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my dior

The $26,000 "My Dior" Cellphone

For the idiot who has everything comes the latest in unbridled extravagance: fashion house Christian Dior is set this month to launch of line of luxury cellphones costing a ridiculous amount of money. The phone will come in two versions, a "basic" one for $5,000, and a "Lady Dior" one for $26,000. The latter's pricetag is justified by 640 stones and 3,251 carats of Swarovski crystals embedded in a crocodile skin sheath. Both models will feature touchscreens, integrated media player, bluetooth, blah blah blah, but they do have one actual innovation. The phone comes with a "My Dior," a USB key-sized version of the main cellphone that communicates with the mothership cellphone via Bluetooth and clips to the outside of a bag. Christian Dior says this way you don't have to go digging through your purse to find your phone. We think it would also come in handy if you don't have time to set up a full security perimeter every time you want to make a call. More »

10:24 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Ben Popken
4,692 views, 61 comments

Latest by n/a: Its like buying one of these to show the world how stupid you are. Priceless! more »

unhealthy drinks

America's Most Unhealthy Drinks Exposed

Whether you are on a hardcore diet trying to lose major pounds or just someone trying to stay in good shape, you should be aware that there are a lot of so-called "healthy" drinks out there that will do you more harm than good. To help you steer clear of these devilish drinks, Men's Health has compiled a small list of 5 of some of the most unhealthy drinks. The drinks, inside... More »

10:46 AM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Jay Slatkin
99,755 views, 115 comments

stupid

Bloomingdale's Sends You To A "Collection Agency" Over $5.00

Reader Haven accidentally underpaid a Bloomingdale's credit card bill by $5, and so it was off to the collection agency... More »

11:49 AM on Wed May 28 2008
By Meg Marco
9,243 views, 72 comments

controversy

Fake, Funny Poncho Ad Causes Outrage, Laughter

One person's joke is someone else's insult it seems. Reader Nate sent in a photo of a fake poncho ad that ran in the LOLCats themed issue of the Boston-area free magazine Weekly Dig. He thinks the ad is hilarious, but we found at least one complaint from a Weekly Dig reader who thought the fake ad was "misogynist" and that the "potential hilarity was ruined by bad taste and poor judgment." See the (fake) ad inside if NSFW language doesn't bother you... More »

2:24 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Meg Marco
46,175 views, 133 comments

Latest by RedSonSuperDave: No matter how lowbrow or simple you make humor, you can guarantee in this Pre-Idiocracy state we live in there will always be somebody whose head it will sail over. There's people in this world who take Team America more »

disgusting

Peeping Tom Sears Manager Sued For $2.7 Million

It seems the floors aren't the only thing that's dirty inside Sears. According to Style Weekly, former Sears assistant manager, Robert E. Lee of Virginia, is being sued for $2.7 million for allegedly spying on a young girl and her mother through the ceiling tiles of a dressing room, while hiding inside of a "peeping hutch." The alleged crime occurred in March, 2006 when Lee was discovered spying from the masturbation station, strategically located above the ladies' dressing room. The young girl, whose age is described as "prepubescent," is said to have been traumatized when she suddenly noticed Lee leering from the ceiling while she and her mother were trying on bathing suits. Lee admitted his culpability. The lawsuit states, "During the search of the room, police officials recovered sexually explicit magazines and seminal fluids." Oh Sears. Before we were only ashamed of you, but now that shame has grown into disgust, with loathing not too far off in the distance.

Sears, Robert E. Lee Sued For Dressing Room Peep Show [Style Weekly]

6:41 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Jay Slatkin
8,783 views, 63 comments

Latest by frankadelic: I wonder if Bobby Lee sells blueprints for building your own masturbation station at work. more »

insiders

Manager Defends Retail Renting As Valuable Sales Tool

A former camera store manager came forward to defend retail renting as a common tactic that helps drive sales. Retail renting is when a customer buys a pricey item like a prom dress with the intention of returning it later. Our completely unscientific poll shows that 70% of you disapprove of retail renting, but our tipster insists that it is a victimless crime and a valuable sales tool. Our enlightening chat with the former manager, inside. More »

11:15 AM on Sat Mar 29 2008
By Carey
14,310 views, 92 comments

badvertising

Would You Take Your (Really Hot) Kid To The Abercrombie & Fitch Emergency Department And Trauma Center?

