• breastfeeding

    Babies "R" Us: Don't Try Using Our Nursing Chairs For Their Intended Purpose

    Reader Addie says that she was at Babies "R" Us to pick up some stairway gates and try out a "glider", but when she attempted to use the chair for its intended purpose, she was told that she was not allowed to breastfeed on the sales floor. More »

    11:54 AM on Tue Sep 16 2008
    By Meg Marco
    15,002 views, 367 comments

    Most discussed Daniels: S, thy prvd rm tht sn't bthrm fr mthrs t brst-fd nd tht STLL sn't gd ngh? Nw prnts more »

  • security theater

    Privacy: What It's Like To Fly With No ID Under The TSA's New Regulations

    David becomes our first reader to fly under the TSA's new ID policy. Formerly, if you refused or were unable to show ID you could still fly — but were required to undergo secondary screening by the TSA. Now they've altered their position slightly— fliers who willingly refuse to show ID are now barred from flying. The new rule went into effect over the weekend, and David says that in order to board the plane after forgetting his driver's license he had to answer questions about his political party affiliation and previous addresses. More »

    12:36 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
    By Meg Marco
    43,519 views, 169 comments

    Latest by aspiringexpatriate: @Michael Bauser: They keep records of what party you're registered with. Here's the thing about this... I don't understand why people more »

  • receipt checking controversy

    Washington D.C. Police Say Its OK For Off-Duty Cops To Detain You For Not Showing Receipt

    Remember Matt? He was detained by an off-duty police officer who was employed as a security guard by the Home Depot because he did not show his receipt. Matt complained about this to the Home Depot and received an apology from Frank Blake, the CEO. He also filed a formal complaint with the Metropolitan police. He says the police found his complaint to be unfounded. More »

    12:47 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
    By Meg Marco
    18,313 views, 101 comments

    Latest by SayAhh: Remember the Oscar(R) winning movie "Crash"? Imagine off-duty police in uniform pulling your Congressman's car over then giving his more »

  • cvs

    CVS Doesn't Like Kids


    Lisa sent us a short angry email about her local CVS, and how it treats local teens. Her local store separates customers into two lines, and the line containing the 18 and under crowd is only allowed into the store two at a time. The store employees say it's to keep down shoplifting. Lisa thinks it's blatant ageism, and she's avoiding the store from now on. Teens can be annoying, but did CVS cross the line in punishing all for the bad actions of a few? Read her letter and leave your comments, inside. More »

    6:07 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
    By Profio
    12,019 views, 211 comments

    Most discussed Bevill: Who the fuck cares? Any company is allowed to enforce restrictions like this. Perhaps what Lisa isn't telling more »

  • detained

    Wal-Mart & Local Police Detain Man, Threaten Arrest Over 4 Bags Of Sugar

    This guy was trying to make strawberry jam this morning, and he had to go buy 4 bags of sugar. The cashier threw away the original receipt but put the sugar in a couple of Wal-Mart shopping bags, so Ben left the store thinking everything was, you know, normal for a Saturday morning. Then he was stopped by a security guard, a store manager, and an off-duty police officer, all of whom went batshit crazy on Ben over his 4 bags of sugar and lack of receipt. Before it was over one of the shopping bags was ripped open, a bag of sugar lay broken open on the parking lot, the guard had threatened to kick Ben's ass, and the police officer said, "you'd better not be lying to me." Ben was marched back into the store so they could verify with his cashier that he wasn't a sugar thief. Welcome to Wal-Mart, the police-state superstore where prices are low and civil rights don't exist. More »

    4:36 PM on Sat Jun 14 2008
    By Chris Walters
    19,986 views, 271 comments

    Latest by mkn1972: Well.. It looks as though Wal-Mart has finally crossed the line. Security personnel, depending on the state you are in, and more »

  • receipt checking controversy

    Wal-Mart Reports You To The Police For Not Allowing Them To Check Your Receipt

    The epic conflict between shoppers and receipt checkers continues! Reader Michael was unwilling to wait in line to have his cart searched, prompting Wal-Mart to threaten to file a police report as they wrote down his license place... More »

    2:43 PM on Mon Jun 9 2008
    By Meg Marco
    49,361 views, 257 comments

  • followups

    H&R Block Says It Does Not Refuse Tax Returns For Same-Sex Civil Unions

    H&R Block recently got into trouble because when a Connecticut same-sex couple tried to file their taxes through H&R Block's website, the system spat back, ""We don't support Connecticut Civil Union returns." One of our readers wrote H&R Block about our post and their VP of Marketing actually wrote back to him to describe what she felt was media sensationalization of the story. She says that the problem happens because the Federal government doesn't recognize same-sex civil unions. The information for state tax returns gets inputted based on the federal, so in this specific case, it's not "flowing" correctly. It sounds like they're working on fixing that, though. Here's her email in full: More »

    4:07 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
    By Ben Popken
    3,027 views, 20 comments

    Latest by leaveit_nowdude: I don't think the response was good at all. In fact, this marketing VP spends half her time bashing TurboTax more »

  • parody

    Court Says Man Can Continue To Sell Tasteless Walmart Parody T-Shirts

    Score one for the First Amendment:
    A Conyers man may continue criticizing Wal-Mart with parodies on T-shirts that compare the retail giant to the Holocaust and al-Qaida terrorists, a federal judge has ruled.
    Timothy Batten in Atlanta ruled that Charles Smith may maintain his Web sites, www.walocaust.com and www.walqaeda.com. Smith also may continue to sell novelty, satirical merchandise that criticizes the company, the judge said.
    More »

    9:18 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
    By Meg Marco
    6,094 views, 47 comments

    Latest by Darren W.: Am I the only one surprised that he wasn't sued by Al-Qaeda for associating them with Wal-Mart? more »

  • bad consumer

    Customer Convicted For Shoving 75-Year-Old Walmart Receipt Checker

    Donald Lynch, certified public accountant, was convicted of misdemeanor assault after pushing a 75-year-old Walmart greeter who wanted to check his receipt, reports The Chronicle. Lynch said the greeter tried to block him by pushing against him with his shoulder. Security tape showed the greeter flying to the floor. While an employee has no right to touch you, you also don't have a right to shove them on the floor, especially if they're septuagenarian!

    PREVIOUSLY: Man On Trial For Knocking Down Walmart Receipt Checker

    12:54 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
    By Ben Popken
    6,888 views, 129 comments

    Latest by pwik: This has been on my "pisses me off list" for a couple of years now. I decided to write to more »

  • civil rights

    Man On Trial For Knocking Down Walmart Receipt Checker

    Details are sketchy but a Chehalis Washington man is on trial after being accused of knocking down a Wal-Mart greeter. According to the AP report, Don Lynch says the greeter demanded to see his receipt and then the greeter and another Wal-Mart employee grabbed him. Lynch says he acted in self-defense.Now, we've done a bunch of posts about how, unless you've signed a membership agreement assenting to them, stores have no right to detain you if you refuse a receipt check. However, you cannot react violently. Then you will get in trouble and look like a jerk. Go for non-violent resistance. You must be like Gandhi. If someone touches you, ask them to stop. If they don't, call the cops and complain that this guy won't stop touching you. They're not allowed to touch you, or for that matter, grab you.

    (Thanks to Charles!)

    4:42 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
    By Ben Popken
    6,204 views, 129 comments

    Latest by Difdi: @rmz: Then you jump into your Ferrari and go back to your supermodel wife and seaside mansion, right? Nope. more »