verdantpine commented on Why Doesn't Costco Accept Food Stamps?

"@exo: Wow."

verdantpine commented on Why Doesn't Costco Accept Food Stamps?

"@Evil_Otto: Thank you for a great comment! One of my best friends in college was on food stamps, which I never knew until I hit some financial difficulty, and she told me how I could file."

verdantpine commented on Dealership Demands BMW Back, Then Claims You Never Returned It

"I definitely hope this is one story we'll be following up."

verdantpine commented on Banks Want To Forgive Credit Card Debt -- But The Government Says No

"@dragonfire81: Skybolt, if I inferred correctly, is talking about spending on infrastructure, not just bailing out debt."

verdantpine commented on Banks Want To Forgive Credit Card Debt -- But The Government Says No

"@iceykitsune: The problem is that, it's hard to immediately prove which person living beyond their means is a spendthrift who wasted his money, and which is a saver who just lost her job with no severance, and had to use credit cards to buy groceries."

verdantpine commented on Getting Crafty For Fun Holiday Frugality

"@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->: Love the card!"

verdantpine commented on DHL Cuts 9,500 Jobs, No More Shipping Inside US

"@nycaviation: Not only as a "civilian" but as a business owner, I feel horrible about those folks, especially that little town in Ohio where more than half the population lost their jobs. Yet in the long run, in my experience this company was such a mess, no matter where you were in the US, it either needed a complete reboot or to be knocked out by its competition."

verdantpine commented on Consumerist Is For Sale

"@Cliff_Donner: Seconded."

verdantpine commented on Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100

"@EightIsEnough: Yes, I have and I would, and I think it's nothing special."

verdantpine commented on Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100

"@ranchgal: You could whip out the cell phone and tell 'em you're going to call Visa/MC/Amex about their abuse of their merchant agreement right now..."