I don't think that they care too much since most analysts agree that they would prefer to be in the streaming business exclusively.

What they do not realize is that I, like many who dumped the DVD service and changed to streaming only, will drop them like a bad habit as soon as ANYONE offers a service that is even close in terms of content...and that day is getting very close.

60% price increase in one fell swoop? F you Netflix. I will be gone soon too. You were in the catbird's seat...owning this market and with loyal customers...but may of us despise you now.

I swear to God, I have been trying to decide on a new car and the new 2012 Wrangler with the Pentastar engine was the frontrunner...to replace my current Wrangler...but seriously, FUCK THAT.

I am so tired of defending American cars and the American auto worker. Fuck them all...Chrysler especially. There is no way I am buying that Jeep now. Audi A3 it as.

Agreed.

I had a Gold's month-to-month membership for several years and eventually decided to cancel. No problem right? Wrong.

Setting the membership up was sooooo easy. The helpful folks at the gym handled everything. Drop by and speak to the same folks to cancel and you will suddenly learn that they can only setup memberships. They cannot cancel one.

To cancel with my old Gold's Gym, I was told that I had to contact a special affiliated accounting firm...in writing...via registered mail. I kid you not. They then had 30 days to take action...and heaven forbid that I was one day into my next month's membership after their 30 days is up...because they will then bill me for yet another month...in addition to the month that they sat on my request. Yes, you have to write a letter, visit the post office, pay for it to be sent registered mail, and then pay for two more months.

These types of places ensure that setting a membership up is trivial...as are monthly payments...because they demand that you be billed via credit card or bank account...but then setup numerous hurdles to cancel a membership knowing that many will not do so since canceling such a membership is often a difficult decision for many...i.e., folks who decided that they aren't using it rather than folks who are moving or have identified a more convenient facility.

I know that this story does not indicate that this gym participates in such practices...and, in fact, appears to imply the opposite, but I use any semi-related example to encourage anyone and everyone to NEVER join a Gold's or a Bally's. :)

Agreed.

I had a Gold's month-to-month membership for several years and eventually decided to cancel. No problem right? Wrong.

Setting the membership up was sooooo easy. The helpful folks at the gym handled everything. Drop by and speak to the same folks to cancel and you will suddenly learn that they can only setup memberships. They cannot cancel one.

To cancel with my old Gold's Gym, I was told that I had to contact a special affiliated accounting firm...in writing...via registered mail. I kid you not. They then had 30 days to take action...and heaven forbid that I was one day into my next month's membership after their 30 days is up...because they will then bill me for yet another month...in addition to the month that they sat on my request. Yes, you have to write a letter, visit the post office, pay for it to be sent registered mail, and then pay for two more months.

These types of places ensure that setting a membership up is trivial...as are monthly payments...because they demand that you be billed via credit card or bank account...but then setup numerous hurdles to cancel a membership knowing that many will not do so since canceling such a membership is often a difficult decision for many...i.e., folks who decided that they aren't using it rather than folks who are moving or have identified a more convenient facility.

I know that this story does not indicate that this gym participates in such practices...and, in fact, appears to imply the opposite, but I use any semi-related example to encourage anyone and everyone to NEVER join a Gold's or a Bally's. :)

these hoops up because they already know that canelling a gym membershio

BTW, I agree, the headline is very misleading. I expected the installer to be standing in the bathroom.

Yes, it's tough to get indignant after 12 years, but I'll try:

1) Someone could have been in the bathroom and if they were, they could have been hurt seriously...or even killed.

2) They hired a professional installer and had every reason to expect a professional installation.

3) The installers appeared to use the wrong glue. They also failed to use clips, which are apparently a professional standard in their industry.

4) The homeowner paid for professionals to do the job, so it shouldn't have been their responsibility to do the research and realize that they needed clips.

If your roof collapsed after 12 years due to the original builder's failure to follow building code, would you be posting "12 years, give me a break!" now?

AB is hands-down one of my favorite beers...but the faux oak barrel version is not worth your time IMHO (unlike real oak barrel brews aged in one-time use scotch aging barrels).

Double B is okay, but seems a little gimmicky...and I prefer the standard AB. AB may also be the only beer that markets itself by stating that you won't like it...and tells you to set it down and go get a yellow fizzy beer. :)

If you want to get your socks knocked off, try their Ruination IPA instead of Double B. It rocks. In fact, Stone rocks in general...and you can see that from the way that they handled this issue.

AB is hands-down one of my favorite beers...but the faux oak barrel version is not worth your time IMHO (unlike real oak barrel brews aged in one-time use scotch aging barrels).

Double B is okay, but seems a little gimmicky...and I prefer the standard AB. AB may also be the only beer that markets itself by stating that you won't like it...and tells you to set it down and go get a yellow fizzy beer. :)

If you want to get your socks knocked off, try their Ruination IPA instead of Double B. It rocks. In fact, Stone rocks in general...and you can see that from the way that they handled this issue.

To those who are complaining about the length of her rant, it's her blog. She gets to choose her writing style...and you get to decide if you read it or not. I found A Tale of Two Cities boring and obtuse. Is that Dickens's problem? Other folks liked it.

BTW, it's *not* fixed...so my suggestion is for her to contact her state AG office to inquire about Lemon Laws...and to see if this particular Best Buy's approach to get around their own corporate Lemon Policy is legal. These were clearly multiple attempts to satisfy an issue through multiple repairs. The spirit of Best Buy's Lemon Policy has certainly been satisfied.

I also suggest registering a complaint with the FTC and local consumer organizations...and frankly, whoever else will publish this story describing how incompetent this particular store's Geek Squad appears to be. That will get Best Buy's attention.

I have an HP Pavillion (ordered from HP) and it is a rock...and well worth the 500 beans I paid for it. You got a lemon.

Finally, regarding Geek Squad - JUST SAY NO. My opinion -- They aren't geeks. They aren't even close. They would be flipping burgers if they were not screwing up your gear. I have degree in EE and 20 years professional experience in software development and am consistently shocked at both how ignorant and simultaneously arrogant they are when I have the displeasure of crossing paths with them. At best, they will not likely help. At, worst they will screw up your gear, overcharge you, and (in some recorded cases) attempt to steal your data.

http://consumerist.com/2007/07/geek-squad-hatched-plot-to-harvest-porn-from-pornstar-jasmine-greys-harddrive-days-before-she-died-i.html

Yeah...okay...and easy target...but anyone who works in the contracting industry knows exactly why they do this.

The DoD does not go out and buy 20 million brownies at WalMart on Saturday afternoon. They send out RFPs when they need brownies, toilet paper, whatever...and companies respond...and the least expensive bid typically wins.

If they did not have a minimum standard, companies would take every shortcut they could with regards to size, weight, ingredients, shelf life, fecal matter infestation, packaging, etc...so they have a standard. The recipe isn't 26 pages long - the standard is...and it covers a lot more than "a recipe." Folks who bid need to be compliant with the standard.

If they didn't have such a standard and we paid large sums for food that made our troops sick, spoiled quickly, or was otherwise substandard, then the same folks who are complaining about the 26 page standard would be shouting about lack of government oversight and incompetency.

Does it take that long to create such a standard? No...because they evolve...and the "vet service" (who overseas and inspects third-party food production for DoD) has a lot of experience in this area and knows what they need to specify to ensure enough flexibility for contractors while ensuring that minimum standards are maintained.

But feel free to whine about $600 hammers.