mrsam commented on Cracker Barrel Maple Syrup Struck By Shrink Ray And Sugar Ray

"It looks to me like a good chunk of that buck-fifty is the cost of the plastic bottle."

mrsam commented on Customer Says OnTrac Is Ruining His Amazon Prime Membership

"It's a dirty little secret but for the overwhelming majority of people, expedited shipping is utterly worthless. About half the time I order stuff, I end up getting it a business day after it ships."

mrsam commented on Walmart Prepares For New Push Into Major Urban Areas

"Obligatory Youtube link: "

mrsam commented on AT&T Sues Verizon Over "There's A Map For That" Ads

"Reading these comments brought back fond memories, of circa 10 years ago, when I dumped AT&T, because their coverage sucked."

mrsam commented on TD Bank And Chase Have No Idea Where Your $1,800 Is, And They Don't Care

"As best as I can parse the story: the employers bank with TD Bank, wrote a payroll check to the employee, the employee deposited it in his Chase account, that promptly put a hold on it, and won't release the hold, instead giving the employee a bunch of cockamamie excuses. It's nice for the employers to try to look into this on their employee's behalf, however at this point the only thing they can do is simply tell their employee that, as far as TD Bank is concerned, their payroll check has been cashed and cleared, and their employee needs to take this up with their bank, Chase."

mrsam commented on Kindle Fees Trigger Fraud Alert On Visa Card

"From the perspective of the credit card company, just because these small charges are coming from Amazon does not necessarily mean that they must be automatically legit. Someone might've very well have opened an Amazon account and used a stolen credit card to make tiny charges as a means of validating the credit card number. Amazon might very well have their own internal controls designed to detect fraudulent activity, and Amazon might claim that they vet their sign-ups, and if a charge comes out of Amazon it means that it passed their anti-fraud check, but individual credit card issues are not obligated to just take Amazon's word for it."

mrsam commented on Chase Sets Early Payment Trap, Customer Falls Into It

"Once again, I have to point out that the root cause of this problem is carrying a balance in the first place, by, most likely, buying stuff one cannot afford. I -- and many others like me -- would never find themselves in this situation because we don't carry a balance and pay our credit card bills in full, each month. I do understand that, sometimes, life throws you a curve ball."

mrsam commented on American Medical Alarms Sends Elderly Neighbor To Investigate Next Door

"This may not be very clear from the story, but it looks like the medical alarm company called both the police and the next door neighbor."

mrsam commented on Home Depot Needs To Check Your Receipt "In Case You Stole Something"

"Returning the items, as the submitter considered, accomplishes very little."

mrsam commented on Ending The 0% Balance Transfer Era

"@YouDidWhatNow?: Well, stuff happens to me too."