HOT DANG! Ok, I figured it out!!!!

Here is the problem clearly stated:
Even though the option is there to turn off the Title/Tagline meta tags, IT SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK!

Here is the solution (backup the file first!):
1. Open this file - /includes/modules/YOUR_DOMAIN/meta_tags.php
2. Find this string of text -
define('META_TAG_TITLE', str_replace('"','',$review_on . $meta_products_name . $meta_products_price . PRIMARY_SECTION . TITLE . TAGLINE));
3. Delete what I bolded above so it reads like this -
define('META_TAG_TITLE', str_replace('"','',$review_on . $meta_products_name . $meta_products_price));
4. Save and you are done!!!



I hope this helps others! I have scoured this forum, found tons of threads with people complaining about it but no solution.