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iphone 3g
That Sure Is An Expensive Phone Ya Got There, Mr. Hobo
Fine, fine, the iPhone is decent and all that, but here's a funny clip from "The Soup" that puts the lie to that whole "It's so much cheaper!" hype. And if you're not an iPhone owner and need even more reason to feel good about that, check out Wisebread's rant against people who stand in line for gadgets.
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expensive food
$30 TV Dinner Features Porcelain Tray, Free Range Chicken
The New York Times City Room blog says that the Loews Regency Hotel is now serving a $30 TV dinner— complete with porcelain trays and pricey free range chicken. More »
our food, elsewhere
Burger King To Offer $185 Burger Made With Wagyu Beef And Cristal Champagne
Sending a text message is at least 4 times more expensive than retrieving the same amount of data from the Hubble telescope, according to an astronomer at the University of Leicester. Now we just need a phone that sends messages via deep space. [physorg.com] (Thanks to Linus!)
airlines
Delta & Northwest CEOs Say All Airlines Should Raise Fees 15-20%
Delta's CEO, Richard Anderson, told reporters today that all airlines need to raise fees by as much as 20% "just to break even due to the rising price of fuel." His new bedmate, Northwest CEO Doug Steenland, piped in to say cost-cutting measures "have largely been exhausted"—and by "cost-cutting" we assume he means, "We can't find anything else to add surcharges to, except maybe the bathroom and the recycled oxygen, and we're not monsters." More »
lux
Are You Ready For The $35 Movie Ticket?
What recession? A group on investors think Americans are ready to pay $35 for a movie ticket, says Variety: More »
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Best Buy Hikes Price On Popular Budget Laptop, Gets Caught
If you were eyeing the "budget-priced" Gateway P-6831FX and thought about picking one up at your local Best Buy, you'll want to wait until this Sunday, February 17th, when Best Buy says it will lower the price again. We say "again" because Dan over at Crave caught Best Buy raising the price by $349 after it was released, from $1350 to $1699, for no apparent reason other than it was selling well.More »
Some newlyweds are suing a florist for $400,000 for messing up their wedding. They say they paid 30k for centerpieces of rust, fuchsia and dark green at $465 a pop, but were surprised to see cheaper flowers used to create pinkish-white centerpieces that ruined the overall look of the room. The florist says he has proof they got what they asked for and will counter-sue. We say we're in the wrong business. [Reuters]
college is expensive
Are "Customized" Textbooks A Scam?
NPR takes a look at the growing popularity of "customized" college textbooks—textbooks that have pieces from different books sewn together, usually with a chapter or two by the professor teaching the class. More »
coffee is expensive
Starbucks Raises Prices
Starbucks has announced that they're raising prices on most of their "freshly made" drinks, including coffee, Frappuccinos, some "tea-based" drinks, and yes the much-loved latte. More »
college is expensive
Professor Says Textbooks Are Too Expensive, Quits Using Them
Ron Hammond, Phd, professor at Utah Valley State College, has quit using textbooks in his classes. Why? They're too expensive. More »
my that's expensive
Comcast Is Billing Me For $1236.02 In Porn I Never Ordered
Sue has a serious problem with Comcast. They're billing her for $1236.02 in porn she never ordered, claiming that it must be her 15 year old son who is ordering it. More »
my that's expensive
Only Two States Have Average Gas Prices Under $3
Congratulations New Jersey and New Hampshire! Your average price per gallon for that life blood we call gasoline is still under $3. New Jersey has the cheapest gas at an average price of just $2.93! How do they do it? More importantly, how did we managed to write this post without cracking a New Jersey joke? Because we're above that, people. Yes, we are. —MEGHANN MARCO More »
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