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    • ethics

      If Best Buy Gave You A Free Xbox 360 By Accident, Would You Give It Back?

      Ian wants your permission to keep the Xbox 360 Best Buy gave him by accident. More »
    • money

      Where Saving Money and Ethics Collide

      The Mighty Bargain Hunter blog presents us with a money-related ethical dilemma: what do (should) you do when someone has priced an item way too low? He shares several stories that illustrate how this quandary can occur, and the response alternatives primarily boil down to two options: More »

      2:10 PM on Wed Aug 26 2009
      By FMF
      10,178 views, 116 comments

      Most discussed Slusy: I think it depends on the store. If it's a local mom and pop type store, I'd probably say more »

    • moral dilemmas

      Reader Wants To Convert Retailer's Billing Mistake Into Charitable Act

      Here's a good rule of thumb for determining whether something is a charitable act: if you have to steal money to do it, and you're not Robin Hood, it's probably not gonna count as a good deed. More »

      2:43 PM on Wed Aug 19 2009
      By Chris Walters
      10,545 views, 64 comments

    • shoes for your soul

      Don't Try To Use Your Blog To Extort A Pair Of Crocs

      Here's a story that will teach you a little something about how not to behave. According to George Smith, who does online marketing for Crocs, a blogger at the BlogHer conference in Chicago tried to extort him out of some shoes. This is not a good idea. More »

      2:27 PM on Tue Jul 28 2009
      By Meg Marco
      16,471 views, 78 comments

      Most discussed pecan 3.14159265: My office used to get freebies for review all the time. In fact, I have several books and DVD sets more »

    • insiders

      RadioShack Will Say Anything To Upsell Extended Warranties

      An anonymous RadioShack employee sent us what he considers unethical talking points distributed by the corporate office to help employees upsell the RadioShack Replacement Service Plan. According to our tipster, "each example encourages lying." Read the deceptive talking points, inside... More »

      8:00 AM on Sun Jul 19 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      15,498 views, 90 comments

    • bank error in your favor

      Did Washington Mutual Just Give Me $500?!

      Daniel filled out a Washington Mutual deposit slip listing several checks and $500 in cash, but "forgot" to hand over the cash. He normally isn't a fan of "shady business," but now that he has a bank statement crediting him for the $500 hiding in his wallet, he's suddenly not sure what to do... More »

      12:00 PM on Sat Jul 11 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      23,988 views, 239 comments

      Most discussed GiselleBeardchen: Same thing happened with one of my kids savings accounts years ago--they never caught it! I say---f&*K em. more »

    • ethics

      Best Buy, Nike Make List Of 99 Top Ethical Companies. Wait, What?

      A business ethics institute named Ethisphere has released its annual list of the 99 "World's Most Ethical Companies." We have to take exception to some of their choices. More »

      2:27 PM on Mon Apr 13 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      11,411 views, 54 comments

    • best buy

      Best Buy Not Honoring Price Match Guarantee

      Not to be outdone by all the negative publicity Office Depot is getting over their "not in stock" lies, Best Buy stores in the New York area have been uncovered refusing to price match TV prices in accordance with their official policy. When pressed, the sales associates said that the TVs weren't covered due to imaginary exclusions that aren't included in the official policy language. An employee at one of the stores gave in, but then made up a new imaginary policy that said free delivery would cost $100.

      "National Retailers Not Honoring Sale or Price Match Policies" [HDGuru.com] (Thanks to DLorean!)
      (Photo: Ian Muttoo)

      9:18 PM on Tue Mar 17 2009
      By Chris Walters
      13,393 views, 86 comments

      Most discussed ScubaSteve: I may actually in the middle of this now. I bought a TV from bestbuy.com a little more than a week more »

    • ethics

      56% Of MBA Students Cheat Regularly

      Forget what the pundits say, this here is the real reason for the economic crisis:

      "A study of cheating among graduate students, published in 2006 in the journal Academy of Management Learning & Education, found that 56 percent of all M.B.A. students cheated regularly - more than in any other discipline. The authors attributed that to "perceived peer behavior" - in other words, students believed everyone else was doing it."

      [NYT] (Photo: wasabifish)

      8:49 AM on Mon Mar 16 2009
      By Ben Popken
      8,347 views, 103 comments

    • ethics

      Former CSR: Was Following Federal Law To Help Someone The Right Thing To Do?

