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    • recession watch

      New York Mayor Says Luxury Homeless Shelter Residents Shouldn't Get Too Cozy

      New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the Daily News that the residents of the swanky failed-condo-turned-homeless-shelter shouldn't get too comfortable. They'll need to move on. More »

      10:27 AM on Mon Jun 8 2009
      By Meg Marco
      0 views, 44 comments

    • imaginary savings

      Target Saves You Money In Ways You Can Only Imagine

      Target continues its rebranding as the Duchamp of retail stores, with this receipt that indicates savings where no savings ever existed. Or perhaps multi-dimensional savings; we can't pretend to know what Target sees when it stares into the void. Mark notes, "The cookies were on sale, as indicated. The cascade, I had a coupon for it to be free. Total savings should be $4.23. The receipt says $7.37. Maybe it's a conspiracy since it is the Love Field (near the airport) in Dallas where Southwest flies only 737s." That's as good an explanation as any, Mark. Maybe you should work for Target? More »

      4:09 PM on Tue May 19 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 74 comments

      Most discussed Joseph Heck: whpd-frkn-d.... 'm gld th ntrnt ws nvntd fr ths. more »

    • twitter

      If You Use Twitter This Month, You Probably Won't Be Back Next Month

      Oprah has given the world many discoveries: Dr. Phil, books and on April 17, when she devoted an entire show to it, Twitter. More »

      11:54 AM on Mon May 11 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 124 comments

    • tv

      CBS Is Counting On Leno To Fail In Prime Time

      You know how much it sucks to lose a $5 bill, right? Well, times that by 11 million and you get an idea of how CBS president and CEO Les Moonves felt during the first quarter of the year, when his company lost $55.3 million. More »

      12:36 PM on Fri May 8 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 97 comments

      Most discussed TheFuzz53: It is a terrible idea. Who even watches late night talk shows anyway? more »

    • funny

      This Blockbuster Has Pretty Much Given Up

      We guess when you're hurting as much as they are, you pick your battles.

      (Thanks to Jess!)

      1:10 PM on Tue Apr 28 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 75 comments

      Most discussed Acolyte: Why do I have a feeling that some of the staff thought it would be funny to replace PM with more »

    • confusing

      This Discount Store Enjoys Messing With Its Customers' Minds

      Shelley just sent us this photo of a store she saw in New Jersey this afternoon. We particularly like that the neon signs in the window are just as contradictory as the roof signs. It's like a decorating theme.

      6:31 PM on Thu Apr 23 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 77 comments

      Most discussed ludwigk: There's no logical inconsistency here. Clearly, this store contains nothing, since the intersection of (Everything $1) is the empty more »

    • funny

      This Best Buy Survey Seems Suspiciously Biased

      Sidd tried to fill out a Best Buy post-purchase survey online, but he suspects it might be skewed toward specific ratings. We know, it's just a glitch, but this would explain that report that Best Buy is demoting 8,000 senior sales associates. More »

      6:26 PM on Sat Apr 18 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 59 comments

      Most discussed NilzXX: Are you sure this not because of *caugh*crappy*caugh* Safari? more »

    • fine print

      Macy's Makes Fun Of Coupons With Its Latest Coupon

      Did you know the asterisk in the Macy*s logo is actually part of a clever branding campaign to associate the brand with fine print? It must be true, because no other department store has such a love of fine print on coupons—and such an apparent hatred of actual coupons. Their latest masterpiece in exclusions won't cover electronics, wigs, mattresses, shoes, watches, about a million clothing brands, and more. What does it cover? Probably a shoehorn from the Notions for Men department.

      (Thanks to Michelle!)

      3:18 PM on Tue Apr 7 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 82 comments

      Most discussed Carso: Allow me, the corporate shill, to chime in here. Macy's carries a large number of both private label brands (in-house) and more »

    • age verification

      Yum! Wants Feedback Only From Ancient Ones, Mummies, Civil War Veterans

      Want to provide some feedback to Yum! Brands, the company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, and A&W Restaurants? No matter how old you are—they go back as far as Jan 1st, 1906—they'll tell you that you're too young to use the "Contact Us" part of their website. Yum! is in it for the long haul, and they don't need a bunch of jibber-jabber from hooligans like you.

