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Gift Cards
Panic: Are Consumers Scared To Buy Gift Cards?
Earlier this year when the Sharper Image declared bankruptcy, they briefly stopped accepting gift certificates. Eventually, they did start accepting them again — but with the requirement that consumers buy twice the face value of the card. This, it seems, has caused a fair amount of panic among consumers. Chain emails are circulating warning shoppers not to buy gift cards from various retailers — claiming that they are going out of business. But are they? More » -
Plan B
Walgreens Jerks You Around When You Try To Buy Plan B
Michael's girlfriend tried to buy Plan B yesterday, but the Oxford, MS Walgreens pharmacy seemed to go out of their way to make it has hard as possible. Mere incompetence doesn't explain what happened. Instead, it sounds more like a consciously decided system of policies designed to discourage people from buying the pill...
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Lawsuits
How To File A Lawsuit
Consumerist empowers consumers to take on bad companies, but sometimes even the negative PR that Consumerist can bring to bear is not enough to persuade companies to behave. When that happens, you might have to sue in order to get what you want. Here is a brief guide to your options when you decide you need to escalate your complaint to the courts. More » -
Black Friday
Black Friday Sugar Rush Won't Last For Retailers
While Black Friday revenues were up from last year, retailers are just getting a quick high. The crash starts tomorrow. More » -
Walmart
Mom Finds Scorpion In Bananas
A young mom found an Israeli Gold scorpion in a pile of bananas she picked up from ASDA, a UK supermarket chain owned by Walmart. More » -
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Today is apparently National Bloody Mary Day, otherwise known as the day Consumerist is not responsible for its many typos. [BuzzFeed]
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Department of no shit
US In Recession Since Dec '07, Says Official Stat Group
We've been in a recession since December 2007, according to a fancypants stat group. WSJ reports, "In a statement, the National Bureau of Economic Research said its Business Cycle Dating Committee determined that the U.S. entered recession in December 2007, marking the end of the economic expansion that began in November 2001." I don't think Americans need a committee to tell them the economy has been on the express the train to Suck City for over a year... More » -
Comcatastrophe
How Many Hours Does It Take To Tell Comcast That You Can't Make Local Calls?
Reader Brad forwarded some links to chat transcripts in which he tries to tell Comcast that he can't make local calls, during which he alternates from incredulity to despair then back to incredulity again. He even sings to the CSR. More » -
Money meltdown
WaMu Told Washington That Adjustable Rate Mortgages Were Safer Than Some Fixed Ones
The Associated Press says that a review of regulatory documents shows that years before the subprime mortgage crises developed into a full blown economic meltdown— the government ignored warnings and listened instead to lobbyists who represented some of the same banks that have now failed. More » -
Circuit city death watch
Circuit City Doesn't Sell Fire Extinguishers
Just in case you were wondering. More » -
Food
Can You Finish The 50 Pound Burger And Win $1,000?
ABCNews took a look at "Free if you can finish it" challenges all over the US — and even sent the reporter to attempt one — with the help of a championship competitive eater. So, was the 50-pounder a bargain? More » -
Free Shipping Today At Thinkgeek
Free shipping at Think Geek with coupon code CYBERMONDAY. Gawd, is "Cyber Monday" an obnoxious/perverted-sounding name or what? [ThinkGeek] (Thanks to Geoffrey!)
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American Airlines Charges Fees To Non-Passengers
In an attempt to improve margins during tough times, American Airlines will now charge fees to non-passengers, The Onion reports. (Thanks to ubermex!) (Photo: joyosity)
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Email Uhaul CEO Joe Schoen
The email address for the CEO of Uhaul, Joe Schoen, appears to be joe@uhaul.com. Useful in case his cellphone inbox is full.
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insiders
End Of Month Is Best Time For Gadget Haggling
A salesman at a major electronics retailer told FreeMoneyFinance a bevy of tips you can use to bargain down the prices in-store on big-ticket items, like: More » -
Sales
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