snakeskin33 commented on First Time Olympian's Coach Criticizes Her For Taking Silver

"@Dagnabbit: Thanks for the info, interesting."

snakeskin33 commented on First Time Olympian's Coach Criticizes Her For Taking Silver

"It's not that it wouldn't have been appropriate for the coach to, at SOME point, correct her and discuss with her what went wrong."

snakeskin33 commented on Target "Lied To Me, Yelled At Me," And "Treated Me Like Crap"

"I sympathize with the consumer, I do."

snakeskin33 commented on Best Buy Calls You An "Asshole" For Not Showing Your Receipt

"Of course it's a choice."

snakeskin33 commented on Best Buy Calls You An "Asshole" For Not Showing Your Receipt

"Can we just disagree about whether it is or isn't too much trouble to show a receipt at Best Buy without the lecture about how it's tantamount to bowing down to brutal dictators?"

snakeskin33 commented on Best Buy Calls You An "Asshole" For Not Showing Your Receipt

"I don't have any problem with refusing to show your receipt, provided you understand that it has nothing to do with your constitutional rights (which are against the government, and not against Best Buy), that showing your receipt is not the equivalent of submitting to molestation, and that refusing to show it doesn't necessarily make you better than people who aren't troubled by a store checking a receipt to ensure that when you are leaving with merchandise, you've paid for it. If you object and want to pursue this issue because it bothers you, that's fine, but being told that not being bothered makes you a sheep who doesn't care about your own legal rights seems unfair."

snakeskin33 commented on 15 Victims Of The Grocery Shrink Ray

"I think the slideshow is a great illustration of the difference between something that's arguably hard for consumers to notice and something that's clearly marked and in no way deceptive."

snakeskin33 commented on Papa John's Is Taking Your Theft Seriously, And Gets Offended If You Don't Believe Them

""At my discretion" does not equal "not subject to any disagreement from anyone." Of course a tip is at the tipper's discretion."

snakeskin33 commented on Taco Bell Offers Free Tacos To Dieters

"These tacos certainly would not be a good staple food if you were trying to lose weight."

snakeskin33 commented on Why Does Everyone Love Self-Deprecating Humor?

"I think the most attractive thing anybody can do is put you at ease and make you feel relaxed."

snakeskin33 commented on Viacom Retracts Fraudulent Ownership Claims On Indie Filmmaker's YouTube Clip

"Screwups are more common than vicious attempts to commit fraud, which is a good lesson to learn for the four millionth time."

snakeskin33 commented on Is Target Intentionally Using Its "Special Deals" To Screw Over Customers?

"I agree that this one is highly suspect, as a result of the "temporary price cut" sign."

snakeskin33 commented on EBoost Media Calls Rogier A "Faggot" And A "Queer"

"I'm not sure it matters whether it's the same person; the company is responsible either way."

snakeskin33 commented on Thanks, Doubletree Hotel, For Not Even Apologizing After Messing Up My Wedding Reservations

"I'm extremely sympathetic to the OP, but agree that the best way to avoid this kind of thing is to make sure that in any big transaction like this that's very important to you, you get it in writing. Furthermore, I hope the OP will rethink her decision to forsake all Doubletrees forever -- I really think one of the best consumer lessons is not to give up the good service you receive at 99 percent of a company's locations because you receive bad service at one."

snakeskin33 commented on Things You Should Memorize When Flying Without Identification

""Why would someone fly without an ID but with their tax returns?" Well, they're not flying without ID on purpose, most of the time."

snakeskin33 commented on Viacom Fraudulently Claims Ownership Of Indie Filmmakers' YouTube Clips

""There IS a story here."

snakeskin33 commented on Google: Of Course [Our Advertisers] Are Seeking To Hijack Or Divert Consumers

"Yeah, unless this is actually about search results and not the clearly marked ads and sponsored links, saying that they "sell out" the searches is untrue."

snakeskin33 commented on Häagen-Dazs Drink Special Costs Twice As Much With "No Ice" Thanks To Handwritten Mouseprint

"1."