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Customer Service
Bally's Tele-Customer Service Blows
Garth writes in complaining about his workout join. They're triple-billing him, he says. Not only that, they seem to be actually messing with his mind when he tries to remedy the situation through the telephone customer service: 20 minute holds, inane music and telling him to fax his bank records in to numbers that aren't even valid fax lines. More » -
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Office Max Ends Mail-in-Rebates
Starting this weekend, there will be no more purchases to be proofed, receipts to be scrounged from trashcan depths, or nail-biting as your bets fail on the misbegotten hope that your rebate check will arrive in time to keep your checks from bouncing. Starting this weekend, Office Max will end it's mail-in-rebate program. More » -
Roundups
Best Comments of The Week
ModerateSnark: You mean the Oompa Loompas may have taken a Poompa Doompa in the Chocolate River? More » -
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Stolen Veteran Affairs Laptop Recovered
After much hand and flag-wringing, a laptop containing millions of veteran's personal data has been recovered. A preliminary analysis by police reveals that the sensitive information was not accessed during the theft. More » -
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Chrysler's Final 0% Solution
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Boobies
Nurse-In Planned at Victoria's Secret
In protest of Victoria's Secret employees acting like boobs, a national protest plans to whip out theirs. More » -
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Bloody Oil Makes Blood Boil
Eagle-eyed reader Billifer von Raptor spotted the following sign in a local Wahoo's Fish Taco in San Diego, CA and was disturbed by its promise, what with something in Afghanistan and Iraq going on. More » -
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How Not to Corner the Propane Market
BP is under federal investigation for allegations that a group of executives plotted to corner the propane market. And corner they did, but instead of making $20 million, they lost $10 million. More » -
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The News is Too Short to Ride
• Willy Wonka has some health code violations. [CT] "City health department orders candy plant closed" More » -
Eyes
Evil Eyes Make Us More Honest
One of the reasons they greet you might be to stop you from stealing. But it turns out you can prevent shoplifting and not puncture your customer's personal bubble: just paste eerie cardboard eyes all around the store. More » -
Verizon
Time To Look Up Attorneys In Verizon SuperPages
It's nice to tell Verizon they can't have any more of your money. Less nice? When they decide to just take it anyway. More » -
Amex
Amex Receives A Dear John Letter
Nauseous from the wild roller coaster of his Amex APR's oscillations, Ben McConnell over at the Church of the Customer blog has flung himself off the ride at high velocity: More » -
Sweat
Old Spice Smells Armpits To Find Sweatiest City
What American city inspires (then perspires!) the most armpits? What vast metropolis reeks the most like a giant Italian sub? More » -
Apple
Kill A Man At Ten Paces With An iPod Nano
While we're subversively busy this morning giving our TSA lurkers more bullet-points for cool swag they can justify confiscating from us as dangerous weapons (we imagine a common determinant in their thought process is: "Wouldn't I look just darling in that passenger's swank rhinestone belt and Gucci stilettos?") let's add the iPod Nano to the list! More »
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