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sex

Spirit Airlines' Customer Service Number Leads To Phone Sex Line

When you fly an ultra low budget airliner, you expect ultra low service, but even under that business model, it seems reasonable to assume that calling customer service won't take you to a phone sex line. Reader Barbara would agree. She writes: More »

9:38 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Ben Popken
5,579 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: Phone sex operators having similar numbers to companies and CS lines is a huge problem and done by these people intentionally. These companies bet on misdials and reap huge profits from them...taking a page from domain name "dropcatchers," one more »

whoops

How Do The Detroit Lions Feel About Season Ticket Holders? "F--- 'Em"

Kevin Furlong is a season ticket holder with the Detroit Lions. As masochistic as that sounds, it seems that Kevin didn't appreciate an email that the Lions inadvertently sent him concerning a problem with his tickets. The email read: "Lance...he is not talking about you here. Mark was asked to speak to these people and he said no. F... 'em until next year." More »

5:28 PM on Mon May 19 2008
By Meg Marco
24,022 views, 52 comments

walmart

This E-Zip Comfort Electric Bike Cannot Be Purchased Anywhere

An affordable electric bike that can go 18 mph for over 20 miles, but isn't sold online or in stores? Detroit, you clever fox, you've done it again!

E-Zip Comfort Electric Bike [Walmart] (Thanks to Jeff!)

12:43 AM on Sat Mar 22 2008
By Carey
5,706 views, 44 comments

Latest by chiieddy: @Michael Belisle: Or two people who have to drive to work because there's no other transportation. My husband and I work 24 miles away in OPPOSITE directions. We both drive AWAY from the city to get more »

subprime meltdown

Foreclosure Filed On 1 In 29 Households In Detroit In 2007

The foreclosure numbers for the first half of 2007 are in and Stockton, California leads the pack with 1 out of every 27 homes foreclosed on in 2007. Second is Detroit, with 1 in 29 and coming in third, Las Vegas with 1 in 31. More »

12:49 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Meg Marco
2,312 views, 20 comments

lawsuits

Woman Sues Spirit Airlines In Small Claims Court And Wins

If you sue a company in small claims court and they don't bother to show up to defend themselves... you win. That's what happened to one Michigan woman who sued Spirit Airlines after they stranded her at the Detroit Metro airport and then refused to rebook her canceled flights. From USAToday:
Jane Waun sued Spirit Airlines in the small claims division of 54B District Court in East Lansing, Mich., as a last resort this spring after trying unsuccessfully to resolve her beef with the airline directly.
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9:55 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Meg Marco
20,845 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: I desperately need help fighting back Spirit Airlines. I purchase tickets on line for my visiting kids; they hit my cc, I don't have tickets and it's impossible to contact them and get my money back. What are my choices? more »

bad consumer

Couple Bilks Target For $10,000 With Fake Coupons And Social Engineering

Bad consumer. Bad bad bad. — BEN POPKEN More »
cable

Comcast Statement About 2nd Sleepy Technician

Straight outta Compton: More »
cable

Pix Of 2nd Comcast Tech Asleep On Customer's Bed

Here's the cameraphone pic of yet another Comcast technician taking a snooze at a customer's house. More »

7:06 PM on Tue Oct 10 2006
By Ben Popken
2,368 views, 5 comments

blogs

Detroit Pays Attention To Bloggers

Despite the rant we posted yesterday from Lori Green of GM, it appears that Detroit car manufacturers are slowly beginning to take actual measure of criticism directed at them. The Tennessean has an article up detailing how Detroit automobile companies are learning that they ignore bloggers' criticisms at their peril. More »

5:55 AM on Fri Mar 10 2006
By consumerist.com
28 views, 1 comment

retail

Coen Pone: Gawker's Jessica Reports from Detroit's Somerset Collection

Jessica says: I always get a guilty pang of pleasure when I return home for the holidays, if only because it means I can do my shopping in the luxury of a temperature-controlled mall and haul my purchases in an oh-so-convenient car (moving to New York has made my suburban roots seem like a charming novelty, rather than the root of 20-something years of muffled rage). So, like many a dutiful American, I spent the day after Baby Jesus' birthday at the Rodeo Drive of metro Detroit, the Somerset Collection. The "Collection" is behemoth high-end mall that spans both sides of the street, connected by moving walkways to cart you from J.Crew to Tiffany to Burberry to the Gap. Obviously, the place is total hell on December 26. More »

10:33 AM on Wed Dec 28 2005
By consumerist.com
42 views, Comment