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• Commented on Worst Company In America: Ticketmaster Vs. Spirit Airlines
  I bought two tickets for Hot Chip at the Fox Theater in Oakland on 9/11 yesterday morning. $2.50 each for PDFs... US Mail was free....
• Commented on The Right Way To Get A Bartender's Attention
  I'd much rather have a $2 bill than a $1 bill......
• Commented on Study: Alcohol More Dangerous For Society Than Heroin, Crack, Meth, Other Fun Stuff
  ^^^ Trust him- he's a Doctor....
• Commented on Quiznos Responds To Worst Ad In America Nomination
  Meh- their bizarre commercials don't bother me. They bothered me less back in the early 00's when their sandwiches were a lot better....
• Commented on Is It Time For Starbucks To Get Rid Of Tall, Grande and Venti?
  Someone at Consumerist has some serious issues with it though- so we'll continue to get posts and rants from commenter about how stupid and ridiculous their naming scheme is. You'd think people were forced to go here like the DMV...
• Commented on 10 Companies That Were Once Great But Now Kinda Suck
  Was Radio Shack ever that great or did you just like playing with remote control cars as a kid? This is a question I've often pondered....
• Commented on Panda Express Avoids Food Giveaway Pandemonium, Serves Up Teeny Portions
  Hey if you saw how many calories Panda can pack in to one of those containers perhaps you would agree that it is indeed an entree....
• Commented on This Japanese Ad Will Initially Confound You
  Makes me want some nigiri... but disgusts me at the same time....
• Commented on 1,300 Prison Inmates Received $9 Million In Home Buyer Tax Credit
  Hm- I'm not in jail and I still haven't received my $8K yet. I got audited on only this credit and I still haven't seen my money- I guess mail-in rebates with the US government aren't much different than other...
• Commented on Drunk Driver Catapults Car Over Tollbooth
  Insane Stunt Bonus! Distance: 69ft Height:21ft Flips: 0 Rotation: 7°...
• Commented on BP Tries To Clean Up Coffee Spill
  To be fair he is the Snarkster......
• Commented on The 10 Best-Paying College Majors
  Okay- so I'd agree maybe the awards are lesser- if you don't count jobs as an award. I graduated in 2005 with an engineering degree from a large west coast state school. Large tech companies in an effort to balance...
• Commented on My Black Corvette Is Painted In The Shade Of Incompetence
  Repainting a new car isn't logical....
• Commented on Worst Company In America: PayPal VS LifeLock
  It's much easier to avoid LifeLock than PayPal- for that reason PayPal wins!...
• Commented on Walmart Customer Traffic And Total Sales Down
  I don't know about that- I was offended by Fry's and WAL*MART receipt checkers well before I was a regular Consumerist reader....
• Commented on Large-Footed Man Upset That Target Stopped Selling Size 13 Shoes
  That is the only store where you can ask for a 14 or 15 US (or 47, 48, 49EU) without getting a strange look and they actually have a selection. It is faster in most other stores to just ask...
• Commented on Ally Launches Free Online Checking
  I've been very pleased banking with "The New GMAC" - I have some cash in their savings and did one of their "No Penalty CDs" - it was exactly that- when I needed to move the money I called and...
• Commented on Home Improvement Books Recalled
  Hey! To disprove your theory I just did a home electrical project this Monday from one of these home improvement books (not Sunset branded, but Stanley) - installed four hardwired smoke/CO detectors in my house. No fires yet, and even...
• Commented on Consumer Reports Science Shows Magic Jack Is Actually Worthwhile
  Yea- how did he have all that energy?...
• Commented on General Mills To Axe Product Lines, Won't Say Which
  I hope Wheaties has the star power to make the cut. :)...
• Commented on BlueHippo Files Chapter 11 After Bank Accounts Frozen
  Wait- how is this service too good to be true?...
• Commented on Radio Shack Forced Me To Donate To Livestrong
  @pecan 3.14159265: But honestly, it is a dollar- who cares? In this situation I wouldn't have tried to get my dollar back, but would have most likely written corporate....
• Commented on Microsoft Says There Is No Recourse For Gamers Whose Consoles Were Banned
  @Das Kommunist: @akuma_x: I have a 120GB Xbox HDD I hobbled together and had no problems on XBL today. $55 + 1 hour is cheaper than $150- and 20GB a useless amount of storage. :)...
• Commented on How to Get the Best Deal on a New Car
  750 credit score? Wow- I suppose that applies if you're getting a loan at the dealer. But you can get external financing from some credit unions at < 5% with a score much lower than 750....
• Commented on Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended To June 2010, Woot!
  They also expanded the income limits with this new bill as well. Which I'm sure in some geographies seems rather insane (the limit is now $125k for a single individual and $225k for a married couple) In more expensive coastal...
• Commented on 24 Hour Fitness Sued For Charging Ex-Customers Fees
  @hahamaximus: Those are only for Sport clubs - you actually can get better deals on 3 year memberships (with super low recurring fees [<$100/year] after 3 years) during promotions at the clubs....
• Commented on JetBlue Is An Excellent Airline
  @Eldritch: Exactly what I was thinking......
• Commented on Can You Save Money By Motorcycle Commuting? Not Really
  @JGKojak: [www.chp.ca.gov] Can motorcycle riders "split" lanes and ride between other vehicles? Lane splitting by motorcycles is permissible but must be done in a safe and prudent manner. My guess is those badass criminals were not being safe and/or prudent...
• Commented on Can You Save Money By Motorcycle Commuting? Not Really
  @SJActress: $925 seems about right to me- ~$300 for a good comfortable full-face $200-$300 for a jacket, $200 for pants, $200 for boots and $50-$100 for gloves. I bought my wife another Metropolitan and I haven't bought any gear other...
• Commented on New Home Sales Increase! Still Down 21%!
  @mizike: Consider that not everyone works in a city- not like you can easily walk to a suburban office park with no sidewalks. Personally I refuse to drive 50 miles to work- I think that is what is killing the...