Consumer spending on both back-to-school and back-to-college shopping is expected to break records and bust through the $40 billion milestone this year.

Most back-to-school shopping involves a trip to a store, giving brick-and-mortar retailers an advantage they can monetize.

Mi Linda Michoacana Paleteria & Neveria Ice Cream & Popsicle, located in Caldwell and Boise on Fairview make some of the most delicious paletas in all different flavors but a favorite is the Gansito.

CD-ROMs in packs of Marinela Gansito snack cakes and Barritas Marinela feature the brand’s spokescharacter Gansito (“little goose”) undertaking sports adventures. CDs are in English and Spanish; the ...