Stephmo commented on Oyster Lovers To FDA: Kindly STFU And Leave Our Deadly Snack Alone

"@smiling1809: 5 out of every 100,000 children drown in a 5 gallon bucket every year. [www.faqs.org] Clearly, the 5 gallon buckets are out to get us. But not as much as TYLENOL - over 450 deaths a year! [www.medicalnewstoday.com] But in reality, I'm guessing that the dry cleaning bag people are putting this news out to obscure the fact that 15 children a year die from their bags."

Stephmo commented on Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds

"@Stephmo: Meaning, I have a thing for Jackson... Seriously, they hotted up most of the bills..."

Stephmo commented on Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds

"@cash_da_pibble: Phew - it's not just me."

Stephmo commented on Microsoft Says There Is No Recourse For Gamers Whose Consoles Were Banned

"@Optimus: I'm not a shill. And your "there are legit reasons to mod" is pretty much reason #3 given."

Stephmo commented on Microsoft Says There Is No Recourse For Gamers Whose Consoles Were Banned

"@Dyscord: Because you hope if someone turns it into a customer service issue that everything will get turned on instead of investigated? He's got a ton of redflags of anyone in any game that got caught for cheating and thought they had an out if it ever happened."

Stephmo commented on Microsoft Says There Is No Recourse For Gamers Whose Consoles Were Banned

"@coren: You know, I re-read that guy's post again last night, and he comes across as a guy that's e-mailing consumerist because he's a right guilty guy who got caught and forgot that MS said a while ago they'd catch your spare if you were playing it on the same network for piracy. See here's the issue: My console and my fiance's console were caught up in the Mass Banning going on by Microsoft in their latest Pirate Witch Hunt."

Stephmo commented on Xbox Gamer Says He Was Banned Online For No Reason

"@akuma_x: With the mod bannings, MS has gotten stricter in the last few years."

Stephmo commented on Former Customer Says Wells Fargo Bills Him $101.70 On Closed Account

"@KreativeHitman13: You're explaining this very well. There's a LOT more to this than the OP is letting on."

Stephmo commented on Denied A Credit Card? Try A Reconsideration Letter

"Most of the time, these decisions are automated - they go through a series of rules set up by a risk department and are never seen by human beings. So there are a series of if this is met then this decision is made type paths - and in the end it's either a YES or a NO."

Stephmo commented on Citibank To Charge Fees On Checking Accounts

"@xtc46 - thinksmarter on twitter: For Citi, it's waived if you keep $1500 in any of your linked accounts - from their site: These are all the accounts whose balances are combined to help you meet the balance requirement to avoid monthly maintenance and per check fees for the Citibank EZ Checking banking package: * Checking * CDs * Day-to-Day Savings * Money Market Most banks understand that customers will want to have multiple accounts and only require specific deposit amounts on interest-bearing accounts."