Interim Best Buy CEO Admits Company Isn't The Greatest At Shilling Electronics Anymore

Commented by SkokieGuy:
3:55 PM on May 22, 2012

I think judging someone by their email address is laughable and that is still why I use AOL for my personal email - to make people like you cringe.

I will also sometimes order a white zinfandel to cause the same effect with foodies.

Fran Leibowitz said about smoking "Never underestimate the power of a habit that allows you to piss off total strangers"

Even A Happy Ending To An Appliance Saga Doesn't Leave Customer Happy

Commented by SkokieGuy:
10:51 AM on May 22, 2012

It's hard to tell dates, but I am guessing the fridge failed in the first month of the extended warranty.

Generally a warranty covers repair or replacement. Since the fridge can't be repaired, replacement is in order.

If replaced, then the 11 months remaining on the warranty would still have value and cover the replacement fridge till the warranty period expires.

If Electrolux is not repairing or replacing the fridge, it does not seem unreasonable that they should refund the warranty, or at the very least a prorated refund, since 11 months will go unused.

Sears Finds New And Exciting Ways To Not Deliver Me A Working Dishwasher

Commented by SkokieGuy:
8:29 AM on May 22, 2012

Jesse, exactly what will Sears have to do to you to make you cancel this transaction and go elsewhere?

Based on this post, you have another appointment, so you are continuing to be willing to do business with Sears.

Who Has Enough Cash Floating Around To Pay $1 Million For A Parking Spot?

Commented by SkokieGuy:
11:28 AM on May 21, 2012

Does Scrooge McDuck drive?

Want To Look At A Car? Dodge Dealership Needs All Of Your Info

Commented by SkokieGuy:
9:25 AM on May 21, 2012

This is nothing new. 30 years ago car dealers did the same thing. "We just need to see your license" which they would keep to essentially keep you hostage in the dealership, even when you finished looking.

I remember looking for a specific model of car. The dealership didn't have it with the options and color I wanted. They wouldn't check with their other location without essentially filling out a sales contract.

"So I can walk to a payphone and call your other dealership, but you won't make a call unless you collect all info first?" Yes, that's our policy.

I left the dealership, went to a different dealership and bought the car I wanted that day. I actually called the original dealer, got to the sales manager and explained how their policy cost them a sale. He could not have cared less.

The dealership went out of business about 10 years later and the location remains empty to this day.

Pay No Attention To The Flickering Excited Pixel On Your Plasma TV

Commented by SkokieGuy:
8:20 AM on May 21, 2012

If the visit isn't satisfactory, I think a letter to the Consumer Product Safety commission is in order. Since the TV is getting extra hot in one spot, this is a safety issue that should be brought to their attention.

Of course copy Panasonic on your correspondence.

New Shoes Hurt, New Balance Replaces Them

Commented by SkokieGuy:
11:56 AM on May 18, 2012

Details please. I was not aware of this.

New Shoes Hurt, New Balance Replaces Them

Commented by SkokieGuy:
11:42 AM on May 18, 2012

And every article about NB should mention they are MADE IN THE USA. Your purchase is employing Americans, not foreign sweatshops or potentially child labor.

FDA One Step Closer To Approving First Drug For HIV Prevention

Commented by SkokieGuy:
1:41 PM on May 9, 2012

How many people are even aware that AIDS can be cured?

Discovered accidentally via bone marrow transplant of stem cells in Germany, (treating a leukemia patient). Yes it's risky and difficult, but you'd think this might get more media attention, huh?

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-11/cure-aids

You Will Never Stop These Shipments Of Kenmore Filters

Commented by SkokieGuy:
11:57 AM on May 4, 2012

I'm wish ya on this. With auto renewal, what incentive does a merchant have to lower pricing? And even if there's a fixed product price, shipping and handling can be manipulated.

If you've ordered (one time only) the merchant has you in their database and is quite likely to continue to email you offers with better and better terms till you re-order.

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