TomTom Ticks Off Customers With Pricing Errors, Tries To Make Good
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 7:01 PM
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Angry TomTom customers have been writing to us all day today to complain that the GPS maker had canceled orders they placed last week on the company's website. More »
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Should Your Driving Record Impact Your Homeowner's Insurance?
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 5:35 PM
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You don't need a driver's license to own a home. You don't need to own a home to drive a car. But Allstate insurance has launched a product in Oklahoma that looks at policyholder's driving records when determining their homeowner's insurance rates. More »
Bank Of America Plaza Auctioned Off For Missing Mortgage Payments
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 5:00 PM
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Bank of America Plaza, the tallest building in Atlanta, went on the auction block today, in a perfect example of things that go around you know, coming around. How does that medicine taste now, Bank of America? Your landlords missed mortgage mortgage payments and now they have to sell. We're sure that must be soo hard. More »
Clint Eastwood Denies Political Slant In Chrysler Super Bowl Ad
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 4:15 PM
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Last year, people around the country cheered Chrysler's ad touting the phoenix-like rebirth of Detroit and American automakers. But it's an election year, so the car company's most recent TV spot, featuring Mr. Grizzle himself, Clint Eastwood, has been attacked by some as being propaganda for the Obama administration. More »
We Still Don't Know Why Honeybees Are Dying But They're Hard At Work Pollinating Your Food
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 4:00 PM
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There's some new buzz about honeybees, and while not all of it is super positive — namely, that we still can't figure out why so many of them are dying — there are some bright spots in the latest action from the hive. More »
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There's More Sodium In Your Bread Than In Your Chips... Well, Maybe
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 3:15 PM
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It's American Heart Month (some sort of Valentine's-related synergy, we suppose) so the Centers for Disease Control has issued its latest report on how much sodium — a big contributor to high blood pressure — we're eating and where we're getting it from. More »
Starting A Mall-Closing Riot Won't Make Those Cool New Shoes Any Less Sold Out
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 3:00 PM
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There is no way to go back in time and have those super neat sneaks you want be the opposite of sold out. So you know what you shouldn't do? Start a brawl that ends up closing the mall. No one wins in that situation, especially the innocent lady checking out the latest range of cinnamons in the House of Spice a few stores down, so keep your cool. More »
Woman Sues Wells Fargo For Telling Police She Was Contemplating Suicide
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 2:15 PM
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An elderly Oregon woman has filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, alleging that a bank employee harassed her by telling the police she was threatening suicide — and running up a $1,055 hospital bill in the process. More »
Would You Shop At A Brick-And-Mortar Amazon Store?
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 2:00 PM
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Now that Amazon played a ginormous part in moving retail storse out of the malls and onto the Internet, they might be pulling a retro switcheroo and trying things the old-fashioned way with a brick-and-mortar store in Seattle. Reverse bandwagon! More »
Shoppers Give Costco Highest Overall Marks Among Major Retailers
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 1:30 PM
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Our pals-in-arms at the Consumer Reports National Research Center recently asked more than 26,000 readers to rate their shopping experiences at the nation's top retailers — both in-store and online — and in spite of being a members' only warehouse store, Costco came out looking the best. More »
Detroit Tax Officials Tells Squatters In Foreclosed Homes They're Welcome To Stay If They Pay
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 1:00 PM
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It's too bad our pal Kenneth, the $16 house guy, doesn't live in Detroit, or he might've been able to keep on squatting: Tax officials in Wayne County are going to offer those living in thousands of foreclosed homes the opportunity to stay in those homes for as little as $500. More »
Banks Realize Short Sales Are Better Than Foreclosure, Pay Homeowners To Sell Now
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 12:34 PM
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It's been nearly a half decade since the housing market imploded like an old stadium packed with explosives and the ground is still rumbling from the impact. Realizing it's better to recover some money now rather than trying to get all their cash back eventually, more banks are making it easier for homeowners to unload their houses for less than what is owed on the mortgage. More »
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Almost All States Sign On To Massive Mortgage Settlement
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 12:15 PM
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Last night was the deadline for the attorneys general of each state to sign onto a massive settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage lenders, and more than 40 of the states opted to join in the pot-sharing. More »
Creator Of Lemonheads & Atomic FireBalls Passes On To That Great Candy Dish In The Sky
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 12:00 PM
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The next time you enjoy a mouth-puckering box of Lemonheads or a fiery handful of Atomic FireBalls, give a moment of silent thanks to their inventor, Nello Ferrara, who passed away Friday at the age of 93. We'd like to think he's in a place where chocolate waterfalls flow and sugar falls like sweet rain. More »
Is Kohl's Marking Up Prices Before It Puts Items On Sale?
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 11:35 AM
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When you see a sale advertising "40% off" an item, what exactly does that mean? Is it 40% off the price it was selling for last week? 40% off the MSRP? There's a gray area in retail pricing that has some shoppers accusing Kohl's of inflating prices so that an "on sale" item looks to be a better deal than it actually is. More »
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Should More Schools Have Plan B Contraceptive Available From Vending Machines?
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 11:15 AM
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Pennsylvania's Shippensburg University is making headlines across the country today after newspapers and TV stations picked up an AP story about the school offering Plan B emergency contraceptive (you can also call it levonorgestrel if you're not into brand names) via a vending machine in the school's health center. More »
What's On The Menu? The Chef's Specially Smushed Together Meat Glue Steak
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 11:00 AM
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Look at that nice, pink cut of beef, cooked rare for your steak-gobbling pleasure. Now look a little closer and hey! It could be just smushed together pieces of diced beef, bound with something called "meat glue." Not so appetizing now, eh? More »
Ways You May Be Letting Money Slip Away
By Phil Villarreal on February 7, 2012 10:30 AM
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It's easy to be lulled into regular expenditures that add little to your life. If you're looking for ways to cut spending, turn first to monthly bills and look for ways to trim or eliminate them. More »
