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Long-Running Mouse Infestation May Shut Down N.Y. Walmart
By Laura Northrup on May 25, 2012 11:30 AM
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Recent state inspections of a Monticello, N.Y. Walmart have the mundane violations you'd see in any food facility's inspection: dusty fans, lettuce cross-contamination, and coolers slightly warmer than they should be. Then there's all of the food and other merchandise they've had to throw out after it was "defiled by rodents." The state keeps coming back and reporting "thousands" of mouse droppings and evidence of rodents all over the store...and a few decaying corpses while they're at it. The reports of mice go back to September 2011. More »
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Disney Cruise Line Places Alleged iPhone Thief On Administrative Leave
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 24, 2012 10:00 AM
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Well, "Nelson"... If you really did take a passenger's iPhone while working on a Disney cruise ship, it was silly of you to take photos of your stolen phone shenanigans, because now you've been caught. More »
Did IKEA Use East German Political Prisoners To Make Its Adorable Furniture?
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 2, 2012 11:00 AM
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Putting together IKEA furniture is hard enough for people who go out and willingly buy it, knowing later they'll be gazing adoringly at the affordability of it all while digesting meatballs. But it would be much worse to be say, an East German political prisoner forced to manufacture the stuff before the fall of the Berlin Wall. More »
Report: Feds Targeting Walmart With Criminal Investigation In Wake Of Bribery Claims
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 24, 2012 2:00 PM
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A new report says the U.S. Justice Department is taking allegations of Walmart bribery in Mexico very seriously, and have started a criminal investigation. And just as that news hits comes a story that the company has created a Global Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Officer. Coincidence? We think not. More »
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Cops Say CVS Employee Planted iPhone In The Bathroom To Film Women
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 10, 2012 4:00 PM
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Looking back on it all, perhaps it was a bit suspicious to have a male CVS employee insist on checking out a bathroom to make sure it was "all clear" before a female customer used it. Cops say a man working the pharmacy counter used that excuse to plant an iPhone in between rolls of toilet paper, and subsequently film dozens of women. More »
Aetna Hikes Health Insurance Rates For California Small Businesses
By Phil Villarreal on April 6, 2012 9:15 AM
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Health insurer Aetna has raised its rates for California small business clients considerably, making for an average increase of 8 percent, with some businesses seeing increases of as much as 21 percent. The California State Insurance Commissioner called the hikes "excessive." More »
Chase Doubles The Debit But Isn't Sure When They'll Get Around To Fixing It
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 3, 2012 11:00 AM
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UPDATE: Chase has issued a statement on accounts that posted debits twice: "Some debit card transactions in the New York tri-state area posted twice. We are working to reverse that and we will reimburse any resulting fees." More »
Don't Worry, That's Just Bread Mold On Your Tampon
By Laura Northrup on March 28, 2012 9:00 AM
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Normally, Danielle wouldn't have pulled her Kotex tampon out of the applicator for inspection before using it. I mean, who does that? One happened to fall out of the applicator, though, and that's when she saw them. The splotches of blackish mold. "Makes you wonder how many times things like this happen to tampons and we don't have a clue," she wrote. Um, yes. More »
Report: Hunger Games Studio Goes After Anti-Hunger Organization
By Chris Morran on March 23, 2012 3:30 PM
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You probably haven't heard that there's a small independent movie — apparently based on a little-known series of books — called The Hunger Games that's getting a limited release this weekend. Well, the studio behind that film is trying to stop an anti-hunger group from cashing in on the Hunger Games name. More »
My Condo Association Is Demanding DNA Sample From My Dog
By Chris Morran on March 12, 2012 11:30 AM
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Dave and his wife live in a condo complex in Northern Virginia. They also own a dog. Now, because of new a rule by his condo association, they and anyone else who owns a dog has 30 days to provide a DNA sample of their canine companion. More »