The once-popular—surely it isn't still?—teenaged sexpot clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch is shelling out $10 million to build a new emergency room and trauma center at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Now a group is speaking out against the idea of prominently naming the kids' ER after the store, which the hospital has been hinting at in announcements. The reason the hospital is called "Nationwide Children's Hospital" is because Nationwide Insurance gave it $50 million. Up next: the Budweiser End Zone Birthing Center, and then the American Apparel Teenaged Pregnancy Wing. More »

8:07 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Chris Walters
10,414 views, 98 comments

Latest by hco22boy: I dont undertand why this is in the new again, consumerist reported on this 2 years ago: [consumerist.com] more »

poll

Is Retail Renting Ethical?

The Boston Globe has an interesting article in which they attempt to explain the phenomenon of "retail renting" or "wardrobing"—where consumers buy items with the intention of returning them when they're done with the prom or the meeting or whatever. The article blames a mix of influences, including the economy and celebrities who obviously borrow many of their fancy gowns and jewelry. More »

4:59 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Meg Marco
23,639 views, 250 comments

closings

Closing: An Employee Report From Inside The Wilson's Leather Bloodbath

Reader L is an employee of Wilson's Leather and has the following to report from inside the liquidation. Everything and everyone must go. More »

3:05 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Meg Marco
21,394 views, 101 comments

complaints

Woman Threatens To Sue Salon Over Horrible Haircut

The photo at left is an actual photo of the damage done to this lady's hair and head. Lane writes:

I'm sure you get hundreds of complaints about salons, but have any of the salon owners in question put a lien on the car of the injured party? Mine has.

Nutshell: I went to have a perm done in a Tony Cao salon in Trophy Club, Texas. Three different people worked on me, including a boy who told me he had no idea what he was doing. He was the one in charge of rinsing out the solution on my head. I ended up with burns and bald spots (see attached picture), and severely damaged hair. Not only would the salon owner not give me a refund, he told me it was my own fault for having had damaged hair prior to visiting his salon. He also charged me for a full haircut, when I had not asked for one...

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1:00 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Ben Popken
18,479 views, 51 comments

leaks

Tiger Direct Sales Contest Thinks Pimps Are Funny

It's really funny to rape women, beat them, force them to have sex with other men for money, and then take all their money. Which is why this internal sales promotion for gadget seller TigerDirect is so awesome! Start by selling a customer a notebook computer, then PIMP it up with all sorts of accessories. In turn, the more you sell, the more you get entered into a raffle to win some PIMP prizes so you can PIMP out your crib with pimpin' a new computer and a pimp 50" plasma TV with surround sound and a Logitech Harmony 1000 Universal Pimp Remote Control! The promotional flyer proclaims, "Now you have a controller in one hand and a cup full of Gin & Juice in the other. You got the nice gifts and the greens $$$$$$ in your pocket. Now you're OFFICIALLY PIMPING!" Pimps are a hilarious American icon of entrepreneurship! PIMP PIMP PIMP! Full promotional flyer and contest rules, inside... More »

6:00 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Ben Popken
6,315 views, 117 comments

Latest by n/a: This ad is bad. And I don't like "Pimp My Ride," either. It's not funny when you have fourth grade boys coming in your classroom calling each other pimps, and they don't even know what the words mean. I had more »

recession

Coach CEO Says Proposed Stimulus Package Necessary So Consumers Will Buy His Purses

Whether the U.S. is technically in a recession or not, Coach's CEO Lew Frankfort says consumers are already pretending that it's here. That's why he's in favor of the President's proposed stimulus package—it will "restore confidence in consumers that they will have some additional discretionary money that they would otherwise not expect." That's right: we need a nation-wide tax credit this year so that we can buy more Coach purses. More »

6:38 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Chris Walters
3,568 views, 28 comments

leaks

Washington Mutual's Internal Breastfeeding Policy

A source inside Washington Mutual has sent us the internal company policy on workplace lactation. They say that they found it amusing that the bank regulates employee's breast-milk. Overall, the policy is mainly about how one needs to go to special lactation rooms to express one's milk (for the unaware, that's what it's really called). Facility specialists are available if the lactation rooms aren't up to snuff, and company consultants are on call if you have any questions about expressing your breast milk. Elsewhere, a business writer says that, "Workplace lactation programs are inexpensive way to reduce employee absenteeism, lower health insurance costs, and improve employee retention." Overall, it's actually a pretty good policy, but it's interesting to see how they talk about breastfeeding in corp speak. Oh, by the way, if you express your milk at work and store it there, make sure to label it and take it home at the end of the day. Thanks. More »

