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• Commented on Tales From The AT&T Landline Twilight Zone
  Which phone was Mark on when he was told he wasn't a customer? If his cell, I wonder if AT&T could tell somehow that he was calling from a cellphone that was clearly not an AT&T landline, despite Mark having...
• Commented on Safeway's New 'Easy Scoop' Ice Cream Easier To Scoop Because There's Less Of It
  Same with "flavour" on the old container. I'd expect to see some French, though, non? Maybe on the other side....
• Commented on Court Sides With Starbucks In Dispute Over Labor Union Pins
  Psst: it's "flair". Unless it's on fire....
• Commented on Etsy Features Seller Who May Be Blatantly Violating Etsy Policy
  mistyfire didn't stutter....
• Commented on How My Stupid Cat Has Cost Me $5,500 Over Three Years
  That there is a bum cat....
• Commented on Starbucks Can't Serve Me Coffee Unless They Misspell My Name First
  I've never been asked for my name in a SE MI Starbucks. Nor any other Starbucks, come to think of it. Maybe I'm just not there during peak hours....
• Commented on Chili's Introduces Touch Screens At Tabletops So You Can Avoid Human Contact
  The Chili's in ORD has them, I know....
• Commented on Company Behind Billions Of Phony "Auto Warranty" Robocalls Shut Down By FTC
  "(they also ran a similar set-up regarding credit card interest rates)"...
• Commented on Starbucks Wants To Turn Your Dial To 11 With New Energy Drinks
  I think it's weird that Starbucks is making a big deal out of an April launch for these beverages when I bought four of them off a prominent endcap in a Target here in SE Michigan two weeks ago. We're...
• Commented on The New iPad Is Literally A Lot Hotter Than Its Predecessor
  Are you trying to compare the first Asus Transformer Prime to the third iPad? It's hardly Apple's first go-'round; they should know (how to do) better by now....
• Commented on Huggies: Diapers So Good, Even Dads Can't Use Them Wrong?
  That sucks. My husband was on diaper duty until our son was potty-trained. He was damn good at it, too, pretty much from the get-go (and he'd never changed a diaper before). There's enough blatant sexism in advertising today that...
• Commented on Americans Owe More On Student Loans Than Any Other Kind Of Debt
  I paid off about $20K in student loans by November the year I graduated. I was 21....
• Commented on Pepsi Thinks You Might Want Just A Few Calories In Your Soda
  They've had a product called "Pepsi Nex" (note the lack of final T) in Japan for a while now. It's their name for what's essentially a Pepsi version of Coke Zero and tastes dandy. I don't know why they don't...
• Commented on Amazon Completely Cuts Me Off For An Abuse Of Policy Of Unknown Origins
  1997. A paperback copy of "Good Omens", by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I still own it, too, and can find it on my bookshelf in a heartbeat....
• Commented on Amazon Completely Cuts Me Off For An Abuse Of Policy Of Unknown Origins
  Since 2009? Wooow. He's practically a founding customer....
• Commented on Discerning Brooklyn Tots Now Demanding "Babyccinos" To The Annoyance Of The Borough's Baristas
  And juice is all sugar. No, thanks....
• Commented on Discerning Brooklyn Tots Now Demanding "Babyccinos" To The Annoyance Of The Borough's Baristas
  They had something like this on a couple coffeeshop menus in New Zealand. I think the drink was something like milk with chocolate syrup topped with a full two inches of foamed milk. At least it was cheap--only a dollar...
• Commented on What Should I Do When I Find A Lost Credit Card: Turn It In, Cancel It Or Try To Contact The Owner?
  I didn't realize I'd lost my debit card until a local branch of my bank called to say it was left in their ATM the night before. When I came by to pick it up, the clerk checked it and...
• Commented on PayPal Rains On Regretsy's Secret Santa Campaign Over Use Of Wrong Button
  My Japan-based translation clients don't do checks. PayPal's the best way to pay me for small amounts; their fees are lower than international wire transfer fees. Still, you can bet I'm looking for alternatives. I donated to this Regretsy fund...
• Commented on Home Depot Staff Makes 8-Hour Trip To Find Me A Snow Blower
  If the Halloween snowstorm comment was from the OP, my bets are on Rochester, NY....
• Commented on Crate & Barrel Will E-Stalk You To Close A Sale
  This happened to me at some online retailer when I had put something in my cart and forgotten to check out. I appreciated the reminder. The concept doesn't bother me in the slightest. (I've even heard--I think from ShopSmart--that some...
• Commented on Liquidated Borders Store Reincarnated As Temporary Halloween Shop
  Same goes for the one in Utica, MI. The one at Oakland Mall in Troy is half exotic carpet store, half sports memorabilia outlet. Go figure....
• Commented on Hair Stylists Can Be Expert Skin Cancer Spotters
  Legions or lesions?...
• Commented on Hair Stylists Can Be Expert Skin Cancer Spotters
  It took me a while to decode that, too. Also: ew....
• Commented on After Getting Slammed, Keurig Promises To Find Recyclable Versions Of K-Cups
  Yes, but when you unwrap a box of K-cups down to the smallest useable unit, it's still mostly landfill fodder, whereas the smallest useable unit of a Senseo pod can be thrown on a compost pile when you're done with...
• Commented on After Getting Slammed, Keurig Promises To Find Recyclable Versions Of K-Cups
  Senseo pods are most often sold loose in a bag. I don't think the bag itself can be recycled, but at least the completely biodegradeable pods inside aren't individually packaged. Although nowadays I usually buy my pods from an online...
• Commented on A Cheaper Starbucks Latte: Order 2 Espresso Shots, Pour Own Milk
  An acquaintance of mine would go to the Speedway gas station minimart and fill a small coffee cup with creamer. 8+ oz. of creamer for the low, low price of a small coffee. That's theft, and only slightly skeevier than...
• Commented on Make Your Own Deodorant On The Cheap
  "Studies have failed to confirm any role for aluminum in causing Alzheimer's." Make this deodorant to be cheap if you like, or to feel creative, self-sufficient, and/or handy. But don't make it because you're afraid of Alzheimer's....
• Commented on This UPS Driver Needs A Review Of The ABCs
  Isn't UPS a private courier? Seems to me you could have this problem with anyone....
• Commented on Unleashing The Swiss Army Knife-Like Quality Of Shoe Holders
  My interior doors are all too thick to hold anything made to hang over them. This is deeply disappointing for a container freak like myself....