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Adverse events
Rubber And Steel Fragments Found Inside Medication
The FDA has sent a warning to biotech company Genzyme after particles of rubber, steel, and fibers were found in vials of five of their injectable medications. The contamination occurred during the manufacturing process, and the FDA is concerned because doctors could be, y'know, injecting garbage fragments into their patients. More » -
No eggo to leggo
Poll: What Caused The Great Eggo Waffle Shortage Of '09?
Clearly, our post about the Eggo waffle shortages struck some kind of nerve. We contacted Kellogg's about the real reason for the nationwide shortage, and they haven't gotten back to us yet. So we let our imaginations run wild. More » -
success stories
AT&T Waives $645 In Early Termination Fees For Reader With No Service
Reader Y0himba was a loyal and happy customer of AT&T Wireless. But then the iPhone 3Gs became cheaper and proliferated, and he told both Consumerist and AT&T that his family's phones became completely non-functional. But this is not a complaint—it is a tale of victory. More » -
Flickr
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
Here are seven 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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warnings
You Can't Use A Barnes & Noble Gift Card For Ebooks
If you or someone you know is getting a nook, Barnes & Noble's version of the Kindle, this year and you want to use a gift card to fill it with books, forget it. For mysterious reasons, the retailer won't allow it. (By contrast, Amazon does.) More » -
Collection agencies
Am I Responsible For My Parents' Debt?
Jay's parents have gotten quite, uh, spendy with their retirement income, and now they've got a lot of debt they can't pay off. This has become Jay's problem not because he's a party to any of the debt, but because they've put him down as a reference and now bill collectors are harassing him. More » -
Govenment
FDA: Convince Us That Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages Are Safe And Legal
The FDA says that companies have 30 days to convince them that caffeinated alcoholic beverages are safe and legal, because they don't seem to remember approving them. More » -
Walmart
Walmart Takes Steps To Prevent More Black Friday Chaos And Tragedy
Hoping to avoid anything even close to last year's tragic Black Friday human stampede, Walmart stores nationwide aren't opening at the crack of dawn. Instead of opening their doors at 5 A.M. and inviting sales-crazed frenzies, they will open at 6 A.M. on Thanksgiving Day, then remain open overnight. More » -
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Delays
Customer Says OnTrac Is Ruining His Amazon Prime Membership
Brian paid for an Amazon Prime membership in order to expedite shipments. Unfortunately, the company contracted to deliver the goods to him doesn't seem up to the job. More » -
Credit Cards
Chase Raises Interest Rate On Closed Account
David closed his Chase credit card account instead of accepting a rate increase earlier this year. That should have been the end of it, but it turned out Chase later went ahead and increased the interest rate anyway. More » -
General Motors
How Epic Bureaucracy Led To GM's Doom
Have you ever wondered how a profit-seeking entity could have possibly produced the Pontiac Aztek? The answer lies in GM's century-old bureaucracy. Like all good bureaucracies, it helped to stifle innovation, squash dissent, and perpetuate bad ideas. More » -
open thread
Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread
Mafia Wars CEO Brags About Scamming Users From Day One
Walmart Goes Crazy On Couple Suspected Of Shoplifting
Never Follow A Security Guard Into The Back Of The Store
MPAA Shuts Down Town's Free Muni WiFi Over 1 Download
You Can Make Your Own Liquid Tamiflu At Home(Photo: catastrophegirl)
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Travel
Family Kicked Off Flight For Misbehaving Kids, No Refund
An Arizona mom says she was flying to Billings, Montana for her birthday — but never got off the ground because the airline kicked her — and her unruly kids off the flight. They were told they could take another flight — if they paid for it. The airline says it's their policy not to offer refunds. More » -
Verizon
Verizon Configures Phones So You Incur Erroenous Data Charges? (To The Tune Of $300 Million)
If you have a Verizon phone, you've probably at one point accidentally hit a button that connects you to "Get It Now" or "Mobile Web." Arg. And it's double-arg when it turns out that even if you cancel right away, you still get hit with a $1.99 1MB data charge. According to a tipster, this is totally on purpose. More » -
Shopping
Dollar Store Grand Opening Attracts Hundreds Of Shoppers
To promote the opening of a new store, ultra-discount chain 99 Cents Only stocked a few things they don't normally carry, and sold them for 99 cents. Things like iPods and scooters. When they opened a store in San Jose, Calif., this sale proved popular. Very popular. More » -
Social Networking
Facebook Invades Xbox Next Week, PS3 Eventually
Fulfilling a promise made in June, Microsoft is trotting out a new firmware update Tuesday that lets you access Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm from your TV. More » -
The More You Know
Time To Formulate Your Black Friday Safety Strategies
Looking ahead to Black Friday, America's annual equivalent of soccer hooliganism, Bargain Babe Julia Scott enlists the help of fellow blogger Suzanne O'Connor to compile some safety tips to keep in mind when you brave the ravenous deal-hunting crowds. More » -
national mood
What Cheer? Consumers More Glum Than Ever
Retailers have been hoping that we'd enter the annual Festival of Shopping with higher spirits than last year, but it looks like that might not happen after all. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index was updated today, and it shows a drop to 66.0, "well below October's reading of 70.6 and a sharp reversal of the 71.0 figure economists had expected." More »
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