Consumerist
World of Warcraft
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Investigations
FCC Asks Apple, AT&T To Explain Why They Rejected Google Voice App
Apple (and AT&T) may have finally pushed too far with this week's rejection of the Google Voice App from the iPhone App Store, for no reason other than it "duplicated functionality" already offered—for a price—by AT&T. According to mocoNews, the FCC has asked Apple and AT&T to provide answers about how apps are approved, why they're denied, and particularly how much say AT&T has over things iPhone-related. More » -
cash for clunkers
Cash For Clunkers Restarted With $2 More Billion
Earlier today, the House approved an additional $2 billion for the Cash for Clunkers program. Don't celebrate yet, though. Consumer Reports Cars warns that it's best to wait a while before trying to trade in your inefficient car to make sure that the program stays in place, and that you really will get your rebate. (Photo: G Travels)
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Investigations
Computer Techs Are Still Pervs
Best Buy will face stiff competition if it ever tries to penetrate the UK market, as this hidden camera investigation into peeping tom computer repair shops reveals. More » -
Flickr
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
Here are nine wonderful photos readers added to The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, picked for neatness and usability in a Consumerist post. Check 'em out! More »
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Crime
Genius Baggage Handlers Steal Retired Police Sergent's Handgun
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that several baggage handlers working for a company contracted by Delta Airlines were busted in a sting operation that was launched following the theft of a handgun from a retired police sergeant's luggage. More » -
Lawsuits
Kindle Deletions: Amazon Ate Student's Homework
I was never much for writing in books in school, though I did use Post-Its frequently. Which is a precursor to leaving digital notes in a Kindle edition of the book. A Michigan high school student is one of the parties in a class action suit against Amazon because in deleting the unauthorized MobileReference edition of 1984, the company effectively ate his homework. More » -
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Animals
Raccoon Family Destroys Human Family's Storage Unit
When you rent a storage unit, you do so with the assumption that the company in charge won't let a family of raccoons move in and destroy or urinate on all of your belongings. The La Gambina family of Illinois thought so, at least, but they were quite wrong. More » -
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Shopping tip: If a strange man asks you to try on some shoes "for his wife," say "NO." [Mail-Tribune]
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Roundups
Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread
AT&T Charges You A Fee For Getting A Discount
Pepsi VS Coke Logo Evolution
Did Dave Carroll's Broken Guitar Videos Cost United $180 Million?
We Have No Comment About This Exercise Device
Subway Worker Wonders Why You Would Eat Their "Disgusting" FoodUse this post to comment about whatever's on your mind today. Open thread! Anarchy reigns! More »
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hard times
OutOfYourLife.Com: The Man Eater's Cash4Gold?
Here's a common problem: we have many ex-lovers, who have put ice on our wrists and given us countless pearl necklaces. But these wealthy suitors have left our hearts broken and in this economy, we're hurting for cash. Thankfully, we discovered Out of Your Life (motto: "It's time to break up with his jewelry, too"), who will buy our tear-stained jewelry back from us! More » -
Failure
NY AG: Banks Paid Bonuses That Were Substantially Greater Than The Banks' Net Income
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's report on the bonus structures of the banking industry is out and — oh my— it's damning. The AG says that 3 banks, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JP. Morgan Chase, paid out bonuses that " were substantially greater than the banks' net income." More » -
Debunking Diabetes Myths "Public-health officials estimate that of the 24 million Americans with type 2 diabetes, and nearly one-quarter are unaware they have the disease. Our recent diabetes survey also revealed confusion when it came to listing risk factors, symptoms, and complications related to type 2 diabetes." [Consumer Reports Health]
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temps
Minister For Hire Walks Out On Wedding
If you're in Ohio and hire Gillian Kresila to officiate your wedding, you'd better not disobey her no-alcohol rule or you'll be sorry. Kresila discovered that the 23-year-old bride, Erin Kuhns, had toasted her magic day with a glass of wine, and she walked out on the wedding a few minutes before it was scheduled to start. More » -
recession watch
More Stores Accepting Food Stamps Now That 39 Million People Use Them
We're going to have to start offering tips for shopping with food stamps now that a record number of consumers —and stores— are using them. More » -
Parents
How Do You Tell Your Kid That The Sales Clerk Is A Big Phoney?
There's a great post over on WiseBread by someone called the Frugal Duchess, about how her 10-year-old kid was schmoozed a little too successfully by a sales clerk at a tween clothing store in the mall.
More »After the movie, my daughter gushed about the really nice salesclerk as we ran back to the store.
"She was so nice," my daughter said. "She spent so much time with me. I just want to go by and say 'hi' to her. I promised her that I would come back after the movie."
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Funny
Ms. Booty Will Be Your Waitress
Andrew just looked over the credit card receipt from a night out earlier this month, and he noticed that his server has an unusually descriptive name. Maybe Gwyneth Paltrow named her.
