If your boss called you into his office and said that a 'Star Wars' character was trying to destroy your company, your next call would probably be to a psychiatrist. But what if your boss was the CEO of a multimillion dollar corporation? AOL Money has a list of 10 business leaders who are known for their eccentricities. One even dyes his hair for his clientele.

If you think the only metal you own that a thief would be interested in are those gold earrings, you're mistaken. Soaring prices for salvaged metal has sparked a crime wave with thieves targeting everything from catalytic converters to baseball field lights. And be careful driving city streets -- there are gaping holes being left behind. AOL Money explains and shows other unusual items disappearing.

Forbes has developed its first annual rankings of America's Best Colleges to counter the more popular list by U.S. News & World Report. Several schools you've probably never heard of did very well including one tiny Southern school that cracked the Top 15. Check Walletpop for 30 ranking surprises.

When one peruses the list of the world's richest people, a few things stick out. Most of the people on the list are really wealthy and also really old. Is anyone under 40 making any money besides Tiger Woods? Yes, as a matter of fact. Walletpop has six youngsters they predict will be the next billionaires including an heiress that would make Paris Hilton envious.