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Hilton's Points-For-Haiti Offer Isn't A Good Value
So you can give away your Hilton Points at 1/4 of the value and Hilton can do all sorts of PR saying they helped the people of Haiti. This is why I can't stand these type of PR campaigns. It's like the "donate a $1" at a grocery store. The store's customers are the ones who fund the charities but then the stores take all the credit.
My Starbucks Caramel Macchiato Was Divided, Conquered
Wow. So one barista at one Starbuck's makes one drink wrong and that's worthy of an entire post on Consumerist? I'm actually looking for real personal finance and small business finance ideas when I read blogs. Perhaps other readers can point me to more relevant blogs and I will no longer muddy these waters.
American Airlines Raises Checked Bag Fees Effective February 1st
There is almost no reason to ever check bags. None.
Text Message Donations For Haiti May Be Delayed Up To 3 Months
You must know nothing about the rest of the world then. I've lived in the UK, Hong Kong, Manila, and Melbourne. The American people are - by far - the one nation of people that will volunteer their time and money to help other people in need. The amount of volunteer hours that Americans contribute per person is far and above that of any other country in the world. That is not a comment on the good, bad, or ugly of other countries or of the United States, but it's true.
Google And T-Mobile Will Charge Up To $550 To Break Your Nexus One Contract
Let me see here. You buy an iPhone and if the phone craps out you can at least go to a "genius" and get some help in person. Or get help on the phone. You buy a Google phone and you send an email and cross your fingers for 48 hours hoping they answer it. Yeah. As much as my iPhone annoys me sometimes, I think I'll keep it. Why would anyone buy a phone and have no access to customer support?
Morning Deals
Why clean out the mustard bottle? Just use some real spicy mustard and I guarantee your sinuses will be cleaned out. Add a little wasabi for even greater effect.
I Sold My PSP To An eBay Phantom, Now I'm Stuck With It For Weeks
eBay won't refund the listing fee but it will refund the percentage of the final sale. However, they make it so maddeningly difficult and complicated (on purpose, of course) that most people just give up because it's not worth 2-3 hours of one's time to get back $10. Of course, this is all done on purpose by eBay (and numerous other companies.) It's very very easy to give them money; it's very difficult to get money back. All done in the name of "security and convenience to our users." My advice to you is to quit doing business with eBay; certainly never do business with someone with no ratings; and chalk up the money you're losing to one of life's experiences.
EECB NBC To Save The Conan O' Brien Show
I like Jay Leno (as a person, not a comedian) but it seems he's the real b**** in this story. If his show flopped, then it was his fault. Instead, he gets rewarded. Bring back 5 hours of quality NBC Primetime shows. Conan's ratings will double.
Delta Hikes Bag Fees: $23 For 1st, $32 for 2nd
$46 r/t. Sooner or later, It's going to be worth it to just buy new clothes at your destination and abandon them at the airport.
As airlines start to make more money from these fees, they will start enforcing carry on policies. I've lately seen people dragging on 3 or 4 bags.
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Artist Transforms Target Shopping Cart Into Furniture
So you're promoting someone who stole Target shopping carts? Why not just have a "How to Shoplift and not Get Caught" post?