unclescrooge commented on Sorry, We Don't Know Why Our Pump Is Overcharging You

"I read some posts in here about being charged .04 before ever pumping a gallon of gas.We had this conversation in my barbershop a week ago. I am not an engineer nor a physicist but I suspect that gas prices are so high that before whenever you turned the pump on, it would pump a certain amount to fill the hose and that used to be less than a penny and probably wouldn't register but now...gas is so expensive that the mere act of activating the pump is pushing .04 of gas through the hose to await you to pull the trigger to empty the hose contents into your tank. Or...it could be something more diabolical and i, for once, am guilty of being naive."

unclescrooge commented on Consumers Finally Allowed To Speak Out Against Abusive Credit Card Practices

"It's pointless to contact my reps in Congress."

unclescrooge commented on Collection Agency's Server Stolen; Had 700,000 Accounts On It

"I would like someone to explain to me why we don't have more laws protecting consumers from the credit bureaus. It seems to me that no one has a right to make a profit off of me and the work and effort I have put into my life but me. Am I just whacked in the head or am I normal for thinking that?"

unclescrooge commented on Round 19: Dell vs Home Depot

"Dell...they went from being the image of what is right with corporate America to being the poster child for how to run a business and the goodwill towards it into the ground. I work in IT and it's been my experience that their PC's are not reliable, more than 20% of their boxes have failed at my company and they are less than 2 years old, they make you pay extra to talk to American tech support, they try to convince inexperienced users like my mother-in-law to install replacement components instead of sending out a tech, and they are now taking away much of the personalization options that they have been known for. Shoot...knowing this...I'll never buy another Dell until they change their tune."

unclescrooge commented on Round 18: Sears vs Citibank

"I voted Citibank because they had my student loans while I was an undergrad."

unclescrooge commented on Radio Shack Won't Accept Cash Without Your Home Address

"Whenever store clerks ask me for personal information before allowing a purchase, I give them the number and address for our local police department. These stores are simply compiling information so that they can resell your data to third parties with whom they have an agreement and you get the telemarketing calls and snailmail spam..aka junkmail. I just wish Congress had a backbone and outlawed all marketing and pr."

unclescrooge commented on Lawsuit Says Verizon's Text Message TV Show Contests Are "Illegal Gambling"

"I have always thought that those text messaging contests were just schemes to grab cell numbers for telemarketing and that the companies sponsoring the scheme would simply point to the user's use of the service to show an existing relationship existed before cold calling unsuspecting viewers."

unclescrooge commented on Round 13: Apple Vs SallieMae

"There is only one company in the history of humanity that is worse than Sallie Mae and that's Citi. In 1995 Citi refused to process my in-school student loan deferment."

unclescrooge commented on BMW Dealer Refuses To Honor eBay Sale

"@CRNewsom: actually...it's been my experience that you usually lose on ebay. it's like this quote...."no one really wins, you just hope to do a little better each time you play." cleveland brown on family guy"

unclescrooge commented on Power Company Refunds Customers After Sending Them CFLs They Didn't Ask For And Charging Them For It

"agreed...what on earth is a CFL?"

unclescrooge commented on The Downside To Alternate Payment Systems

"I tried these guys and everytime they tried to charge me late fees or some other fees on top of my purchase."

unclescrooge commented on Best Buy Charges Wrong Price, Lies When Confronted

"well best buy had done that to me before and luckily, i had the presence of mind to secure a legible photo with my cellphone of the mismarked tag that showed the UPC."

unclescrooge commented on Photos: CompUSA Raises Prices For Liquidation Sale

"this is why compusa is going out of business."

unclescrooge commented on See Everything Your Friends And Neighbors Have Ever Bought At Sears

"I always give them the name of my imaginary childhood friend, the address of the central police station and the phone number for the theft department."

unclescrooge commented on You Really, Really, Hate Blockbuster For Raising Prices

"The problem as I see it is that Blockbuster has a flawed system."

unclescrooge commented on How To Block Facebook's Beacon

"can i ask an ignorant question?"

unclescrooge commented on Comcast Sends Cease And Desist Letter To The NFL

"I am so sick of this fight."

unclescrooge commented on Health Insurer Paid Out $20k In Bonuses For Dropping Sick Policyholders

"I'm just wondering why aren't people targeting the woman who made these decisions for profit?"