Consumerist

Christmas Creep Cartoon From Hallmark (Yes, Hallmark)

Hallmark's Shoebox Greetings has a blog. This week, the blog published a delightful cartoon on the subject of Christmas creep.

11:00 AM on Sun Oct 11 2009, by Laura Northrup, 11,573 views, 43 comments

6 New CPSC Recalls

The CPSC announced 6 recalls today: some Foursquare jackets, Hallmark Jumbo Snow Globes, Gardner's Supply Company Candle-Powered Carousels, Munrie "Newport Rubbed Black" Cribs and Furniture, Woodstock Percussion Toy Drums, and Atomic Skis Ski...

8:55 PM on Tue Dec 23 2008, by Ben Popken, 1,493 views, 15 comments

H.J. Heinz Co. is recalling approximately 40,000 cases of Boston Market brand lasagna with meat sauce after realizing that it contained that sketchy recalled cow abuse beef from Westland/Hallmark. [BizJournals]

8:23 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008, by Meg Marco, 780 views, 8 comments

Worst Company In America UPSET: #63 Hallmark/Westland Meatpacking Stuns #2 News Corp!

Grab your popcorn, ladies and gentlemen! We have some eye-opening Worst Company in America news for you. Round 1 is finally over and the results are in: #63 Hallmark/Westland Meatpacking Company has upset #2 News Corp.!

2:19 PM on Wed May 7 2008, by Meg Marco, 10,740 views, 42 comments

The Great 2008 Beef Recall's Cow Torturing Villains Revealed

Here are the booking photos of Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., employees, Jose Luis Sanchez and Daniel Navarro. They are both suspects arrested in connection with the animal abuse incident at the slaughterhouse.

12:59 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008, by Meg Marco, 7,587 views, 120 comments

It's Time To Start Shopping For Christmas Decorations! Oh, Wait...

There's no better way to show your support for the war on Christmas Creep than to strap a bottle rocket to a reindeer ornament, or maybe point a Roman candle at a Santa lawn figure. Now you can do just that, by combining all the explosive fury of...

2:03 PM on Thu Jun 25 2009, by Chris Walters, 3,730 views, 43 comments

Round 32: News Corp vs Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company

This is Round 32 in our Worst Company in America contest, News Corp vs Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company, marking the end of tier 1 voting (phew!). Vote which sucks more, inside...

12:12 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008, by Ben Popken, 9,996 views, 88 comments

USDA Recalls 143 Million Pounds Of Beef

The U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated the largest meat recall in U.S. history today, recalling 143 million pounds of beef from a macabre California slaughterhouse that chopped up downer cows—a rich source of mad cow disease—and...

6:03 PM on Sun Feb 17 2008, by Carey Alexander, 5,454 views, 69 comments

U.S. Postal Service Tests Post Office Greeting Card Sales

One of the few things that people still use the U.S. Postal Service to do is send greeting cards. Americans receive an average of 20 greeting cards per year, and they have to come from somewhere. So why not save a trip and buy those cards right at...

11:40 AM on Thu Oct 29 2009, by Laura Northrup, 2,470 views, 51 comments

Morning Deals

Mother's Day Ideas EditionWalmart: [Cleanliness] Cottonelle Toilet Paper Sample1-800-Flowers: [Flowers] Special Mother's Day Flowers for $30Victoria's Secret: [Awkward] Victoria's Secret: $15 off $100, $30 off $150 or $75 off $250...

7:30 AM on Tue May 5 2009, by Chris Walters, 1,242 views, 7 comments