      Jason writes in with an ethics question that's been bothering him for the past seven years: should he have helped a cancer-stricken patient who lost her family in the 9/11 attacks qualify for COBRA coverage? Sure, it sounds like a no-brainer, but it gives us a chance to see the sort of conflicts that gnaw at customer service representatives. Do they follow the rules and keep their jobs, or do the right thing and help the customer? Consider his conundrum, inside... More »

      5:11 PM on Sat Mar 14 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      17,620 views, 110 comments

      Most discussed N.RobertMoses: To paraphrase the Dalai Lama - If you can help, help. If you can't do no harm. Free Tibet! more »

    • your health

      Half Of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

      The New York Times says that half of doctors responding to a nationwide survey admitted to routinely prescribing placebos. More »

      12:29 PM on Mon Oct 27 2008
      By Meg Marco
      9,129 views, 93 comments

    • 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.

      More »

      2:44 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
      By Chris Walters
      14,427 views, 115 comments

    • psychiatry

      Modern Psychiatry: Brought To You By Selfless Pharmaceutical Companies

      Psychiatry is nothing more than a well-funded front for big pharma, according to lawmakers investigating the field's premier organization, the American Psychiatric Association. Unlike psychologists, psychiatrists can write prescriptions, giving pharmaceutical companies a powerful incentive to lavishly subsidize both their lifestyle and profession. More »

      9:45 AM on Sun Jul 13 2008
      By Carey Alexander
      6,940 views, 84 comments

      Latest by scamps: @Canino: Long version - I have Asperger's Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder. I was diagnosed back in the 80s, when more »

    • gas

      Buy Super-Cheap Costco Gas Without Costco Membership

      Costco sells gas for $0.10-0.15 less per gallon than retail stations, but only to members who pay annual dues. Blueprint For Financial Prosperity claims to have found a way for non-members to access the bargain gas... More »

      6:15 PM on Sat Jun 28 2008
      By Carey Alexander
      28,648 views, 84 comments

    • ethics

      Did CNET's Gamespot Fire Reviewer For Angering Advertisers?

      So much for even the illusion of editorial independence in video game reviews. One of Gamespot's editors and top reviewers was apparently fired this week after writing an unenthusiastic review for the game "Kane & Lynch," which was being advertised heavily all over the Gamespot site, according to our sister site Kotaku. More »

      5:46 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
      By Chris Walters
      5,957 views, 37 comments

      Latest by tekmiester: Don't let this one blow over... Gamesport needs to eat a lot of crow for this one. more »

    • ethics

      The "Green" Credit Card

      Here's a different kind of rewards card, instead furthering more material consumption, the Brighter Planet Visa card lets you earn "EarthSmart" points. These points are automatically used every month to fund renewable energy projects. Every 1,000 points funds about 1 ton of carbon offsets. (Carbon offsets are a way of breaking the cost of planting trees, reclaiming methane, building windmills, etc, into purchasable units). There's a 0% introductory APR for the first 12 months, 9.99% or 15.99% APR thereafter, depending on your credit score. You get to feel good, renewable energy gets funded, and Visa and Bank of America get good PR —win-win-win-win. Gotta wonder, if you default on your payments, will they pull the trees out of the ground?

      Brighter Planet Visa Card [BrighterPlanet]

      1:22 PM on Thu Nov 29 2007
      By Ben Popken
      1,556 views, 29 comments

      Latest by some_stupid_nut: Funny it is from BoA. They are one of the biggest supporters/investors, or coal and coal fired power plants. more »

    • food

      Premium Cola, The Ethical Cola Company

      How about a cola company that does no advertising or marketing? Donates one cent per bottle sold to offset its carbon footprint? Where every customer can look at the company's bank account, and if they disagree with how the founder is running things, can argue to have his share reduced? It's called Premium Cola. There's no salaries, no office, and no bosses, per se. All decisions are made equally by members of the cola collective. The drink is only sold to select locations in accord with the Premium Cola ideologies. Sound impossible to sustain? More »

      11:26 AM on Thu Nov 29 2007
      By Ben Popken
      9,765 views, 33 comments

      Latest by kracer22: I always have one of these after I'm through clubbing some baby seals.. AHhh So Refreshing! more »

    • employee rights

      OSHA Agrees To Investigate Wal-Mart Whistleblower Incident

      The odds aren't in her favor—in recent years, only 16% of employees who filed complaints with the Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety & Health Administration won—but OSHA has agreed to open an investigation into Chalace Lowry's claims that after she reported suspicious activities at her Wal-Mart headquarters job as she'd been trained to do, she was outed to her boss as the whistleblower, and when she asked to be moved to a new position she was told to look for one herself and that Wal-Mart would make no guarantees about her job security. More »

      11:23 AM on Tue Nov 6 2007
      By Chris Walters
      2,593 views, 4 comments

      Latest by DjDynasty: OSHA has no teeth where the Fortune 500 companies are concerned, but the small family owned companies fear OSHA complaints, more »

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