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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 » -
Mpaa
MPAA Shuts Down Town's Free Muni WiFi Over 1 Download
The MPAA forced the town Coshocton, OH to shut down their entire free municipal WiFi network because of a single instance of a single user illegally downloading a copyrighted movie. Here are some of the many other things the town used to use the network for: More » -
Real Estate
25 US Cities With Biggest Q3 Home Price Plunges
Want a bargain on a house? Try snapping something up in on of these 25 US cities that saw the greatest plunges in their home prices in the 3rd quarter: More » -
Male makes it exciting
The Manliest Pants Of All Time
Yes, they're Barracuda pants—the only trousers that remind you, and anyone within eyesight, that you have a penis. More » -
Crime
Middle Class Shoplifting To Keep Up Appearances
Shoplifting is up 20% in the UK as choice cuts of meat, fresh fish and fancy cheeses are increasingly getting stolen, mostly by middle-class women from boutique food emporiums and convenience stores More » -
Coupon Codes
@Couponbot Serves You Coupons Via Twitter
Shoppers are getting online coupon code crazy, with searches for promo codes up 55% from last year. But why waste your time Googling when you could be watching thewebsiteisdown.com and an armada of Twitter agents are searching for coupons on your behalf? More » -
Thanksgiving
Checklist Your Way To Thanksgiving Success
It's time to get ready for Thanksgiving. Stay in budget and manage your time effectively with ShelterPop's pre-Turkey Day checklist. What do you do around your house to prepare?
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Call Centers
10 Confessions Of A Telemarketing Insider
Out of the shadows steps a dark figure, sporting wrinkled khakis, a retractable namebadge, and a headset dangling from his ear. It's the telermarketing insider, and he's going to confess to you how his industry really works and how you can resist and even fight back: More » -
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Consumerist hotline
Citibank: Transfer $5000 In Debt Onto This Card Or We'll Double Your APR
"It's the increased cost of doing business," was Citicard's constant refrain when Kent's husband called to complain about their latest pre-CARD act adverse action insanity: transfer $5000 in balances from other credit cards to this credit card or we'll double your interest rate. Listen to Kent's message left on the new Consumerist hotline and/or read the transcript: More » -
Find flu shots
Quickly Find Nearby Flu Shots With Google Maps
Want to quickly and easily know where you can get a flu shot nearby? More » -
Journalism
Directly Pitch Your Stories To Pro Video Journalists
VJ Movement is a new site that lets everyday people pitch their ideas for news stories to a group of selected global professional video journalists who then go on to produce them and post them online. Here's one about a poor Chinese immigrant turned professional gambler who plays poker so that his kids can live the American Dream in Orange County, California. More » -
How To
Gorge Like A Pro At All You Can Eat Buffets
Eating The Road has posted THE definitive guide to maximizing your all-you-can eat buffet experience. From types of buffets, to pre-game preparations, to inter-diner tactics, to post-game, everything you need to know about pigging your friggin' brains out like a pro is here. A sampling: More » -
five dollar footlong
The Secret Origins Of Subway's $5 Footlong Revealed
"Five dollar...five dollar footlooooonggg!" Who comes up with this stuff? More » -
PSAs
Call Consumerist's New Tip Hotline: 347-422-6695
Consumerist has a new hotline you can call to leave tips by voicemail. Just call 347-422-6695 or 347-42C-ON95 and let it fly. It's hooked up to a Google Voice account so we can easily embed and play your voicemail in a post. Of course, if you rather the tip be on background and not used for direct posting, just ask for that in the message. We even already have a message since putting up the number in the sidebar yesterday: More » -
Severance pay
Golden Parachute Or Gilded Noose?
WSJ takes a look at the "severance class" - unemployed formerly high-ranking folks burning through their chunky termination pay package to maintain the outward apperance of their pre-pink slip lifestlye. More » -
Finger amputation
Maclaren's Site Is Down, Felled By Onslaught Of Recalled Stroller Concerns?
The website for recalled-for-finger-amputation stroller-maker Maclaren is down today. When you recall 1 million of anything, especially because of reports of chopping off fingers, it's best to make sure you've got adequate server capacity.
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Credit
Denied A Credit Card? Try A Reconsideration Letter
Frugal Travel Guy has a story of how he was able to get a credit card for his son after the company first denied him. The magic bullet was a well-crafted "reconsideration letter." What's that? More »
