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Premiere Bathrooms Swindles Parkinson's Afflicted Elderly For $15,000 Bathtub

"My grandmother informs them once they are done that she will not be paying them any more money, and that this has gone to the states attorney's office. On hearing this, one of the installers gets on his cell phone and calls his boss. They talk, he hangs up and walks into the bathroom and proceeds to take off the tub door. He walks out of the bathroom with this door and my grandmother says what are you doing and grabs the door..."

For $15,000 That bathtub better be coated in gold, and dispense liquid chocolate. Oh wait, it doesn't, and they didn't finish the job, and now the scam plumbers are leaving harassing phone calls and trying to steal doors and parts from the work site.

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9:28 AM on Wed Oct 3 2007
By Ben Popken
11,490 views, 50 comments

Latest by n/a: I have also been ripped off by Premier Bathrooms. My 78 year old Mother had just come home from a rehabilitation more »

videos

And This Is Your $4190.76 iPhone Bill

When Pierre visited Ibiza, Spain and other parts of Europe for two weeks, his iPhone went with him, and he returned with memories of a hedonistic summer vacation, and a $4190.76 bill from AT&T. This is his video, a parody of an iPhone commercials. The signature twinkly guitar plays in the background while a self-assured voice says This is your [feature]...and this is your [feature]... etc etc. in this case, the final item is the wallet-busting bill, "all, on your iPhone"

Like others, Pierre had found out the hard way just how extremely expensive international data transfer rates are...

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11:01 AM on Sat Aug 18 2007
By Ben Popken
45,436 views, 70 comments

Latest by IceEncasesFire: @chinadoll724: I know how to read, the mistake was corrected because I sent an email. more »

home improvements

If Your Contractor Doesn't Pay The Sub-Contractors, You Can Find Them Coming After You

If your contractor doesn't pay his sub-contractrors, you can find yourself in a position where the sub-contractor is coming after your property and making you pay up, this cautionary tale from reader G warns... More »

6:51 PM on Fri May 11 2007
By Ben Popken
4,869 views, 26 comments