• recalls

    Batteries From Dell, Toshiba, and HP Laptops Recalled

    35,000 laptop batteries from laptops sold from 2004-2006 have been recalled for fire and burn hazards. There have been 17 fires and 2 burns associated with these batteries, so if you've got one, make sure you take care of this issue. More »

    4:25 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Meg Marco
    8,195 views, 16 comments

  • american express

    Morning Deals

    Highlights From Dealnews

    • Graveyard Mall: Wooden Roll-top Desk Organizer for $9 + $6 s&h
    • Amazon.com: Columbia Sportswear Men's Shoes from $19 + $5 s&h
    • Amazon.com: Green Mountain K-Cup 50-Packs for $9 + $6 s&h
    Highlights From Dealhack
    • Circuit City: Element FLX3711B 37-inch LCD HDTV $600
    • American Express: Up to 5% Cash Back on Purchases with SimplyCash Business Card
    • Geeks: Refurbished Dual AMD Opteron Rack Mount Servers from $200
    Highlights From Buxr
    • Hewlett Packard: $500 off $1399 HP Pavilion Notebooks w/ code NB0915
    • Frys.com: Western Digital GreenPower 500GB Serial ATA/300 Hard Drive for $69.99 + shipping
    • Edmund Scientific: $25 Off $50 or more w/ coupon code ES25

    8:15 AM on Tue Sep 16 2008
    By Ben Popken
    884 views, 4 comments

    Most discussed Daveinva: A request for Consumerist-- can you tag your "Morning Deals" posts? Sometimes these deals last longer than a day, and more »

  • sales

    Morning Deals

    Highlights From Dealhack

    • Abt Electronics: Sony Cybershot S750 7.2MP Digital Camera $129 Shipped
    • Office Depot: HP AMD Dual Core Widescreen Notebook $550 & Free Shipping
    • B&H Photo: Panasonic Viera 42-inch Plasma HDTV $830 Shipped
    Highlights From Buxr
    • Amazon: J.A. Henckels 8 Piece Stylus Block Set for $49.99 w/ Free shipping
    • Walmart: Eastsport Mesh Backpack for $9.88 + $0.97 Shipping
    • Timberland: 30% Off Coupon w/ coupon code: FALLEVENT4
    Highlights From Dealnews
    • Geeks.com: Four Wireless Day / Night Color Security Cameras with receiver for $130 + $11 s&h
    • Newegg: Creative ZEN X-Fi 8GB Portable MP3 / MP4 Player for $112 + free shipping
    • Buy.com: Refurbished SanDisk Sansa MP3 Players from $22 + free shipping

    9:20 AM on Mon Sep 15 2008
    By Ben Popken
    684 views, 4 comments

    Most discussed Wormfather is Wormfather: Ben, I'm dissapointed in you, I really expected to see financial stocks in this morning's deals post. more »

  • shopping

    Morning Deals

    • 6PM.com: DC Brand Shoes $20 + S/H, all sizes/styles, 856 to choose from
    • Nicorette: free pack of Nicorette White Ice Mint (warning, site is slow)
    • Circuit City: Panasonic SH-FX85 Wireless Multi-Room Speaker Kit for $44.96, requires in-store pickup
    Highlights From Buxr
    • Hewlett Packard: $400 Off $999 or more for Desktop Purchase w/ coupon code: DT1158 (Good for 2250 uses)
    • NewEgg: Targus Notebook Wireless Optical Mouse for $8.99 w/ Free shipping after $20 off coupon code: EMCAKAKAK
    • Buy.com: Av Lab Solar Backpack Charger for $29.99 w/ Free shipping after rebate
    Highlights From Dealhack
    • Best Buy: Toshiba Satellite Dual Core Notebook PC $500
    • Geeks.com: Canon Pixma iP6210D Color Inkjet Photo Printer $35 with Coupon
    • Musicnotes.com: 20% or 30% off Guitar Guru Interactive Lessons with Coupons

    8:49 AM on Wed Sep 10 2008
    By Ben Popken
    827 views, 11 comments

    Most discussed Andon: This promo code you entered is only available for specific programs. Newegg isn't letting me use that promo code. Anyone more »

