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Walmart Charges A Dollar More For Weaker Shampoo In A Smaller Amount
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 6, 2011 1:15 PM
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This makes sense! Why buy the cheaper bottle of stronger dandruff shampoo, when you can buy a smaller, pricier version of the same shampoo in a weaker strength? Such is the reasoning at Walmart, as witnessed by Consumerist reader Steve. More »
Fake iPhone 5 Emails Bear Malware
By Ben Popken on October 4, 2011 12:00 PM
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On the cusp of a big Apple event today where a new iPhone is expected to be announced, fake emails are going around purporting to give details of "the new Apple iPhone5GS," featuring a see-through keyboard. Clicking on the links leads to a malware-laced website that targets PCs. Here's the email and what to look out for. More »
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Lime Mexican Grill Turns Arizona Immigration Controversy Into Marketing
By Chris Morran on September 28, 2011 12:15 PM
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Among the many hot-button debates of the last few years has been the state of Arizona's controversial proposals to deal with the issue of illegal immigration. But while both sides of the debate take the topic very seriously, the folks at Southeastern restaurant chain Lime Mexican Grill have decided to have some fun with it. More »
Brian Ulrich's Fluorescent Consumer Hellscapes
By Ben Popken on August 17, 2011 11:00 AM
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I'm a sucker for artistically rendered photographs of consumer behavior, which is why I was so excited to hear that Brian Ulrich has a new series up called Retail. Hi-gloss shops populated by dystopic consumers drenched in fluorescence, framed by an expert hand? Count me in, especially if there's a BOGO! More »
CPSC Chair Tenenbaum: We're Not Trying To Play "Gotcha" With Manufacturers
By Chris Morran on August 3, 2011 2:30 PM
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Regular readers of Consumerist know that we cover a lot of recalls — from faulty booster seats to wine openers with potentially bloody consequences — many of them announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. We recently met with CPSC chair Inez Tenenbaum to discuss how the commission works with manufacturers on everything from the recall process to new standards on lead and drop-side cribs, and why some within the commission are attempting to scuttle its new products database. More »
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Consumerist Exclusive Interview: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
May 17, 2011 12:05 PM
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Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos recently paid a visit to Consumerist headquarters, and in a freewheeling discussion with Executive Editor Meg Marco, he answered questions about everything from the benefits of being an Amazon Prime member to customer service. According to Bezos, Amazon's new Prime Instant Video service is just the start of a series of enticements to keep Prime members happy — and not an effort to take on streaming giant Netflix. More »
Users Complain iPhone 4 Secretly Taking Their Photo
By Ben Popken on April 8, 2011 12:15 PM
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Some iPhone 4 users are complaining that their devices are secretly taking photos of themselves. More »
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Apple Store Employee: Stop Asking Me About The Next iPhone
By Chris Morran on February 18, 2011 1:30 PM
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Over at Popular Mechanics, they spoke to an anonymous Apple Store employee to get the inside scoop on what it's like working at the iPhone emporium. And the main thing he seems to want people to know is that he knows absolutely nothing about what the company is doing next. More »
Sony Shows Off Enough 3D Stuff To Make Your Head Explode (In 3D Of Course)
By Chris Morran on January 5, 2011 11:39 PM
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Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, just about everyone is showing off 3D TVs. But at Sony's oversized press conference on the eve of the big expo, the company went far beyond TVs, hyping up everything from 3D cameras and handicams to laptops and self-contained 3D headsets. More »
Censorship Shrink Ray Takes Racial Epithet Out Of Huck Finn
By Phil Villarreal on January 5, 2011 9:15 AM
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A publisher is releasing a new version of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, excising the "n" word from the text. The move comes as a reaction to censorship-minded public schools, which have methodically banished the book from English curriculum. More »
This Sanitary Napkin Is Up On Its Current Events
By Chris Morran on December 17, 2010 1:30 PM
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While the whole WikiLeaks thing has become and incredibly divisive topic in recent weeks, at least one company has found a way to use the hot-button issue to its advantage. More »
FDA Warns Makers Of Alcoholic Energy Drinks
By Chris Morran on November 17, 2010 1:46 PM
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Earlier today, there was speculation that the FDA might issue a declaration that effectively bans alcoholic beverages that contain caffeine and other stimulants. While the agency opted to not go to such lengths, it did announce that caffeine added to malt liquor qualifies as an "unsafe food additive" and sent warning letters to the makers of seven different drinks, giving them 15 days to come up with a plan for remedying the violation. More »
Pepsi Has The Balls To Say What Coke Won't: HFCS Doesn't Taste Exactly The Same As Sugar
By Chris Morran on October 26, 2010 12:15 PM
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A few weeks back, Coca-Cola informed us that there is no distinguishable difference in taste between Coke made with High-Fructose Corn Syrup and Coke made with cane sugar. But when we asked the people at Pepsi the same question, they had a very different answer. More »
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By Phil Villarreal on October 11, 2010 8:30 AM
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By Phil Villarreal on September 10, 2010 8:30 AM
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Does Walmart Segregate Its Books By Race?
By Chris Morran on September 2, 2010 4:15 PM
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Say you're shopping at Walmart and decide you want to pick up Barack Obama's book The Audacity of Hope or maybe you're an Indianapolis Colts fan and want to hear what Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy has to say in his book The Mentor Leader. But you can't find either book in the Biography section... Oh, maybe you should look in those unmarked shelves that make up the "black" section of Walmart's book selection. More »
Homegrown Currencies Are Popular Right Now, But Do They Work?
By Chris Walters on July 20, 2010 12:30 PM
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Remember the Downtown Dollars that Ardmore, PA sold to its citizens this year? Sara Lepro at American Banker looked at that and other "homegrown currency" experiments happening across the country, which are intended to stimulate the local economy and take advantage of "a growing 'localism' movement." More »
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Hotel Pools That Make Us Want To Weep With Longing
By Mary Beth Quirk on July 17, 2010 12:41 PM
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Is it getting hot out there or is it just us? For those trapped in urban jungles with nary a public pool, much less a simple lawn sprinkler, cooling off with water in the summer can seem like an impossibility. So why not torture our overheated senses just a little bit more with a slideshow of amazing hotel pools? More »
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By Phil Villarreal on June 30, 2010 8:30 AM
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