Stacey is a longtime customer of HP’s Snapfish service. She tells Consumerist that she wasn’t able to get her photo calendars ordered until December 19th. No worries, though: the shipping deadlines on the site said that they’d be able to get the calendar out in plenty of time if she paid for two-day shipping. Except this turned out to not be, strictly speaking, true. Stacey found herself without her palnned gifts and suck on the phone with a customer service agent whose entire job, it seemed, is to “listen to people complain and then to explain how busy HP is.” [More]
Snapfish Takes On Too Many Christmas Orders, Then Avoids Customer Contact
By December 23, 2010
Beat These Deadlines To Ship Your Gifts On Time
By December 14, 2010
If you’re shipping out gifts to friends and family, you may have to start sending out packages this week if you want to get them to their destinations by Christmas. Here are links to domestic shipping deadlines for some of the more popular shipping services: [More]
Friday Is The Cutoff To Pay Estimated '09 Taxes Without Penalty
By January 13, 2010
January 15th is the last day you can pay estimated taxes for 2009 without worrying about the IRS’s 4% interest penalty. For most people, you need to have paid 90% of what you owe for 2009 or have a good reason why you didn’t (e.g. casualty, retirement). Kiplinger notes that even if you can’t pay the full amount, pay whatever you can by January 15th to reduce the amount that’s penalized. [More]
Here Are Your Shipping Deadlines For Christmas 2009
By November 6, 2009
If you’re planning on spending the next 6-8 weeks pouring cash into Mammon’s gaping maw—and really, who isn’t? it’s how we love each other—then here are the shipping deadlines for over 100 online retailers, courtesy of CouponSherpa. In today’s UPS/FedEx world you can frequently wait right up until Christmas week, but you might want to double-check the list if there’s a retailer you absolutely have to shop from.
Deadline To Ditch Your AT&T Smartphone Data Plan Extended To Oct 31
By October 21, 2009
Do you want to get rid of the data plan for your AT&T smartphone, but missed the September 6th deadline? You now have a second chance. The deadline to drop your plan has been extended until October 31st.
IRS Grants Tax Relief To California Wildfire Victims
By October 30, 2007
The IRS is extending deadlines for those of you within the Presidental Disaster Area caused by the wildfires.
Taxpayers in the Presidential Disaster Area — consisting of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties — will have until Jan. 31, 2008, to file returns, pay taxes and perform other time-sensitive acts.
Today Is The Deadline For Late Tax Filing
By October 15, 2007
Today is the deadline to file your taxes if you got an extension back in April. File them.
If You Filed A Tax Extension You Have 10 Days To Get Your Crap Together
By October 5, 2007
If you are one of the 10.2 million taxpayers who requested an automatic six-month extension, your time is almost up.
It's Time To Think About Loan Consolidation
By June 20, 2007
We know you just graduated and you don’t want to think about your student debt. Really. We understand. Sadly, you need to think about it, and you need to think about it before July 1st.
Tax Extension For Those Directly Affected By The Storm
By April 17, 2007
Taxpayers directly impacted by the storm have until midnight April 19 to meet their tax filing obligations without incurring late filing and payment penalties.
Tax Tip: April 17th Is Tax Day
By January 25, 2007
• 2006 federal individual income tax returns, whether filed electronically or on paper.
Last-Minute Shipping Deadlines For Online Shopping
By December 13, 2006
Make sure your gift arrives in time to be shoved under the tinsel by checking out these last-minute shipping deadlines for online stores.