CFPB Now Taking Complaints About Checking, Savings Accounts
By Chris Morran on March 5, 2012 12:30 PM
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Seven months after launching its credit card complaint portal, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has started taking complaints from checking and savings account customers — and actually expects banks to respond. More »
Microsoft Says It's Taking Xbox Live Account-Hacking Problem Seriously
By Phil Villarreal on February 8, 2012 9:15 AM
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Reports — some of them from our readers — are circulating that thieves are hacking their way into Xbox Live accounts, perhaps in greater numbers than usual. While Microsoft says it has no evidence that there is an Xbox Live security breach, the Xbox Live general manager says support teams are working hard to retrieve swiped accounts and protect users from threats. More »
Ex-McDonald's Employee Records Mouse Stuck In Burger Buns
By Phil Villarreal on January 17, 2012 8:15 AM
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A fired employee of a Philadelphia McDonald's gave a news station a cell phone video of a mouse stuck in hamburger buns and says he shot it while he was on the job. He says it was common to find mouse droppings on bread in the three months he worked there, and that management knew about the problem, telling employees to brush off the droppings before they served customers. More »
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Spirit Airlines Decides It's Better To Invent Adverse Weather Conditions Than Admit Equipment Shortage
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 2, 2012 2:00 PM
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UPDATE: A corporate communications rep from Spirit Airlines reached out to Consumerist regarding Chandler's story of his mother's delays, and offered to look into the situation. More »
Personal Finance Roundup
By FMF on December 20, 2011 7:30 AM
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Put your iPad to work [CNN Money] "Can't justify buying a $500 tablet simply for entertainment? Then take it seriously: Make an investment in these add-ons and get down to business."
The Hard Question [Wall Street Journal] "Who will take care of your child if you die?"
How to Give Thoughtful Gifts on a Scrooge-Like Budget [Wise Bread] "A few strategic conversations and a dash of creative thinking can help transform the holiday season from financially stretched and stressful to modest and merry."
Questions to Ask When Drafting an Estate Plan [US News] "You can bring this four-part checklist to your initial meeting to discuss how to make your plan comprehensive and up-to-date."
Getting a Grip on Taxes Before the Storm Hits [NY Times] "Taxpayers should run a checklist for everything from selling securities that have lost money to taking advantage of annual gift allowances."
—FREE MONEY FINANCE More »
Buying Laptop From Costco Extends Your Warranty And Your Aggravation
By Laura Northrup on December 8, 2011 9:33 AM
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Last year, Tom bought a Sony laptop from Costco. Part of the reason why he chose Costco to purchase a computer was the warehouse club's famed extension of manufacturers' warranties: more warranty protection on a portable computer can't be a bad thing. Except when it is. In Tom's case, having another company involved just means that he can always get a very nice person on the phone at Costco who isn't able to help him at all. More »
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Does Accepting A Better Fridge Than The One I Ordered Make Me A Bad Consumer?
By Chris Morran on December 5, 2011 3:15 PM
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Last week, a reader wrote in wanting to hear from the Consumerist hive-mind if he'd been a Bad Consumer by badgering a carwash into giving him some wiper fluid for damage that might not have been the carwash's fault. Inspired by that post, another reader wants to hear your verdict — and this time it's a lot pricier than a bottle of wiper fluid. More »
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Reader Heeds Your "Bad Consumer" Verdict, Returns Free Wiper Fluid
By Chris Morran on December 1, 2011 1:30 PM
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Yesterday, Greg wrote in to ask his fellow Consumerist readers if he'd gone too far in his dealings with a local car wash and crossed the line into being a "Bad Consumer." Well, the hive-mind voted in full force and Greg has listened to your verdict. More »
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3 Types Of Hopeless Job Applicants
By Phil Villarreal on November 23, 2011 10:15 AM
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When you're applying for a job, you can make the hiring manager's job easier by making a mistake that immediately eliminates you from contention. Oblivious, lazy behaviors can knock you out before you even get into the ring. More »
