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• Commented on Something To Do While Unemployed: Serve On A Jury
  I am almost 40yos and never got summoned either. I have always wanted to do it, just never got the summons. I even have a job that makes it easy to go to jury duty....
• Commented on Geek Squad Agent Doesn't Have Time To Look For Multimeter, Let's Just Send Off Laptop For 3 Weeks Instead
  Highly recommend picking up a $5 Multimeter from Harbor Freight. They are great to have around....
• Commented on Social Network Games: Fake Mobsters, Real Racket
  I am surprised people put money towards the mafia wars and farmville. What the heck can you get in Farmville besides fuel? Anyway, free games = free. Unless you pay. This is the first I have heard of someone actually...
• Commented on Former Customer Says Wells Fargo Bills Him $101.70 On Closed Account
  What else is going on here? I am confused. He charged gas to his account then closed it before it processed. Now he is surprised he has to pay for it? If you took all the money out of the...
• Commented on Baby Too Boring? Watch The Neighbor's Baby With This Monitor
  This enters in the realm of the 'Do not use Hair Dryer in the Bath' kinds of warnings. At some point there has to be some assumption of basic knowledge. This is pretty silly. If you don't understand how something...
• Commented on Walmart Move Could Render DVD Sales DOA
  RedBox + $5 Box at Wally World means I don't spend $15 for DBDs that I might watch once. I might buy 2 new releases a year, otherwise, just watch from RedBox. With more RedBoxes showing up around town, I...
• Commented on 162,000 Hilton Points Vaporized
  I think the lesson here isn't that Hilton = The Devil. The lesson is understand the rules. I have to worry about the same thing with Delta in the spring. I have 60k+ points going away if I can't find...
• Commented on You Paid Your Bill 3 Hours Early? Then It's 30 Days Late
  Really, only one transaction killing your credit rating? That doesn't seem right. I imagine that is just the latest in a string of bad credit history....
• Commented on (Parody) New Profit Center For Australian McDonald's: Fraud?
  Please update the title to indicate this is a fake....
• Commented on 13 More Weeks Of Unemployment Benefits For Some Americans
  How much does someone get from this benefit?...
• Commented on Couple Finds Traded-In Clunker For Sale
  Actually... I think in this case the dealership could have just 'given' them a value of $3500 for thier car instead of a discount on the new car. Dealerships aren't in the business to lose money, they do lose money,...
• Commented on Hotel With Glass Windows Overlooking A Park Markets Itself To Exhibitionists
  Why would you get upset? It doesn't effect you in anyway? Why wouldn't it be kid friendly? Did they take away the swingset? This doesn't harm ANYONE....
• Commented on Share Your Car Battery Disasters With Consumer Reports
  @joeblevins: Want to add that my insurance Allstate was great and helpful. Walmart was NOT to blame. It was 100% me being stupid. Even my local shop was great....
• Commented on Share Your Car Battery Disasters With Consumer Reports
  Last month my battery died in my 2007 Jeep Wrangler, it has 60k miles so it isn't outragous. Well, it had died in a dark parking lot under a tree at 9pm. I figured, hey, I am a smart guy....
• Commented on Marriott Is Nice To You When Jerks Charge Food To Your Room
  Some hotels don't actually have a resturant but will have a menu that you can order from. The individual resturants will change you thru the hotel system....
• Commented on GPS Blamed After Crew Demolishes The Wrong House
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• Commented on Spam Starts New Ad Campaign Today - Not Via Unsolicited E-mail
  Low Sodium Spam is pretty good. The Tabasco varient is nice. Heck, haven't had a bad one yet. Just cut it thin, fry it crispy and enjoy on toast....
• Commented on Redbox Kiosks Crank Out Cheap DVD Rentals, Doom For Hollywood
  Red Box is a great idea. I have NEVER had a problem with it. Very easy to search thru, don't have to talk to any clerks to get the vid I want. I don't need a membership either. Good deal,...
• Commented on Bank of America-Sponsored Poll Shows That Most Americans Don't Trust Banking System
  As kids we were told Banks are where you money will be kept safe. Instead it was used to gamble with. Not just bad mortgages but a whole wide range of bad ideas. No, I don't trust the banks....
• Commented on 8 Million Patient Records Stolen From Virginia State Database, Held For Ransom
  @1234tu: It is possible they have never actually restored the backup before. It happens a lot....
• Commented on Don't Buy Your Magazines From Door-To-Door Salesmen This Summer
  Seems easy enough to just holster your firearm. Let them see it, don't brandish it though. Listen to the spiel then say 'No Thanks'. They tend to be dissuaded at that point....
• Commented on Woman Dies In Walmart Parking Lot, Discovered Two Days Later
  If she parked way out near the RV's, no one would have found her until she started stinking worse than the customers....
• Commented on Settlers Life Insurance Denies Claim For Widow Of Gunshot Victim Due To Pre-Existing Medical Condition
  @johnva: Did you read the questions? You seem to know a lot about Life Underwriting. Are you a CLU?...
• Commented on Kellogg Agrees To Tone Down "Frosted Mini-Wheats Are Brain Food" Nonsense
  @Randa the Panda: My kids hate them and I didn't like them until recently. I think the general statement should be 'Eat Breakfast, Do better in school'...
• Commented on
  Yummy... And BTW, doesn't seem very kosher of Consurmerist to be posting that. That poster was under an NDA and shouldn't have sent it along. This is the fruit of a broken NDA. You shouldn't be encouraging our posters to...
• Commented on Payment Late? Lenders Can Remotely Disable Your Car
  I agree with the Consumerist. This is a great idea that expands the ability for some less financially able to get a car loan. It is a great equalizer that allows those currently on hard times to get the loan...
• Commented on Got Allergies? Try Pouring Liquid Up Your Nose
  Where do you buy a neti pot without going intarweb?...
• Commented on Never Mind, People Still Aren't Buying Anything
  @Griffin Hammond: Widgets is the generic term for anything manufactured for sale. The term exists so that you can discuss manufacturing without worring about the specific item being discussed....
• Commented on "Buy.com" Is Apparently A Curse Word On Best Buy's Forums
  Why s ths pstd hr? Bst By dsn't wnt t dvrts cmptng sts n thr st. ww.. s vl......
• Commented on Job Seekers Crowd Jamba Juice. Customers? Not So Much.
  With that kind of unemployment, are employers like this paying more than minimum wage? Seems like they control the situation now....