Consumerist
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There's a George Foreman fryer now, people. It promises to "knock out" 55% of the fat by spinning your food. "Patented Smart Spin™ Technology lets you spin out the fat for up to 2 minutes with low or high speed setting." You may begin posting your Arrested Development "cornballer" jokes in the comments at this time. [George Foreman]
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Whoops
US Airways Loses Your 83-Year-Old Mother
It's bad enough when they lose your luggage, but what do you do when the airline loses your 83-year-old mother? File a claim? Poor Vera Kuemmel had to answer this very question as she waited in vain at the baggage claim of the Tampa airport. More » -
recession watch
Why Doesn't Costco Accept Food Stamps?
The New York Times City Room blog asks an interesting question. Why doesn't Costco accept food stamps? Even farmers markets accept them! What's the deal, Costco? More » -
Sad
Geek Squad Calls To Ask If The Appointment That Never Happened Was Satisfactory
Reader James is upset. His TV is broken and Geek Squad can't fix it. He bought the TV and Best Buy's performance service plan — which hypothetically should replace his TV in the event that it cannot be repaired. Now, after 2 months, 27 days, a botched repair job and 6 unreturned phone calls, James is annoyed. He's launched an Executive Email Carpet Bomb on Best Buy and CC'd us. The best part comes near the end of the letter, when Best Buy calls James to ask if he was satisfied with a Geek Squad appointment that had never even happened... More » -
Apple's Customer Service Kick Dell's Ass, Empirical Evidence Shows
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Above and Beyond
Logitech Helps You Out Just Because They Feel Like It
Here's a nice story! Cody bought a refurbished Logitech remote from an Amazon reseller — which he says had no warranty of any kind. When it broke, he called Logitech and they decided to replace it for free. Just because! More » -
BJ's Wholesale Club Gets 3rd Quarter Happy Ending
It's cake time at BJ's wholesale clubs as bargain-hunters shop for grocery deals to beat the recession blues. Profits rose 24%. [NYT] (Photo: SyndProd)
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Crackberry
Blackberry: Time/Money-Saver Or Productivity Trap?
One interesting fact coming out this week is that Barack Obama appears headed for severe technology withdrawal as he gives up his Blackberry and email communication in general. Poor guy. As if having to deal with the economic crisis and the Iraq war aren't enough — now he's got this! Anyway, the fallout has sparked a debate over that the Wall Street Journal blog The Juggle. The key question: is the Crackberry a useful device that helps you save time and money or is it a life-disrupting distraction that should be limited dramatically at worst, and eliminated altogether at best? More » -
Loans
Capital One Inspires Man's Loathing
Mr Bill says his latest dealings with Capital One have him "wanting to spit venom." Whence this reptilian impulse? There is apparently no structure to refinance your loan with them. They consider it makes you a new customer, and they aren't making any new loans. This takes several hours and several phone calls to figure out. There also seems to be no way to pay off a loan with a credit or debit card. This also takes several hours and phone calls to figure out. It's really just totally frustrating for Mr. Bill. "What is this, 1987?" he writes. So he's taking his business elsewhere. His misanthropic misadventure, inside... More » -
deflation
Consumer Prices Are Plummeting! Steepest Drop In History!
The Consumer Price Index, which measures how much Americans spend on consumer goods like groceries, clothing, entertainment and other goods and services, fell by 1 percent in October compared with prices in the previous month, says the NYT. "It was the steepest single-month drop in the 61-year history of the pricing survey." More » -
Auto bailout
Auto CEOs Flew Private Jets To Washington To Ask For Your Tax Money
ABCNews says that the big three auto CEOs "flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the auto industry is running out of cash and needs $25 billion in taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy." More » -
Auto bailout
GM Shares At 66 Year Low, But You Can Get Some For Free!
Hey, here's a new and exciting deal. Buy a car; get 100 shares of GM stock. "Join us in jump starting America," says the sales pitch. Unfortunately, GM's shares are trading at 66 year low today as a bailout looks doubtful. More » -
Frugality
Are You Spending $145 A Year Just To Leave Your PS3 On All The Time?
The NRDC has released some numbers about video game consoles and their power consumption. If you're one of the 50% of gamers who leave their consoles on all the time — you're wasting a lot of money. More » -
Sales
Morning Deals
- Woot: It's a woot-off!
- Discover: New merchants added to the Discover Cashback list
- Amazon: College hoodies for $17.99 (down from $29.99)
- Ralph Lauren: 30% off Friends and Family w/ coupon code:HOL2008
- Buy.com: 2-Pack Philips Earbud Headset w/ Noise Canceling Microphone for $9.99 w/ Free shipping
- Staples: V7 Series 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $149.99 w/ Free shipping
- Amazon: Fuji Finepix S1000fd 10MP Camera $173 Shipped
- OneCall: Samsung 42-inch Plasma HDTV $750 Shipped
- REI Outlet: Mountainsmith Notebook Messenger Bag $25
- Amazon.com: Casio Men's Edifice Thermometer Watch for $52 + free shipping
- Amazon.com: Klipsch Groove PM20 2.0 Speaker System for $60 + free shipping
- Amazon.com: The Orange Box for Xbox 360 or PS3 for $20 + free s&h w/$25
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Deals
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Above and Beyond
World's Most Conscientious Customer Completes Botched Software Purchase Over A Year Later
Here's an "above and beyond" story from the other perspective. Patrick writes,
More »I just wanted to pass along a story of a truly honest customer.
The software company I work for put out a version available for download early 2007. It was a success, however for the first two months there was a small problem. As soon as you purchased it, you were able to download it BEFORE your credit card was validated. This led to the company getting burned until it was fixed.
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Funny
CarX Auto Service Will Change Your Oil, Give You A Puppy
Kari sent us this photo she took last night in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. We'll give them points for finding a unique promotional angle, but we wonder if they saw sales increase or drop off? Update: is it legal to give away animals as a store promotion?