      "Contact Us" [Yum] (Thanks to JB!)

      6:46 PM on Mon Mar 30 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 45 comments

      Most discussed Ninja007: their coding isn't much worse than the commenting software for the Consumerist. more »

    • excuses

      Sears Can't Get Its Story Straight Regarding Rust And Craftsman Tools

      C'mon Sears, rust isn't a magic brown fairy powder that you can sprinkle over any warranty issue to deny coverage. Brian was told he couldn't have his worn-out sockets replaced because they were rusty. He pointed out that he needed them replaced because they were worn out, not because of some cosmetic damage due to oxidation. Now Sears has officially told him that any rust on a Craftsman tool automatically voids the warranty—which is not what Sears told us two years ago. More »

      6:09 PM on Fri Mar 13 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 125 comments

      Most discussed desertdust: I really can't understand all the Sears bashing I see in here. Just like any other company they have to more »

    • sears

      Craftsman's "Lifetime Warranty" Depends On Tool Associate's Mood

      Brian tried to trade in some old Craftsman tools, the ones that come with a lifetime, no-questions-asked replacement policy. Unfortunately, the Tool Associate at Sears deemed Brian unworthy of the Cratfsman guarantee and refused him. That's why he's the Tool Associate. More »

      2:45 PM on Fri Mar 13 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 86 comments

      Most discussed reidnez: This is a very unfortunate story. I favor Craftsman tools entirely because of the exchange policy; there are better-quality tools more »

    • fail

      Papa John's Love (Pizza) Is A Lie

      As is custom for Valentine's Day, many businesses are offering heart-shaped merchandise. Papa John's Pizza is offering a such a themed pizza. But, as is often the case, reality can be strikingly different than advertising. Come inside to see what the pizza actually looks like. More »

      11:00 AM on Fri Feb 13 2009
      By Alex Jarvis
      0 views, 145 comments

      Most discussed nataku83: It looks like a pizza... missing most of a slice. Maybe this would be a good match for the Heineken more »

    • Local media confirms that, for the most part, Circuit City's liquidation deals aren't as good as Walmart's regular website prices. [WKTV]

      15 comments

    • ups

      UPS Inadvertently Busts Mail Order Pot Scheme By Delivering Brick Of Marijuana To Wrong Address

      UPS delivered a package to a Texas man expecting some tools he had ordered. Instead, the man found a 30-pound brick of marijuana. More »

      11:32 AM on Thu Jan 15 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      0 views, 123 comments

    • circuit city

      Circuit City's "Free Shipping Day" Promise Turns Out To Be Worthless

      Circuit City promised that if you ordered from them on December 18th, you'd get free shipping and a guarantee that your order would arrive before Christmas. It turns out that promise was worthless, at least for Brandon—or rather, it's worth exactly $5 in company scrip from Circuit City. (We love apologies that force you to shop at the company that screwed up.) Circuit City's CSR even says that the December 18th offer doesn't exist, despite the fact that their logo is still up on the freeshippingday.com website as of today. More »

      9:24 PM on Tue Jan 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 58 comments

      Most discussed Quilt: ...He left his gift-buying to December 18th? I'm calling shenanigans. Common sense says you're not getting those packages more »

    • dumb

      UPS Refuses Your Package On Your Behalf

      Adam asked UPS to hold a package at his local facility because he knew he would be out of town. UPS sent Adam a confirmation message saying they would hold it for five days. Instead, they twice tried to deliver it to Adam a few hours later. Then they marked the package as refused by receiver and sent it back to the shipper.

      10:37 PM on Sun Jan 4 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      0 views, 68 comments

      Most discussed macdude22: OH man this reminds me of this christmas. I ordered a radio from crutchfield overnight on the 19th. One day more »

    • We know tween girl clothes aren't sexy; we also think pre-tween clothes shouldn't be promiscuous. Parental Testimonial Fail [Fail Blog] MORE »

      32 comments

    • great moments in commercial history

      Behold The Wunder Boner

      Let us share with you this horrifying, but comically named, fish deboning device.

      More »
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