I Joked With Radio Shack Clerk About Livestronging, Still Got Livestronged
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James went into Radio Shack determined to make a purchase without getting stung by the forced $1 Livestrong donation some customers say they're finding on their receipts. He even joked with the clerk about the phenomenon. Then when he looked at his receipt, sure enough he found out he was an unwilling donor. More »
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Watch Out For Cyber Monday Non-Deals
Just as Black Friday has its sleazy underside meant to make you pay more than you should to buy stuff you don't need, so does Cyber Monday. More »
Check Luggage Limits Online And Dodge Baggage Fees
How fat a bag can I bring? The ad-supported LuggageLimits compiles the carry-on and checked baggage rules for 90 airlines. Just enter your airline, ticket type, departure and arrival city and it will tell you if you're likely to hit any fee turbulence with your luggage. [LuggageLimits via Lifehacker]
Chase Gave Me A Credit Card I Didn't Want
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Steven writes about how he feels he was tricked into opening a credit card he didn't want, then still received the card even after he was vehement about canceling his unauthorized application. More »
Judge Wipes Away Half Million In House Debt
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In a legal twist that resembles the game show Who Wants To Be Absolved Of Their Predatory Mortgage, a New York judge zapped away more than $500,000 a couple owed OneWest Bank on its house, ABC News New York reports: More »
Use The Internet To Subvert Bogus Best Buy Optimization Fees
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Patrick discovered a clever way of avoiding Best Buy's silly optimization fees as he shopped for a laptop: Shop online and opt for in-store pickup. More »
Morning Deals
- Clothing
- Dickies : [Apparel] 30% Off Entire Order w/ Coupon WDBFC
- Steve Madden : [Apparel] 30% Off Entire Order + Free Shipping w/ Coupon MADDEN30
- Nike: [Clothing & Accessories] NikeStore clearance sale: Up to 70% off, extra 25% off, free shipping
- Victoria's Secret : [Apparel] 20% Off Entire Order w/ Coupon VSSAVE20
Slothful Home Loan Modifiers Earn More Money When You're Delinquent
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With a rising wave of foreclosures looming, the Treasury is stepping up pressure on lenders to finish modifying home loans and to pick up the pace. Potentially exacerbating the problem is that many loans are held by servicers whose fees increase the longer borrowers remain in default.
9 Dancing Ladies Cost More Than 7 Swans A Swimming This Year
It costs a little more this year to win the affections of the 9 Ladies Dancing of "The 12 Days Of Christmas Fame," according to the 26th annual PNC Christmas Price Index. The rise in gold prices has pushed up the price of the rings required to win the women's affection of the nine dancing ladies to $5,473.07, while falling the falling price of fowl has pushed down the swan cost to $5,250.00. Full chart inside.
Monday Morning Open Thread
We hope that your holiday weekend was delightful. While we roast and carve a batch of delicious new posts, what's on your mind this morning? More »
Black Friday Shopping Mayhem Roundup
For some reason, Walmart and Toys R Us stores were the focal points of this year's Black Friday mayhem nationwide. Perhaps because the chains offer both toys for children and toys for adults--electronic ones, at least. Fights and other oddities broke out here and there nationwide. However, shoppers and store employees survived the day with no deaths, major injuries, or significant property damage. More »
AOL Rearranges Deck Chairs, Introduces New Logo
Close to severing ties with Time Warner and fresh off announcing that they plan to cull almost a third of their work force by the end of the year, AOL has debuted--why not?--a new logo and branding campaign. The new logo has a variety of backgrounds, but always the new name in a sans-serif font: "Aol." Yes, with the period. More »
How Clean Are Netflix DVDs?
Netflix DVDs and their envelopes pass from hand to hand, and from home to home, with all sorts of interesting opportunities for contamination. What sorts of bacteria are on them? A Texas local news team set out to find out and discovered...well, not much of anything likely to kill you. Sorry to disappoint. More »
Arby's Coupon Promotion Wastes Trees, Mystifies Customers
Mike received this coupon sheet when buying a $5.01 combo at Arby's. We get it, Arby's, the combo is such a good deal that you don't need a coupon. You've made your point. We don't need thousands of useless coupon sheets that will go straight into the trash around to make the point for you. Thanks, commenters--evidently, this is the tray liner, so not so much a waste of paper. But a 1 cent coupon is still inherently silly. More »
Black Friday Sales Figures Almost Didn't Suck
Overall, Black Friday retail sales weren't too bad, as shoppers sought deals on all sorts of products, focusing on computers (especially netbooks, if Consumerist readers are any indication), flat-panel televisions, and Snuggies. Sales were up slightly over last year nationwide, especially in the western United States, and online sales were up 35% over Black Friday 2008. More »
Prepare Your Delta Air Lines EECB For Takeoff
After reading Martin's unaccompanied minor air travel horror story yesterday, Aaron sent us this updated list of Delta Air Lines executive contact information from Elliott.org. More »
Free Shipping From QPB: Just Pay Shipping And Handling
Jon received this e-mail from the book club QPB. It promises free shipping, and a free travel set, if he pays shipping and handling. That shipping is on the travel set, we presume, but no one can really be sure. More »
BlueHippo Files Chapter 11 After Bank Accounts Frozen
It appears that when the FTC filed a contempt charge against scamtastic consumer electronics purveyor Bluehippo, the company's bank took notice and froze their accounts. Now Bluehippo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, claiming that they can't repay their creditors, what with the frozen bank accounts and all. This will not end well. More »
