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How Much Does That $12 Chain Restaurant Sandwich <em>Really</em> Cost?

Commented by steinwaytony:
7:52 PM on July 4, 2009

@IfThenElvis: Shh. You're questioning the unspoken premise of Consumerist, which is that selling for over cost is "gouging," or something.

Last-Minute Shoppers Unable To Save Christmas For Retailers

Commented by steinwaytony:
6:33 PM on December 24, 2008

Geez, I wonder if that's because Best Buy wants $40 for Season Two of The Office. Still waiting for them to take a cue from Circuit City.

Cablevision Wants You Back, Promises "Free 911"

Commented by steinwaytony:
6:12 AM on November 22, 2008

It's its. It's = it is.

Commented by steinwaytony:
6:52 PM on November 6, 2008

Pretty sure they're legal. Aren't they just Sprint's way of saying, "okay, buh-bye; now can you pay us for the ten-dollar phone we gave you three weeks ago? thx"?

Circuit City Orders All Stores To Destroy Issue Of Mad Magazine Parodying "Sucker City"

Commented by steinwaytony:
11:00 PM on August 3, 2008

Unfortunately for Circuit City, I never would have read this tragically unfunny bit were it not for their over-the-top
"response."

For Chrysler, A "Full Tank Of Fuel" Is An "Additional Feature"

Commented by steinwaytony:
4:27 PM on July 26, 2008

Consumerist to the rescue! Are all new cars sold, though? What if someone leases a car for $200 per month? The tank's worth a third of a monthly payment now. And why are we just now noticing this?

United Even Messes Up When It Fixes Mistakes

Commented by steinwaytony:
1:50 AM on July 26, 2008

Ben, do I get some sort of refund for that sentence fragment hanging off this post?

U.S. Foreclosures Double: 1 in Every 171 Households Affected

Commented by steinwaytony:
7:06 PM on July 25, 2008

Don't get your pants wet, Consumerist. It's a little over a half percent of households -- households, that is, not families. That would include the would-be flippers with libraries of properties.

Want To Use Amazon Prime? You'll Pay $50 More For This TomTom Unit

Commented by steinwaytony:
3:26 AM on March 4, 2008

What silliness. Damn Amazon for not constantly beating third-party merchants' best price! We need price controls! Where's the government when you need em?

AP is great if you've got 50+ shipments per year from Amazon anyway. In general, it's pointless for consumers, who feel like they need to buy from Amazon -- which seldom has the lowest price, by the way -- to justify the $80/year.

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