Long Island has no short supply of Disney die-hards, who spend thousands to visit the House of Mouse several times a year.

These wasteful boondoggles add up. So do the programs that many Americans insist are important but refuse to reform.

As much as we love talking about our own shopping finds on the Strategist, we’re equally as interested in what our readers are buying. So we’re using this as an opportunity to take a bird’s-eye view, ...