  • spy cameras

    Morning Deals

    • WarCry: Free Warhammer Online Beta 10 days
    • Amazon: Kitchen deals for under $7, all eligible for 4 for 3 promotion
    • Buy.com: Logitech G51 Gaming Speakers for $71.99 Shipped After Rebate
    Highlights From Buxr
    • Deal Extreme: Rechargeable Digital Pin-hole Spy Camera + USB Drive Disgused as Working Pen for $35.53 w/ Free shipping
    • HP Home : New stackable Laptop coupon, up to $350 off $999 w/ coupon code NB3325
    • OfficeMax: Oscillating 16" Pedestal Fan for $7.99 + $7.95 Shipping
    Highlights From Dealhack
    • OfficeMax: Olympus FE-320 8MP Digital Camera $120 Shipped
    • Shoebuy: Pay via PayPal & Save $20 off Shoe Orders of $50+ and get Free Shipping
    • Bike Nashbar: Save 10%, 15%, or 20% off Entire Order with Coupon Discounts

    8:59 AM on Tue Sep 9 2008
    By Ben Popken
    758 views, 2 comments

    Latest by ratsgnawingatmyface: Hope they add 2 days to the 10 day trial to compensate for the time it will take some people more »

  • Stupid Shipping Gang

    Hewlett-Packard Crowned Head Of The Stupid Shipping Gang After Packing 32 Sheets Of Paper In 17 Boxes

    Leading the stupid shipping gang takes creative incompetence, and Hewlett-Packard is clearly up to the task. Other companies might have turned to email when faced with the challenge of shipping sixteen software licenses. Not Hewlett-Packard! HP went looking for a box. A really big box, which they filled with sixteen smaller boxes, each containing two precious pieces of paper ensconced in a layer of protective foam. More »

    1:45 AM on Sat Jul 19 2008
    By Carey
    47,169 views, 66 comments

    Latest by BurgessServius: The answer of it being an almost entirely automated system is the only way I can think of explaining this more »

  • usps

    The Post Office Will Pay Out Your Insurance Claim... If Their Employees Admits To Abuse

    The post office won't pay Alauna's insurance claim for a damaged Hewlett-Packard laptop unless one of their employees admits to intentionally abusing her package. More »

    2:30 PM on Sat Jul 12 2008
    By Carey
    27,542 views, 60 comments

  • hp

    HP Offers To Fix Your Defective Laptop For Free, Then Changes Its Mind. Twice.

    Reader Amy's HP laptop is defective and HP offered to fix it for free—then changed its mind and wanted $800. Amy asked them to return the laptop, and when she got it back, she found that it was even more broken than when she sent it in. She contacted HP again and again they offered to fix it for free. This time, they let the laptop sit around for 3 weeks before calling her to let her know that they were voiding her warranty because of "liquid damage." Amy says the first repair ticket has no mention of this mysterious liquid damage... More »

    12:38 PM on Tue Jul 8 2008
    By Meg Marco
    9,151 views, 39 comments

    Latest by dweebster: @legwork: Carly's got her nose out of screwing up HP, and now it's up John McCain's colon: [business.timesonline.co.uk] Hopefully she can more »

  • customer service

    This HP Customer Service Rep Thinks He's A Genteel Salesman

    A Consumerist reader called HP to ask whether they could help him with a broken computer. They couldn't, of course, but that didn't stop the CSR from trying to ever-so-politely upsell a brand new HP computer at a low, low price. Thanks for calling HP Total Care for Desktops! What can we do to put you in a new computer today? More »

    7:13 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
    By Chris Walters
    6,904 views, 86 comments

    Latest by Fallen_Angel6: @Angryrider: <------At least I never got a, ugh, Compaq. How much it sucks. You know HP owns Compaq, right? more »

  • repairs

    Hungry HP Repair Dept Captures Another Laptop

    You gotta hand it to Hewlett Packard—they're able to improvise quickly when it comes to making up excuses. Dustin wrote to let us know that so far, over the three weeks that HP has had his laptop in for repair, he's heard these reasons for why they haven't sent it back yet:

    • laptop warranty voided because of dog hair under keyboard
    • repair placed on hold because they need to reformat the hard drive
    • hard drive needs to be replaced
    • OS could not be replaced because product sticker in back was gone
    It may not surprise you to find out that Dustin sent in the notebook to have the AC jack repaired, because it had started to come loose and the power cord wouldn't stay securely connected. The keyboard, hard drive, and OS were all just fine. More »

    11:05 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
    By Chris Walters
    4,997 views, 33 comments

    Latest by boston515: @nutrigm: I've almost sent my laptop into HP a couple of times. They also have instructed me to remove more »