12:32 PM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Ben Popken
6,394 views, 62 comments

Latest by mikelotus: @ripple: No you are a troll. you make statements "if you believe in personal or family responsibility" as if anyone that disagrees with you does not believe in that. You know, like from the guy you voted for more »

complaints

Vegetarian Complains About Chicken Fat In Rice-A-Roni. Response? Sent Free Recipe For "Prize-Winning Meatloaf"

Jordan writes:
Recently, I discovered that many of Rice-a-roni's products, even the one's I assumed to be vegetarian friendly, had meat byproducts in them. Granted, I can expect "Chicken and Broccoli" to have meat byproducts, but I've come to discover almost all of them do. Nearly all contain Chicken Fat. I wrote Rice-A-Roni a complaint, which can be found below, with there extremely helpful response! I was very pleased with their Customer Relations department for the time being. They wrote they'd send me a few coupons and such to try out their Kosher line, which can be vegetarian friendly. I just received the coupons in the mail. I opened the enveloped, with three coupons for Quaker Oats products. Here's the irony. They decided it'd be friendly of them to send a recipe that I could try out with their products. What recipe is sent, do you ask. A recipe for Quaker Oats "Prize-Winning Meatloaf."
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5:55 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ben Popken
10,306 views, 138 comments

Latest by famboozled: It never ceases to amaze me that all the 'Vegetarians' of the world complain that everyone else should conform to their dietary choices and inform them of everything in a box of whatever. If you are ingesting crap from a box more »

gyms

Joining Lucille Roberts Gym Is Like Joining The Mafia

Fitness club chain Lucille Roberts is apparently notorious for illegally preventing customers from canceling their memberships. Now a once-scorned former-Brooklyn customer who hasn't been able to cancel her membership even though she moved to London has started a website in the hopes of exposing the (alleged) scam—LucilleRobbers.com:
My work out experience was fine, as I didn't mind the bad smell, chipping paint, or inattentive staff. The problem came when I tried to cancel my membership. I moved to London in April 2007 (less than 2 months after joining), but they refused to cancel my membership and continued to charge my credit card each month. Under my two year contract is a section entitling me to a no fee cancellation if I move outside of the Lucille Roberts catchments area. They demanded proof of my move, which I supplied. Apparently, 3,000 miles away isn't far enough to be considered outside the catchment area!
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2:08 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Meg Marco
7,877 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: the best way to deal with a situation like this is to not loose your cool. Be polite and try to speak with them in a calm voice. If you begin to yell or be rude you usually wont get more »

badvertising

Great Moments In Commercial History: Hai Karate Aftershave

The ads for Axe body sprays have a cultural debt to be paid to the makers of Hai Karate aftershave, sold from the 60's to the 80's. Their whole marketing strategy hinged on the notion that the budget aftershave would turn women into wild maniacs who couldn't wait to put their hands on you. Uniquely, each bottle came with a self-defense instruction booklet, so you could learn moves to protect yourself from the inevitable onslaught of females. Spotted this ad over at Consumerama.net. Transcripts and more Hai Karate commercials, inside... More »

2:14 PM on Wed Jan 9 2008
By Ben Popken
2,535 views, 17 comments

Latest by Channing: I want to buy this. I want to buy this. Does this still exist? more »

secret website

Does Urban Outfitters Have A Secret In-Store Website?

Reader Chaely C tried to return a gift to Urban Outfitters, only to find that the website in the store showed that her item was on sale for $19. Chaely knew her friends paid $58 for the item via Urban Outfitter's website, and told the cashier this. More »

3:28 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Meg Marco
15,654 views, 55 comments

diy

Remove Pen Marks From Dolls With Acne Medications

Dirty dolls? Acne medication + sunlight = awesomely removing pen marks from dolls, blogs Baby Toolkit. Acne meds are diluted benzoyl peroxide. This reacts with the UVs in sunlight to release oxidizing agents that dissolve the pen marks, without bleaching the doll or removing paint. Instead of tossing out that dirty doll, you can clean it up.

Clear Unsightly Blemishes: the Case of the Ballpoint Baby Doll [Baby Toolkit via BoingBoing]

3:50 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Ben Popken
2,328 views, 25 comments

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