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Target
Target Misses With Talking Action Roosevelt Figure
At left, the Franklin Roosevelt doll from Target. Seated at right, our 32nd president. More » -
Contests
T-Shirt Contest: Vote Vote Vote!
We're the scamps on your doorstep reminding you to vote for your favorite Consumerist T-shirt. It's for a great cause. You. Plus, if we make enough money off the shirts, Denton said he'll stop making us sell candy on the subway. More » -
Cablevision
Cablevision Won't Take No Answer For An Answer
This is the log of calls Brian has received from 516-393-0168. More » -
Lifehacker
Hack Your Life Roundup
• What your old cell phone says about you. "...the old cell phone you give away or sell on eBay could contain easily-undeleted data about your life and your private communications." More » -
Apple
iPod Mechanic Emerges From Repairs
In response to our request for a statement on what iPod Mechanic did to rectify its customer service issues, owner Nick Woodhams says: More » -
Rebates
HOWTO: Rebate Whore
Matt is a self-described Rebate-Whore. He owns and operates his own tech support business and orders many items for his customers. He shares his tips for how he "leverages his Ninja-Geek skills" to make sure he gets his rebate bucks. More » -
Features
Feature: Converting Credit Card Reward Points Into Free Flights
An impassioned plea, sent weeks ago to our tips box. A certain level of confused hysteria is evident. "If I have a credit card with reward points, should I convert them into miles? When? How to tell whether I'm getting a good rate? Help!" More »
3:23 PM on Thu Aug 31 2006
By consumerist.com
1,339 views, 6 commentsLatest by PhilanaSneep: Capital One's No Hassle miles program is actually one of the best options for rewards. Think about it - you more »
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Ads
Comcast Statement on TV Guide Ads
Comcast sent us this statement on the ads, which explains why only some people are seeing them at some times, and how they're here to stay: More » -
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Complaints
Macbook Random Shutdown of Doom
Somehow, owners of the new Macbooks got over greasy geek besmirching. They even learned to live with non-beveled corners. Now, after 1-2 months of ownership, a new culprit raises its fell head. It's called, "Random Shutdown Syndrome" or "RSS" and it's even got its own blog. There's even a couple of YouTube videos. More » -
Apple
iPod Mechanic Bristles Over Post
Two months after we posted a negative user review, the owner of iPodMechanic.com sent us this note: More » -
Airlines
Manpower Problems Factor In Delta Crash?
Several plot points in the crash of Comair Flight 5191 point to a staffing shortage at the regional airports that may contributed to the tragedy. More » -
Csr
UPDATE: Every TWC Level III Phone Number
Hey gang! Remember 27 days ago when posted all those high up Time Warner Cable tech support phone numbers? And everyone was like, dude, this number is disconnected, this area code does not go with this town, and furthermore, you're a dirty brick licker for posting them? Yeah, those were the days. More » -
Telemarketers
Telecrapper 2000 Telemarketer Interception System
Sp3nc3 in the comments on another telemarketer foiling device pointed us towards the Telecrapper 2000. It's an open source software that you can install on your computer to trap telemarketers in an endless loop on your computer and then record the results. Here's an amusing Flash animation reenactment of the Telecrapper 2000 in action, found here.. More » -
Complaints
Another Motorola V3i Stops Working For No Good Reason, Wants $175
Independent confirmation and the plot thickens! More » -
Ask
Consumerist Ask Metafilter Round-Up
• In Edinburgh for a few months, what's the best mobile phone to use to make international calls to US (amongst other places) from Scotland? [Link] More » -
RadioShack
Jumping and Standing: An Inexplicable RadioShack Forum
Upon searching for an image to go along with this morning's post on RadioShack's recent firing of 400 employees by email, I happened to stumble across the Jumping And Standing Forum, an incredible forum devoted to... well... More » -
Dell
Why Dell Sucks, From A Business Perspective
Christopher Lawton over at The Post Gazette (via the Wall Street Journal) has an excellent article up about why Dell is just flailing as a company now, after being the darling of the 90's. More » -
Readers
Geico Doesn't Know Whose Car You Drive
Geico is happy to take your money to insure you. But they don't know whose car you drive. They don't know what kind of car you drive. And even when your Geico agent tells you that you've won, that really means that you're at fault. More »
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