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• Commented on Avoid Credit Card Annual Fees: Just Charge $2,400 Per Year
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• Commented on Nobody Told Me I Was Buying A Suicide House
  There is no reason to disclose this information or to even expect it. My advice to the buyer is to sell the house but to make sure she tells any buyers about the suicide....
• Commented on Wachovia Flooded Me With So Many Overdraft Fees I Don't Know Whether To Sink Or Swim
  Yeah. Using a credit card would have been far less expensive....
• Commented on Wachovia Flooded Me With So Many Overdraft Fees I Don't Know Whether To Sink Or Swim
  Seriously, this guy would be better off using cash....
• Commented on How Do You Get A Neighbor To Stop Parking In Front Of Your House?
  Perhaps too elaborate but go buy the ugliest wreck you can find and plop it in front of their house....
• Commented on Low-Flow Toilets Provide Water Savings, Entertainment
  Yeah. I'm not buyin' it. I can easily clog any toilet save those jet-engine-powered models you sometimes see in hotel rooms. While this thing was gently rinsing my poo I'd be reaching for the plunger and a stick....
• Commented on Whole Foods Finds Way To Make Overweight Folk Feel Even More Self-Conscious
  I don't see anything wrong with encouraging employees to be healthier. BMI may not be a perfect indicator but it isn't that bad....
• Commented on Target Calls Cops On Breastfeeding Shoppers
  You could probably carry a loaded gun around target but a loaded boob? Now THAT'S obscene!...
• Commented on I Lost My Job, Then My DirecTV, Then $680
  @squinko: I believe @temporaryerror's point is still somewhat valid. If Mary had kept a credit card on file with DTV instead of a debit card then she'd be in better shape. I don't like debit cards. There I said it...
• Commented on United Says No Track Suits In First Class
  No one should wear these things except in conjunction with exercise. That being said this is ridiculous and he deserves an apology but not from me. I still think he looks like a dork....
• Commented on Government Orders Pay Cuts For Bailed-Out Firms
  @fs2k2isfun: At least the govt is coming down on the side of taxpayers instead of corporate interests for a change. Too F-ing bad. "Capitalism in America" needs a nice bitch-slapping....
• Commented on MoneyGram Agrees To Pay $18 Million Back To Fraud Victims
  Basically anytime someone is wiring money via Western Union or MoneyGram something shady is going on....
• Commented on Coke's 90-Calorie Can Will Still Have 5 Teaspoons Of Sugar
  This is just the grocery shrink ray in disguise. Coke (at least in the NYC area) has been phasing in smaller packages for years while basically retaining the same price point. In many places I see a 20oz Pepsi selling...
• Commented on DirecTV Charges Wildfire Victims For Burnt TV Receivers
  @tedyc03: I imagine if you were renting cable boxes the same thing might happen. There is a clause in my CATV terms of service that says I am responsible for returning all equipment when I cancel or I will be...
• Commented on Should We Tax Junk Food?
  @Method of Steepest Descent: Yeah. The poor often don't have as many options and access for healthy foods. They tend to shop at local convenience stores rather than fully stocked supermarkets either because, for example, lack of access to a...
• Commented on Northern Hopes You Don't Notice Your Shrinking Toilet Paper
  Ack! At a time when American's asses are getting bigger this is doubly troubling!...
• Commented on 1800Flowers Sends Order, Doesn't Notice Florist Is Closed
  @PLATTWORX: Agreed. Never use Paypal or a Debit card for stuff like this. Credit cards offer more protection in the event of a screw up. FTD and 1800Flowers are just middlemen that serve no purpose in the age of easy...
• Commented on Help Us Name The 10 Most Hated Business Practices You Encounter While Shopping
  Extended warranty upsells, overpriced accessory (USB/HDMI cable) upsells, store credit card upsells....
• Commented on Forced To Call Ticketmaster Over 225 Times About Pee-Wee Herman Tickets
  Ticketmaster truly sucks. They are the single biggest reason I attend far fewer live events than I did in the past. It would have been far better though to use a credit card for this as you might have been...
• Commented on How The Banking Industry Wants You To Think About Overdraft Fees
  @jvanbrecht: I don't use direct debit and don't recommend it. I would rather be in control of what gets taken from my account and when. Direct debit leaves you vulnerable to mistakes by the recipient and that could trigger the...
• Commented on How The Banking Industry Wants You To Think About Overdraft Fees
  You know what? I wouldn't mind paying a fee for bill pay transactions provided it was reasonable, say, $1.00 per bill. That's a legitimate service. It saves me time and the cost of a stamp. It's certainly more of a...
• Commented on Overdraft Fees Up 35% In Past Two Years
  Ironically payday loans and over-the-limit fees on credit cards are often cheaper. This won't get any better until we can opt out of overdraft "protection" and simply allow overdrafts to be denied. With fees such as these is anyone really...
• Commented on Lawsuit: Abercrombie Said Muslim's Headscarf Violated "Look Policy"
  I suppose there is really no reason A&F couldn't accommodate this woman and they're stupid for not realizing this was going to cause a problem but what kind of idiot who espouses the virtues of modesty applies for a job...
• Commented on Comcast Raising Cable Modem Rental Fees This Fall
  I hate that cable and phone companies make us pay in advance for upgrades to their infrastructure. They say it like it's the most normal thing in the world. Shouldn't they charge the people who use these new services for...
• Commented on NFL Not Going To Budge On Blackouts — Will Post Games Online
  @ncpeters: Thanks for correcting my math, I was double counting the games! Sure the Giants aren't going to be blacked out this year but the Jets might be. In the NY market I find that surprising. I think there's more...
• Commented on NFL Not Going To Budge On Blackouts — Will Post Games Online
  A jump from 9 blacked-out games in 2008 to a (projected) 100+ is pretty dramatic. I don't think it's just ticket prices either. An NFL game can be a painful experience. Traffic, parking, long lines to be searched, $10 beers,...
• Commented on What's The Over/Under On Mint Starting To Suck Now That Intuit Bought Them?
  I was really considering giving Mint a try but I am no longer interested. I have never had so many problems with software from a single company as I have with Intuit. For years their products were broken and wouldn't...
• Commented on Bank Piles On Overdraft Fees Due To Merchant Error, Doesn't Seem Too Keen On Refunding Them
  Credit cards don't have this problem....
• Commented on Plaid Pantry Says Bathroom Off Limits, Lets Customer Poop Pants
  It's probably far simpler to ALWAYS have a customer restroom for every business. Once you let Crohn's sufferers use the employee bathroom where do you draw the line? What about food poisoning? That's a medical emergency. What about people with...
• Commented on Southwest Suddenly Decides Man Is Too Fat To Fly — Again
  There's two sides to every story. Maybe he WAS unruly. It doesn't pay to get angry at airline staff anymore though. They can all too easily play the "unruly passenger" card. It always pays to remain calm and polite when...