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PSAs
Welcome New York Times Readers
Salutations. Here's the Top 10 Biggest Business Debacles 2006 mentioned in, "The Lazy Top 10 Anything." More » -
Best Buy
Best Buy Calls 911 On Customer Asking For Refund
Best Buy calls 911 after Consumerist reader RJH asks for a refund on a nonworking Tony Bennet CD. More » -
hewlett packards
HPShopping Gives Automatic Refunds For Items Under $50
Did you know that if you order any item under $50 from hpshopping.com and call to return it, they will let you keep it and give a full refund? More » -
Tech
Google Tips Irk Firefox Guy
Blake Ross, "one of the key people behind the Firefox browser" has an axe to grind with Google. From Ross' blog: More » -
bratz
Parents Think Bratz Baby Doll Says "Fuck You"
Is there no end to the foul things parents hear their children's toys say? Already this season Ariel the Mermaid has been accused of calling people "sluts." Now the Bratz baby is saying fuck you to people. Could it be that the doll is singing "So Cute?" That's what the lyrics posted on the Bratz website say, but that didn't stop parents from alerting the media. In the news reports they actually beeped out "So Cute" when they played the song, as if that was going to help parents make an informed decision about whether or not "so cute" sounds too much like "fuck you" for their tastes. More » -
Meat
Cloned Meat Info Roundup
You guys have been asking for information on cloned meat, so here you go: More » -
mini mouse
JC Penney Can Not Deliver A Mattress
Natalie was having a bad week, so she went hog wild and ordered a mattress and frame from JC Penney, but their subcontracted delivery service just couldn't seem to deliver the damn thing. First they rescheduled with no notice: "Hi, we're here a day early!", then they showed up without Natalie's frame. More » -
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Merger
Telecom Merger-O-Rama: AT&T Concedes
AT&T really wants to merge with BellSouth. From Yahoo!: More » -
Meat
FDA Even Closer To Allowing Cloned Meat With No Special Labels
We reported Tuesday that the FDA was expected to find in favor of allowing cloned meat and milk from cloned animals to enter the food supply without special labeling. On Thursday the FDA issued the expected statement in favor of cloned meat. More » -
PayPal
Paypal Cruel To Tivo eBayer
Reader Homerjay's story bolsters our big prediction for 2007: Paypal is going down. More » -
Sam's Club
Sam's Club Sells Styrofoam Birthday Cake
It was only after cutting that Kavalaris realized Sam's Club sold his mom a Styrofoam birthday cake decorated with icing. Lansing State Journal reports: More » -
Deals
Morning Deals
• Office Depot: Free 10 Pack of CD-Rs, Valid in-stores only until 02/10/07 More » -
Complaints
Chemlawn Charges For Services Never Performed Or Requested
The lawn wasn't the only thing this grounds service was doctoring. Reader Al claims Chemlawn billed him for services he never received, even after he canceled his contract and they agreed not to charge him. More » -
infomercials
HOW TO: Make A Fake Infomercial
Dateline created an anti-wrinkle pill made completely of Nesquik. More » -
Best Buy
Best Buy: Just Change Your Last Name
Charles Yu wanted a plasma tv, so when he learned about Best Buy's reward program, he thought he'd better sign up. Trouble is, Best Buy's website requires a last name to be at least 3 letters long. When he called to complain, the Best Buy CSR suggested he change his last name. More » -
vette
UPDATE: Guy With Wrecked Vette Gets What He Wanted
Sometimes these stories do have happy endings, the smashed 'Vette is being replaced. More » -
Blood
Customer Claims There Was Human Blood in Her Taco Bell
A customer of a Louisville KFC/Taco Bell is claiming that smears of human blood were all over her order. " Briana Ralston says she and her 1-year-old daughter were already home, had already eaten part of their dinner by the time they discovered what looks like human blood on the bag and wrappers — even where the wrappers came into contact with the food." More »
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