Now that you’ve ransacked the tree and menorah, ravishing packages wrapped with care, it’s time to call customer service. Billy’s robot is on the rampage!
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Save On Meds With A Simple Question
By 12.22.06
Pay less for drugs by asking your doctor if there’s an older pill that works the same.
SeatGuru: Avoid Crappy Airline Seats
By 12.21.06
Commenters mention this site a lot, and BoingBoing wrote it up today, so we thought it would be a good time to link to it. SeatGuru is a site featuring seating charts for aircraft on all major carriers. Their charts tell you important things like, does this seat smell of satanic beer farts and airplane toilet chemicals? The charts also have important information like what sorts of meals will be served on the flight. Nifty, nifty. —MEGHANN MARCO
HOWTO: Buy Nothing
By 12.21.06
WikiHow has a guide to buying nothing, which is harder than it sounds, apparently. We just, you know, don’t buy it, but for those of you who need a little help…here are some tips.
IDT Energy Scammers Knocked On Our Door
By 12.21.06
Yesterday, a salesman from IDTenergy knocked on our door.
Shipping Showdown: What’s The Best Way to Ship?
By 12.20.06
Good Morning America tested all the major shippers from the USPS to FedEx. What did they find? The USPS took the longest, wasn’t guaranteed, but was the cheapest. Stores offering shipping services, like Mail Boxes Etc., were a rip-off, they charged an extra $8 to $15, and tagged on “Saturday Delivery” charges and fuel costs. Best to go straight to the source. —MEGHANN MARCO
Winterize Your Car
By 12.20.06
The winter solstice is tomorrow and that reminds us…you should winterize your car. You know. Because it’s winter.
What Cingular Tells Customers Canceling Over Text Message Rates
By 12.20.06
This is what Cingular will probably tell you if you call up trying to get out of your cellphone contract and service without paying an early termination fee based on their recent text message rate raise.
Hack Amazon Price Drops
By 12.19.06
Amazon has a policy that if you buy something from them, and the price drops within 30 days, they will refund you the difference.
Reduce Junk Mail By Returning To Sender
By 12.19.06
Cut down on your junk mail with this tip from reader Jake:
With Our Help, Reader Escapes Cell Plan For Free
By 12.18.06
We helped reader Michael leave his Cingular cellphone contract without early termination fee.
Store Messes Up? Ask For More At Same Price
By 12.14.06
Free Money Finance has a good strategy you can employ to help solve customer service disputes in your favor: ask for more at the same price.
