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• Commented on Fewer Consumers Write Personal Checks, Fewer Retailers Accept Them
  I write 3 checks a month. The rest I pay with a cash-back earning credit card or online billpay....
• Commented on Costco Bans Coca-Cola
  we used to have coke at our workplace, but cocoa cola demanded that we buy a certain amount every month or we couldnt buy directly from them anymore. So we dropped them & bought from local stores who sold it...
• Commented on Steering Wheel Desk Lets You Keep Your Eyes Off That Pesky Road
  hey, does anyone have the dimensions of this? I want to make my own....
• Commented on Officials Take Baseball Away From Little Girl Who Sues And Gets It Back
  @GyroMight: he can buy it back if he wants it so bad. He shoulda made an offer. Being a rich baseball player & all....
• Commented on Walmart Greeter Who Was Attacked During Receipt Check Gets $20,000 Settlement
  @shepd: I remember in my walmart days.... I had some bizarre medication reaction where my skin broke out in little red dots all over my body.... I mean it was VERY noticeable. My manager made me stay & finish my...
• Commented on Cop Brandishes Gun At McDonald's Because Order Takes Too Long
  I want a litre of cola. damn burger punks!...
• Commented on This Burger King Must Look Awesome To The Corporate Office
  Give me something I really want.... and I will fill out the survey. Yes... its hard to get people to fill out the survey unless you give them something of REAL value. A free whopper with the purchase of a...
• Commented on Use a PO Box to Thwart ID Thieves
  ABout po boxes.... expect a monumental amount of junk mail. ANd your box will be LITERALLY jammed packed with it if you dont clean it out at least every couple of days. I have gone that route. More trouble than...
• Commented on Recap: Ben & Meg Interview Obama Administration On Credit Card Reform
  @dubgee: lol, the EXACT first thing that came to mind when I saw that photo... and then saw your comment. lol Indeed... meg IS hot....
• Commented on Loomis Rent-A-Cops Have Shopper Cuffed, Hauled Away Over ATM Photo
  The police have a tendancy to view anyone who doesnt automatically comply as a "troublemaker" and will do to you what they did to this guy in order to punish you. The police have a saying... "you can beat the...
• Commented on CD Rates May Not Be Honored in Bank Failure
  I jumped on a 16 month 4% cd when consumerist warned me that rates were about to drop. YAY!...
• Commented on KFC Free Grilled Chicken Promotion is Over, Restaurants Will Issue Rainchecks
  @Broadcaster: That's the idea. They dont want peple to do it. So to keep people from using the coupons, they make it even MORE of a pain in the ass to get a raincheck....
• Commented on KFC Free Grilled Chicken Promotion is Over, Restaurants Will Issue Rainchecks
  so in other words... they want you to jump thru some more hoops (get a form, fill it out, attach coupon & mail it in) in order to discourage you from getting your free meal. What a dodgey POS you...
• Commented on What Are You Going To Use Your Tax Refund For This Year? 28% Say "To Pay Off Debt"
  probably already been said, but if you are smart with your money... you shouldnt recieve a refund, but instead owe to the state & feds. I owed nearly $200 to the state & feds (combined). I wish it was more....
• Commented on Reader Finds Another Card Skimmer On ATM
  this should be a new pasttime. Hunting for skimmers on atms. And hang them on your wall like trophies!...
• Commented on New Withholding Rules Mean You Might Owe The IRS Next Year
  GOOD! I want to owe money to the Feds next year! I WANT the feds to "loan" me as much as legally allowable (without me getting a fine) . That way I can sock it all away in my 5%...
• Commented on Payment Late? Lenders Can Remotely Disable Your Car
  I've seen these things. They usually mount at the bottom of the dash. They really arent hidden. They are an aftermarket product. They are not installed at the factory. I would think that if you knew you were going to...
• Commented on What Should You Do With Counterfeit Money?
  @Canino: Because the secret service will attempt t ID it to see if its from the same counterfeit source. And if its from a large source that is a real problem for them... they will get the fingerprints off it...
• Commented on Rogue's Gallery Of ATM Skimmers
  @BeerManMike: All they'd have to do was walk up to the atm at night & stick them in place. Wearing a skimask hides their identity....
• Commented on Reader Finds Card Skimmer On Bank ATM
  The police should disable it & put it back, stake out the bank & catch the POS thief that put it there. ps. I only use my bank's atm & know what each looks like. I'm paranoid about this kind...
• Commented on Why Do Some Stores Act Stupid About Coupons?
  @forgottenpassword: edit: should read "I buy my coupons (for a certain product that I buy a lot of) off of ebay so I generally use 5-7 of these coupons at a time at walmart"...
• Commented on Why Do Some Stores Act Stupid About Coupons?
  My local walmart cashiers scrutinize my coupons as if they were counterfeit 100 dollar bills. Annoys the shit out of me & pisses off the people waiting behind me as well. By the way the cashiers scrutinize coupons... I often...
• Commented on Good News! You Got A Tax Cut! Bad News! You Might Want To Adjust Your Withholding!
  Um.... I LOVE this! I LIKE paying at the end of the year. That means I basically got a tax free loan from the feds/state & earned interest on it. Paying it back at the end of the year is...
• Commented on No, You Should Not Pay Your $206 Speeding Ticket With Urine-Soaked Coins
  hey! is that a "looza" brand juice bottle in that cat pic? Because I use one to store coins in as well. Meh.... just wipe your butt with some paper money & get on with your life....
• Commented on Dumbed Down Subtitles Ruin US Release Of 'Let The Right One In'
  I apparently downloaded the right version (with the correct subtitles). GREAT film btw. WHat annoys me the most is that good foreign films dont even make it to the US market. ANd here in the biblebelt even some US films...
• Commented on NSFW: "New" Best Buy DVD Player Comes With Free "Buckets O' Cum" DVD
  oh lordy! And it just couldnt have been a porno with just a clever title (saving ryan's privates). I HAD to be one with an incredibly frank & overly disgusting one....
• Commented on Best Buy Goes Above And Beyond To Make Up For Selling Busted Camera As New
  has there been any punishment for the store manager who was a complete ass? I'd settle for his firing over a bunch of extra crap....
• Commented on Ladder Your CDs For Fun And Profit
  Someone explain to me why anyone would put their money in a cd when there are credit union "rewards checking" accounts available all across the country that are offering more interest than most cds? I can find local ones offering...
• Commented on Your Piggy Bank Is Happy: Savings Rate At 14-Year High
  @cc82: Ing has consistantly disappointed me ever since they decided to focus more on mortgage loans than savings. I dropped them a long time ago. Try [www.dollarsavingsdirect.com] There are also banks that have amazing interest checking rates (I'm talking almost...
• Commented on Your Piggy Bank Is Happy: Savings Rate At 14-Year High
  I put most of my savings into a 2 year cd making nearly 4% (3.92%) when consumerist warned that interest rates were about to drop. Not two weeks later it did....