Colorado

Avanza
Supermarket Chain Adds 10% At Register, But Only In Some Stores

Nash Finch, a Minneapolis-based supermarket chain, adds a 10% fee to the bill at its stores catering to Hispanic shoppers in Colorado, reports 9News in Denver:

The Nash Finch stores Avanza, Food Bonanza and Wholesale Food Outlets add the 10 percent charge to food at the register and specialize in serving Hispanics, according to store workers.

However, the Nash Finch stores Sun Mart Foods, Econo Foods, Family Fresh Market, Pick N Save and Prairie Market stores do not charge extra at the register and do not cater to Hispanics, according to the store workers.
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2:44 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Chris Walters
13,985 views, 113 comments

Most discussed hillsrovey: What a stupid idea - and someone was paid to come up with this? I can't imagine shopping anywhere more »
ew
This Coffee Shop's Restroom Policy Is Extremely Subtle
We were talking about pay toilets and restroom policies yesterday, which we can only assume is what prompted reader Stephen to share this photo of a sign he noticed at a coffee shop in Denver, CO. Stephen thinks it's a "real thirst whetter." We couldn't agree more.

12:38 PM on Tue Jul 29 2008
By Meg Marco
18,659 views, 74 comments

Latest by organicgardener: No class. No consideration. No customer. Patronage for nice people only. more »
circuit city
Bear Breaks Into Circuit City, Has As Much Luck Locating An Employee As You Do
Colorado Springs police say that the vandal who broke into a closed Circuit City wasn't trying to steal electronics — it was a confused black bear. More »

10:24 AM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By Meg Marco
19,326 views, 50 comments
computer repairs
Denver TV Station Tests Computer Repair Techs
A Denver TV crew unseated a RAM chip and then took it to seven different repair centers for a diagnosis. The resulting displays of incompetence were pretty evenly distributed, with two Best Buy Geek Squads, one Circuit City Firedog, and one locally owned repair center (CTI) all failing miserably ("It's the motherboard!" they each said). Of the three locations that correctly diagnosed and fixed the problem, Action Computers charged $50, Geek Squad charged $30, and the Firedog tech who hands-down won the challenge "reinstalled the memory cards in less than two minutes, free of charge." More »

10:48 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Chris Walters
12,516 views, 62 comments

Latest by againstme69: the reason that Geek Squad wasn't able to figure out the issue is simple - the undercover person brought in more »
safety
17th Fatality Sets Colorado Ski Slope Death Record
Safety is important, people. This year's skiing season is going out on a sombre note as a new record was set for the most skiing or snowboarding deaths on Colorado ski slopes in a single season. More »

6:16 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Meg Marco
5,098 views, 43 comments
Hundreds of speeding tickets in Boulder, Colorado may be invalid thanks to a resident who complained about one of the city's photo-radar vans, which frequented a spot clearly marked "no parking" and "tow-away." Said police commander Robert Thomas: "You can't have a van breaking the law and a citizen getting a ticket for breaking the law — that's not right." [dailycamera] (Thanks to Matt!)

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drunks on a plane
Drunk Passenger Gets Jail Time, Has To Reimburse American Airlines $7,757
The first sign that Russell Petrie was too drunk to fly was probably when he boarded the plane and yelled "let's party and have some drinks!" More »

9:10 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Meg Marco
16,460 views, 70 comments
circuit city
Circuit City Also Steals Porn From Your Computer
Stealing porn from customer's computers isn't just for Best Buy, one reader reports they're doing it at Circuit City, too. He writes:
I wanted to write in about my recent experience with employment at circuit city. I work at a circuit city in Colorado, I was recently hired as holiday help. I was hired on as firedog, but only got the position for a few days, while I was at the post I got a standard firedog USB flash drive as a part of my job, it belonged to my supervisor. It was apparent he had wiped it before he gave it to me, which made me rather suspicious that he wouldn't leave the standard firedog tools on there...

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2:16 PM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Ben Popken
14,802 views, 32 comments

Latest by DuckFOO: I think that this all boils down to a lack of forethought on the part of customers. Maybe they should more »
lawsuits
Couple Loses 25% Of Property To Litigious Neighbors

A Boulder couple lost 25% of their property after a neighbor used the legal principle of "adverse possession" to west control of it. For 25 years, Richard McClean and Edith Stevens used part of a vacant lot owned by their neighbor, the Kirlins. They extended their rock garden into it, held parties, and stacked wood upon it. Recently they filed to suit to take control of the land. The judge ruled that since the Kirlins hadn't contested the Stevens use before, they were less attached to the property, and awarded the claim to the litigants. Naturally, the case has caused an uproar in the Boulder community who are delighted to have discovered a land grabber within their midst. The Kirlins plan to appeal, and the Boulderites plan to hold protest picnics among the lots scrabbly grass and weeds.

Stevens: Loser in property case 'disgruntled' [Daily Camera]

11:41 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Ben Popken
6,352 views, 145 comments

Latest by d070: Would posting "NO TRESPASSING" signs assert one's possession rights? more »
identity theft
Safeway DVD Kiosk Comes With Credit Card Skimming Device
Crafty identity thieves attached a credit card skimming device to a DVD kiosk at a Colorado Safeway. The 2-inch skimming device was discovered only after a customer asked a Safeway employee for help after his card wouldn't scan. More »

2:24 PM on Sun Nov 4 2007
By Carey
9,823 views, 23 comments

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