woot commented on Duracell's New Ad: 'Oh No Your Kid Just Got Stolen!'

"@Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity: True."

woot commented on Duracell's New Ad: 'Oh No Your Kid Just Got Stolen!'

"From The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: "115 children were the victims of "stereotypical" kidnapping."

woot commented on Duracell's New Ad: 'Oh No Your Kid Just Got Stolen!'

"Ridiculous."

woot commented on Owner Calls For Chew Toy Recall After Dog's Injury Results In Tongue Amputation

"Despite the nice letter, obviously they didn't care enough to remove the product from their web site or recall it."

woot commented on How To Avoid AT&T's Connection Fee For A New Phone Line

"@JustaConsumer: Better yet, look into Skype."

woot commented on Virgin America Anniversary Flight From Hell

"@MickeyMoo: That only stops the device from using YOUR iTunes account."

woot commented on Virgin America Anniversary Flight From Hell

"@GearheadGeek: Apple won't disable a stolen device - even when you have a police report."

woot commented on Apple: We Don't Have A Battery For Your 30GB iPod, So Take This 80GB iPod For Free Instead

"My latest Apple experience was last week when my iPhone started acting up."

woot commented on Whiney Pilots Complain That Stingy Airlines Are Forcing Them To Fly "Uncomfortably Low On Fuel"

"Here's some hard data: DOT figures show 151 fuel emergencies at Newark in 2007, more than double the 72 incidents in 2006, and almost triple the 44 in 2005."

woot commented on Turn a Drawer into a Hideaway Charging Station

"I did it a little differently in a way that some people might prefer..."

woot commented on Those Damn Europeans Are Taking Over New York

"A little nugget from todays Orlando Sentinel: "spending by international tourists [in Orlando] has ballooned 22 percent so far this year -- to more than $57 billion." [www.orlandosentinel.com] This city would be nothing without tourists, and we know it."

woot commented on Those Damn Europeans Are Taking Over New York

"Trust me, European consumers are feeling the pinch too - which is what makes visiting the U.S."

woot commented on Banzai Wild Waves Water Park Box Picture Vs Reality

"To add insult to injury, the exact same pool is offered at $84.99 and $42.88 on Amazon."

woot commented on Customers Claim That Wachovia Is Handing Out Counterfeit Bills

"@ibored: Every bill that goes to the vault teller is checked (to get there, the bills have to be "strapped" in groups, and all strapped groups are checked, always)."

woot commented on Customers Claim That Wachovia Is Handing Out Counterfeit Bills

"AnxiousDemographic: The cash all comes sealed, so the armored guards couldn't do it, but someone at the Wachovia Money Center could conceivably attempt that, but that would track back to individual employees (everyone has to sign each "strap" of cash (bound bunch of notes) to certify nothing is wrong with it)."

woot commented on Customers Claim That Wachovia Is Handing Out Counterfeit Bills

"As someone with inside information, I can assure you that multiple fake bills are highly suspicious. Wachovia procedure is for the teller to check as the bills are deposited."

woot commented on Do Your Homework Before Going On Vacation Or Customs Will Seize Your Goat

"The main problem with Cuba is quite specific: they illegally seized (i.e."

woot commented on Mazda To Destroy $100 Million Worth Of Brand New Cars

"The Wired story is, indeed, an incredibly good read. As for Mazda, it was a choice between taking the insurance loss OR reselling the cars (or parts of them) for revenue they'd have to share with the insurance company. Since Mazda could not absolutely control whether or not these cars / parts were eventually passed off as new, they made the right choice in destroying all of the cars. At the very least, all of those cars had been held at a 60 degree angle for a prolonged period."